Category: Medical Marijuana

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Medical marijuana news and commentary

November 4, 2014
11/04/2014
Great Edibles Recipes: Cannabis-Caramel Apples

Great Edibles Recipes: Cannabis-Caramel Apples

Ooey, gooey caramel sauce covering the crisp, fresh and sweet apples, and to top it off – rolled in your favorite garnishes, what’s not to love?
November 4, 2014
11/04/2014
Cannabis Consumption Helps With Brain Trauma

Cannabis Consumption Helps With Brain Trauma

UCLA researchers have taken a big stride toward proving what your average stoner has known for ages: weed is good for your brain. No, that’s not a...
November 4, 2014
11/04/2014
Can You Vaporize CBD?

Can You Vaporize CBD?

CBD is usually taken orally as a cannabis-based concentrate or extract, but can you vaporize CBD? The very first study to investigate the process of vaporizing CBD...
November 3, 2014
11/03/2014
My Favorite Strains: Girl Scout Cookies

My Favorite Strains: Girl Scout Cookies

I am lucky enough to have come across a perfectly grown and naturally cured harvest of the forum cut of Girl Scout Cookies at my local dispensary....
November 3, 2014
11/03/2014
Will Humble, Arizona Top Health Officer, Hates Cannabis

Will Humble, Arizona Top Health Officer, Hates Cannabis

Will Humble, Arizona’s State Health Director, is trying his damnedest to obliquely cripple the future of medical marijuana in his state. Humble is seeking to change the...
November 3, 2014
11/03/2014
Schedule I Hearing Concludes; Judge’s Ruling Expected in December

Schedule I Hearing Concludes; Judge’s Ruling Expected in December

Judge Kimberly Mueller announced an end to five days of federal evidentiary hearings on the constitutionality of cannabis’ Schedule I status, requesting extensive briefings from the parties...
October 31, 2014
10/31/2014
“Medicine” on Trial in Cannabis Scheduling Hearing

“Medicine” on Trial in Cannabis Scheduling Hearing

Competing definitions of the word ‘medicine’ clashed in the fourth day of hearings over the federal scheduling of cannabis, a day which witnessed fiery exchanges between NORML...
October 30, 2014
10/30/2014
Great Edibles Recipes: Spider Cookies

Great Edibles Recipes: Spider Cookies

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays because of the treats (and some tricks!). Thus I give you this spooktacular dessert: medicated spider cookies!
October 30, 2014
10/30/2014
NORML, Feds Agree on Benefits of Cannabis

NORML, Feds Agree on Benefits of Cannabis

The third day of hearings on the constitutionality of cannabis’ federal Schedule I status presented further bizarre twists, as both federal prosecutors and NORML’s defense team appeared...
October 30, 2014
10/30/2014
Chile Plants Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Chile Plants Cannabis for Medicinal Use

In most countries in the world, if you asked the local authorities for permission to grow 750 cannabis plants in a residential area of the capital city,...
October 29, 2014
10/29/2014
Cannabis Lube Claims It Can Get Your Vagina High

Cannabis Lube Claims It Can Get Your Vagina High

A sensational new product has hit the market in California this year — Foria, the first cannabis infused lubricant designed to enhance a woman’s sexual experience. Vagina…
October 29, 2014
10/29/2014
Federal Prosecutors Appear to Concede Cannabis’ Medical Benefits

Federal Prosecutors Appear to Concede Cannabis’ Medical Benefits

Assistant US Attorney Gregory Broderick stumbled badly in his cross-examination of Dr. Carl Hart in federal evidentiary hearings to determine the constitutional basis of the federal Schedule...
October 29, 2014
10/29/2014
THC Pills: A New Rx for Chest Pain?

THC Pills: A New Rx for Chest Pain?

A new study suggests a pharmaceutical version of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) may be an effective treatment for non-cardiac chest pain, most commonly acid reflux. About 23% of the...
October 28, 2014
10/28/2014
Great Edibles Recipes: Pumpkin Gingerbread

Great Edibles Recipes: Pumpkin Gingerbread

This recipe for medicated pumpkin gingerbread yields two whole loaves and is full of your favorite autumn spices such as cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
October 27, 2014
10/27/2014
Healing Recipes: Epilepsy – Medicated Skirt Steak Salad

Healing Recipes: Epilepsy – Medicated Skirt Steak Salad

While no single special diet is prescribed for epileptic patients, those with epilepsy are advised to followed a well balanced and nutritious diet full of all the...
October 24, 2014
10/24/2014
Instafire: OG Ice Stomper Mini Slab

Instafire: OG Ice Stomper Mini Slab

This looks to me like the delightful result of a long purge. That slab and a nice Toro would do me proper right about now.
October 24, 2014
10/24/2014
2014 Washington Cannabis Cup: Welcome Home Out-of-Towners

2014 Washington Cannabis Cup: Welcome Home Out-of-Towners

The Washington Cannabis Cup was an amazing place for out-of-towners this year.
October 24, 2014
10/24/2014
Setting the Record Straight on Two Decades of Cannabis Research

Setting the Record Straight on Two Decades of Cannabis Research

A literature review was released on October 7th in the journal Addiction, which examined the past twenty years of research on recreational cannabis use. According to various...
October 23, 2014
10/23/2014
Great Edibles Recipes: Pumpkin Pancakes With Apple Cider Syrup

Great Edibles Recipes: Pumpkin Pancakes With Apple Cider Syrup

My favorite Autumn-inspired pancake recipe has to be this medicated pumpkin pancake with apple cider syrup. It contains all of the flavors of fall, packed into one...
October 22, 2014
10/22/2014
Marijuana and Your Memory

Marijuana and Your Memory

It’s no secret that marijuana can affect a person’s memory. In today’s society, the stereotypical marijuana user is often perceived as someone who is forgetful and absent-minded....