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Marijuana improves cognitive functioning in bipolar disorder
Opposite relationships between cannabis use and neurocognitive functioning in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.www.psychointegrator.com
Sensible Washington Launching New Medical Marijuana Campaign
The group that sponsored the failed attempt to get medical marijuana on the ballot in Washington State this year is coming back for more. Sensible Washington is launching their 2011 legalization campaign at Hempfest in Seattle.cannacentral.com
Synthetic Marijuana Might Get You High, But Is It Safe?
Twelve months and several pounds of spice later, Jones is pretty sure the stuff isn’t safe. It gets him high, but he says it also gives him headaches, stiff muscles, and on two occasions, temporary loss of vision. Once, he smoked such a high dose of sy…
Germany Ready To Legalize Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana will soon be available in Germany, with the center-right coalition preparing to make major changes to the country’s drug laws, a government health spokeswoman said this week.
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The Growing Evidence of Cannabis’ Cancer Curing Proper
There is a growing body of evidence that marijuana and its components possess anti-cancer properties. Yet you won’t likely see this in mainstream news and you definitely won’t see pharmaceutical companies running advertisements stating this.cannace…
Growing Evidence of Cannabis’ Cancer Curing Properties
There is a growing body of evidence that marijuana and its components possess anti-cancer properties. Yet you won’t likely see this in mainstream news and you definitely won’t see pharmaceutical companies running advertisements stating this.cannace…
How long does marijuana (THC) stay in your system?
You are a regular doper and love to live life on the wild side. Well, and there is a periodic medical checkup in your organization which you will undergo soon. This is the time probably you will seriously think of the fact that “ How long does mariju…
Taking the mystery out of marijuana
Marijuana providers from across the state pay Montana Botanical Analysis to test “cannabinoids,” chemical compounds in their strains of marijuana, so they can have a better understanding of how to dispense it. snip “Patients tend to like lower THC and …
Study Finds No Lung Cancer Marijuana Connection
The largest study of its kind has unexpectedly concluded that smoking marijuana, even regularly and heavily, does not lead to lung cancer.www.washingtonpost.com
US Government Holds Patent For Medical Marijuana, Hypocrisy
On the one hand, United States federal government officials have consistently denied that marijuana has any medical benefits. On the other, the government actually holds patents for the medical use of the plant.www.digitaljournal.com
Marijuana Ingredients May Fight MRSA
Chemicals in marijuana may be useful in fighting MRSA, a kind of staph bacterium that is resistant to certain antibiotics, a study shows.www.webmd.com
6 Great Pro Marijuana Ads
6 funny, PSA-style posters promoting the positive aspects of marijuana use and why it’s not the dangerous, terrible drug many people would like you to think. iloveweed.net
Two Medical Pot States Don’t Require Residency
Out-of-staters may now obtain medical marijuana cards in Oregon and Montana. With the discovery of a loophole in Montana’s medical marijuana law, the Big Sky State joins Oregon in longer requiring residency to obtain legal authorization to use medicina…
Toke of the Town – Report: Medical Marijuana Now Allowed In
Medical marijuana is now allowed in airport terminals, reports Heidi Meili at nbcmontana.com. Patients have reported “no problems” as they boarded with carry-on luggage and cannabis plants. Authorized patients can even change planes in states where it’…
D.C. To Discount Medical Marijuana For Poor Patients
If you’re a medical marijuana patient in Washington D.C., you may never be too broke to buy cannabis again, starting next year. The District of Columbia, with one of the highest poverty levels in the country, has become the first place to pass a law di…
Soften the Pain With Marijuana
Why not marijuana as a substitute for dangerous—and highly addictive—prescription painkillers?www.splicetoday.com
Think it’s safe to smoke marijuana??
This former athlete sure had some second thoughts…www.drugabusefocus.com
Who Will Sell New Jersey’s Legal Medical Marijuana?
Earlier this year, New Jersey became the fourteenth state to legalize medical marijuana — a move that is attracting hundreds of would-be entrepreneurs who hope to operate nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries. The law’s implementation date has alre…
Pot Critic Answers Fan Questions After CNN Appearance
If you ever wanted a job smoking marijuana, you’ll want to read this.blogs.westword.com
Obama Wants a Bush Crony Appointed as a Top Drug Enforcer –
Under Michele Leonhart’s DEA administration, the DEA has raided a number of legal medical marijuana growers and dispensaries. We must keep the pressure on Obama to appoint someone who respects the intent of CA’s law to allow those with medical prescrip…
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