Cannabis Workplace Smoking Rooms?
While the once omnipresent employee smoking lounge has been all but obliterated in the American workplace, is it possible that such a place could reemerge with the growing ubiquity and acceptance of cannabis?
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Study: Habitual Marijuana Smoking Not Associated With Increased Risk of Lung Cancer
Subjects who regularly inhale cannabis smoke possess no greater risk of contracting lung cancer than do those who consume it occasionally or not at all, according to data published online ahead of print in the International Journal of Cancer.
Medical Marijuana 101: Mass. Doctors Head to the Classroom
“I’d like to start helping people get their mind wrapped around what are we talking about today with a case,” Dr. Alan Ehrlich said, looking out over an auditorium packed with doctors, lobbyists and advocates for medical marijuana. They’d gathered for the Massachusetts Medical Society’s first continuing education course on the use of marijuana to treat medical issues.
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Group Marches Through NC in Support of Medical Marijuana
As lawmakers try to decide if they’ll legalize a form of medical marijuana, a group of men supporting a broadening of medical marijuana use is walking across North Carolina with the aim of talking to lawmakers about a ballot referendum on the issue.
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Alzheimer’s Caused by Loss of Cannabinoids, Study Shows
Early deficits in Alzheimer’s may be caused by blockage of the brain’s cannabinoids, according to new research out of Stanford University School of Medicine.
Great Edibles Recipes: Saltine Toffee Cannabis Cookies
These toffee cookies are so sweet and scrumptious, it is hard to comprehend that they are actually made from saltine crackers! Buttery, flaky, sweet yet salty, and crowned with chocolate and nuts – this dessert will be sure to treat!
Xternal Cannabis-Infused Mud Mask: Using Topical Cannabis
This powerful cannabis-infused cosmetic from Xternal has a relaxing herbal aroma and with the help of bentonite clay and eucalyptus oil (tea tree) it not only draws toxins out of the skin, tightens and firms, but also relieves acne breakouts.
New York State Legislature and Governor Come to Agreement on Medical Marijuana
New York State lawmakers announced today that they have come to agreement to approve a limited pilot program for medical marijuana in the Empire State.
Study: Oral THC Safely and Effectively Addresses Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms
The administration of oral THC mitigates symptoms of post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD), according to clinical trial data published online ahead of print in the journal Clinical Drug Investigation.
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.06.18)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of June 18, 2014:
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Chris Christie: Medical Marijuana Programs Are 'A Front for Legalization'
Christie dismissed concerns about low enrollment in the state's medical marijuana program, and said "this program and all these other programs, in my mind, are a front for legalization."
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Yes, CBD Is Still Illegal
On first glance, a new pamphlet produced by “CBD-Care.com” looks like some sort of altruistic white paper on the therapeutic benefits of cannabidiol.
Gov. Cuomo Attempts to Obstruct the Compassionate Care Act
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has had three-and-a-half years to weigh in on New York’s medical marijuana legislation. Instead, he first opposed medical marijuana outright. Then, this January, he proposed an unworkable distraction.
Cannabis Creates Happy Bowels
I got to wondering if smoking itself engendered this effect, or if cannabis had a special property that made it work so well? Science to the rescue...
My Favorite Strains: Blackwater
Blackwater is a cross of two already pretty legendary indica strains, San Fernando Valley Kush and Mendo Purps. The latter is what gives Blackwater its distinct dark color, which typically isn’t quite all the way purple but not at all green; like something closer to black colored nugs.
Marijuana-Epilepsy Drug Cuts Seizures in Half
British drug maker GW Pharmaceuticals released the first results on the efficacy and safety of Epidiolex, with an average reduction in seizure frequency of 50% among a group of 27 children and young adults with treatment-resistant epilepsy.
The Fear of Pleasure: Why CBD-Only Legislation is Not a Real Solution
Most of us were caught off-guard by the rush of states this year that approved the limited use of CBD-only marijuana extracts because these traditionally conservative states had heretofore rejected the medical use of marijuana.
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Cannabinoid Profiles: A Crash Course in CBD
In this issue of Cannabinoid Profiles, the properties of CBD are broken down and the therapeutic benefits are explored.