Category: Cannabis Facts

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Cannabis facts including marijuana research articles

November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
Three Myths About the Marijuana Lobby

Three Myths About the Marijuana Lobby

MPP’s Rob Kampia dispels the 3 biggest myths about the marijuana lobby: that cartels are funding legalization, that the industry will market to minors and is the...
November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
Families Continue to Come to Colorado for Cannabis Treatment

Families Continue to Come to Colorado for Cannabis Treatment

As knowledge of cannabis as a viable treatment for cancer and epilepsy for children becomes more accepted – even the FDA has now approved CBD to treat kids...
November 20, 2013
11/20/2013
The Effect of Cannabis on Newborns and Pregnant Women

The Effect of Cannabis on Newborns and Pregnant Women

The effect of cannabis on newborns and pregnant women are not negative, and may even be positive, according to a study in Jamaica.
November 19, 2013
11/19/2013
High Times: Weed Continues to Win Over Booze

High Times: Weed Continues to Win Over Booze

In response to the argument that legalizing marijuana will add to society’s problems, High Times points to New Zealand, where residents have been giving up the bottle...
November 19, 2013
11/19/2013
PolicyMic: Legalization About So Much More Than Smoking Weed

PolicyMic: Legalization About So Much More Than Smoking Weed

PolicyMic’s Gabriel Grand explains that cannabis legalization is about more than just smoking weed, it’s about ending the policy of spending money to lock up peaceful citizens.
November 19, 2013
11/19/2013
Study: Many IBD Patients Report Relief From Cannabis

Study: Many IBD Patients Report Relief From Cannabis

An estimated one-in-six patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) report using cannabis therapeutically, according to survey data published in the journal Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Researchers assessed survey...
By: NORML
November 19, 2013
11/19/2013
Positive Drug Tests for Marijuana Plummet

Positive Drug Tests for Marijuana Plummet

Over the past decade, positive drug tests for marijuana in the general workforce have dropped by 1/3.
November 19, 2013
11/19/2013
Hemp Seeds, Great Ways to Add This Healthy Food to Your Diet

Hemp Seeds, Great Ways to Add This Healthy Food to Your Diet

Hemp seeds are among the nutrient-dense healthy foods I incorporate into my regular diet. I eat hemp seeds shelled and raw, which has a slightly nutty flavor...
November 19, 2013
11/19/2013
Birth Control Pill Use May Double Women’s Glaucoma Risk

Birth Control Pill Use May Double Women’s Glaucoma Risk

Glaucoma is a disease that causes optic nerve damage in the eyes, usually caused by abnormally high pressure inside your eye. Worldwide, glaucoma affects 60 million people, is...
November 18, 2013
11/18/2013
Rep. Alan Silvia Off Base on Medical Marijuana

Rep. Alan Silvia Off Base on Medical Marijuana

State Rep. Alan Silvia got the facts wrong when he wrote that there is no difference between medical marijuana and “street” marijuana, Guest Opinion, Oct. 30. There...
November 18, 2013
11/18/2013
FDA Approves Plant-Derived CBD to Treat Children

FDA Approves Plant-Derived CBD to Treat Children

GW Pharmaceuticals announced the FDA approval of one of its drugs that’s basically just concentrated, plant-derived CBD.
November 15, 2013
11/15/2013
Denver’s Latest Cannabis Rules Allows for Yard Smoking

Denver’s Latest Cannabis Rules Allows for Yard Smoking

In a draft far more reasonable than previous versions, Denver City Council has released new proposed cannabis rules for users in Denver. Thanks to libertarians, the latest...
November 14, 2013
11/14/2013
Ladybud to Lady Gaga: You Suck

Ladybud to Lady Gaga: You Suck

Shocked by Lady Gaga’s claim that she was addicted to weed, Ladybud’s Vanessa Waltz explains that there is no physical addiction with marijuana.
November 14, 2013
11/14/2013
Marijuana Tolerance Breaks: 5 Ways to Pass the Time With Ease and in Better Health

Marijuana Tolerance Breaks: 5 Ways to Pass the Time With Ease and in Better Health

I still take marijuana tolerance breaks approximately every three months for a week (a good rule of thumb from my doctor at Medicann), so I don’t have...
November 13, 2013
11/13/2013
Ladybud Interviews Martin Lee of Project CBD

Ladybud Interviews Martin Lee of Project CBD

Ladybud’s Vanessa Waltz interviews Martin Lee of Project CBD, discussing the differences between, and effects of, cannabinoids.
November 12, 2013
11/12/2013
MPP Invites Project SAM to Promote Marijuana Policy Reform

MPP Invites Project SAM to Promote Marijuana Policy Reform

The Marijuana Policy Project extended an invitation Friday to the new Maine affiliate of Project SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) to join forces to promote sensible marijuana...
November 11, 2013
11/11/2013
Marijuana Miracle: 5 Exciting New Discoveries About Pot

Marijuana Miracle: 5 Exciting New Discoveries About Pot

Martin A. Lee describes new discoveries about pot, including that the pain relieving effects of acupuncture are mediated by cannabinoid receptors.
November 8, 2013
11/08/2013
Marijuana Might Be Affecting Your Skin

Marijuana Might Be Affecting Your Skin

Marijuana might be affecting your skin in both good and bad ways, depending on how you use it.
November 8, 2013
11/08/2013
Alcohol Is Really Pissed Off at Marijuana Right Now

Alcohol Is Really Pissed Off at Marijuana Right Now

Alcohol lobbyists are not happy about the increasing acceptance of the fact that marijuana is safer than alcohol.
November 8, 2013
11/08/2013
Cannabis 101: Choosing a Strain

Cannabis 101: Choosing a Strain

Another challenge facing the marijuana newcomer is choosing the proper strain. Frankly, this may not be too much of a concern when you’re just starting out. Similar...