Category: Health

Marijuana: preferred drug of the army

Marijuana still preferred drug in Canadian army, while cocaine gains ground Report gathered results for 11 controlled substances at 26 Armed Forces units By Alison Auld, The Canadian Press Posted: Dec 21, 2014 9:40 AM ET Last Updated: Dec 21, 2014 9:51 AM ET Marijuana remains the drug […]

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Injunction for pot growers upheld

Injunction for pot growers upheld Your browser does not support frames. Click here to view the frameless video.. Mon, Dec 15 – Dana Larsen talks to Aaron McArthur about what a new ruling on growing pot means for medical marijuana users. Post source Global News

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did JFK smoke up in the White House?

How John F. Kennedy Smoked Medical Marijuana in Office “Suppose the Russians did something now,” JFK reportedly said after smoking three joints at the White House to relieve pain. By Substance – Monday, December 15 2014 Anybody who is still undecided on the medical marijuana issue may […]

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Regulating dispensaries without Health Canada

Regulating Dispensaries Without Health Canada: An Interview with Jamie Shaw Dec 12, 2014 In this episode, Cannabis in Canada’s Jason Wilcox sits down with Jamie Shaw, a spokesperson for the BC Compassion Club Society (BCCCS) and a president of the Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis […]

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9 facts about the medical marijuana system

9 facts about Canada’s new medical marijuana system Marijuana plants grow as Julia Ratcliffe, a technical consultant with The Bug Factory, a company that supplies insects for natural pest control, works at the MediJean medical marijuana facility in Richmond, B.C., on Friday March 21, 2014. […]

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Medical marijuana wins the drug war

Victory: Congress ends war on medical marijuana Posted on December 12, 2014 at 12:01 am by David Downs [Updated Dec. 15, 10:13 a.m.] In a landmark moment for cannabis law reform, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a measure late Thursday night to de-fund the federal war on […]

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Canadian mum flouts cannabis law

Canadian mum flouts cannabis law for treatment By Micah Luxen BBC News Liam has had far fewer seizures using cannabis oil Continue reading the main story Related Stories ‘Marijuana refugees’ give cannabis to kids The mother of a boy with severe epilepsy refuses to give her […]

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Canada’s First PTSD Cannabis Study

UBC and Tilray Partner for Canada’s First PTSD Cannabis Study Research to examine medical benefits for veterans, first responders and sexual assault survivors NANAIMO, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The University of British Columbia Okanagan and Tilray, a Health Canada Licensed Producer under the Marihuana for Medical Purposes […]

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The Celebrity Cannabiz

Entrepreneur promotes pot to the super wealthy Drew Sandholm | @drewsandholm Monday, 8 Sep 2014 | 1:19 PM ET CNBC.com Cheryl Shuman likes to be called “the Martha Stewart of marijuana.” After all, Martha Stewart used her namesake to create a home-building media empire, becoming the first […]

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How Dangerous Is Secondhand Pot Smoke?

How Dangerous Is Secondhand Marijuana Smoke? Smoking marijuana is typically thought of as not that bad, especially compared to the hazards of drinking. But is secondhand smoke from marijuana more dangerous than people think? Or does it damage your lungs, heart, and blood vessels in […]

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Legal Weed: What About the Kids?

Legalization of Marijuana: What About the Kids? Posted: 12/02/2014 12:58 pm EST  Updated: 12/02/2014 12:59 pm EST  Last month Oregon, Alaska, and the District of Columbia joined Colorado and Washington as voters approved initiatives to legalize marijuana. Other states,including California, are likely to follow in 2016. Voters passed these […]

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Tommy Chong beat cancer with cannabis

How Tommy Chong Beat Cancer with Homegrown Cannabis Medicine Alex Pietrowski, Staff Waking Times As the movement for the liberation of cannabis gains momentum, and attitudes toward this relaxing and healing plant evolve, we are witnessing an explosion in innovation around how cannabis is used, both […]

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Cosmos on Weed

My high is always reflective, peaceable, intellectually exciting, and sociable, unlike most alcohol highs, and there is never a hangover. Through the years I find that slightly smaller amounts of cannabis suffice to produce the same degree of high, and in one movie theater recently […]

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Marc and Jodie Emery in Manchester UK

Mannijuana The Manchester Cannabis Club presents… In association with NORML UK, SSDP, UKCSC… Marc and Jodie Emery on UK cannabis policy, Spanish clubs, and prison splits Manni Juana caught up with the Prince of Pot before his talk at ManchesterMet University, hosted by the Students […]

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Health Canada bans cannabis advertising

Health Canada’s medical marijuana ad restrictions come off as hypocritical with $5M anti-pot campaign By Matthew Coutts National Affairs Reporter By Matthew Coutts | Daily Brew – Fri, 28 Nov, 2014 Health Canada clamps down on medical marijuana advertising. (CBC) Canada’s collection of medicinal marijuana growers have been warned not to […]

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Anti-cancer effects of cannabis in glioma cells

How cannabis was used to shrink one of the most aggressive brain cancers  AUTHOR Wai Liu Senior Research Fellow at St George’s, University of London DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Wai Liu receives funding from GW Pharmaceuticals. The Conversation is funded by Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, […]

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Mother asks about edibles and extracts

My QP: Why does my child have to smoke his medical marijuana? Mother of epileptic child asks why it is illegal to take medical marijuana in an edible form By Jennifer Chevalier, CBC News Posted: Nov 19, 2014 10:24 PM ET Last Updated: Nov 19, 2014 10:24 PM ET […]

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Cannabis killed terminal lung cancer

They Said The Cancer Would Kill Her In Six Months, Then She Tried Cannabis. Prepare To Be Amazed November 17, 2014 by Sophie McAdam Christian lung cancer survivor says God´s green herb is “a miracle” A new British medical study out today has backed up previous findings that […]

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Introducing Marley Natural

FIRST EVER Global Marijuana “Brand” Tuesday, November 18, 2014 15:51 by Cheri Roberts, The Pete Santilli Show, The Guerilla Media Network & Challenging the Rhetoric As pot prohibition is being lifted state by state the family of music legend, Bob Marley, and a Seattle-based private equity firm, Privateer Holdings, have announced […]

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New Marijuana Policy in New York

‘Free at Last’: Woody Harrelson Hosts Stony ‘SNL’ Woody Harrelson with bong skit on “SNL” about New York’s new marijuana policy. “Free at last!” he exulted. It’s Top CelebStoner month at Saturday Night Live.  Woody Harrelson hosted the sketch-comedy show celebrating its 40th year last night, followed by Cameron […]

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Ricki Lake supports legalization

Ricki Lake: The ‘Weed the People’ Filmmaker on Why We Should Legalize Marijuana The talk show host turned filmmaker writes about how the making of her latest documentary convinced her that marijuana should be legalized for its health benefits. If you asked me how I […]

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Bhango in the Eastern Townships

Medical marijuana grower looks to set up shop in Eastern Townships A Montreal-based company is hoping to be the first to open a large medical marijuana grow-op in the Eastern Townships. Bhango Horticulture has found a property in the township of Potton where it hopes to start operations […]

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Jeff the 420 Chef

Elena Scotti/The Daily Beast Justin Jones 11.13.14 Meet the Julia Child of Weed ‘Jeff the 420 Chef’ cooks delicious food, with marijuana the key ingredient, for celebrities and high rollers. As our correspondent discovers, a little weed can go a long way. His first experience […]

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Mile High Experience

Thom’s Mile High Experience… Thom Hartmann shares his legal marijuana experience while visiting Colorado. On the table were these little candy bowls, and the candy was Mary Jane and Laffy Taffy.”                             […]

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