MEDICAL POT FOR MILITARY PASSES CONGRESS

http://www.marijuana.com/blog/news/2016/05/congress-oks-medical-marijuana-for-military-veterans/   Congress OKs Medical Marijuana for Military Veterans   By Tom Angell on MAY 19, 2016Health & Medicine, Law & Politics The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives both took action to increase military veterans’ access to medical marijuana on Thursday. By a vote of 89-8, senators approved a bill containing language preventing the Department of Veterans Affairs (V.A.) from spending money … Continue reading MEDICAL POT FOR MILITARY PASSES CONGRESS

Cannabis Use: Signal of Increasing Risk of Serious Cardiovascular Disorders

http://jaha.ahajournals.org/conthttp://jaha.ahajournals.org/local/img/journal_logo.gifent/3/2/e000638.full   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION Correspondence to: Emilie Jouanjus, PharmD, PhD, Equipe “Pharmacoépidémiologie: Evaluation de l'utilisation et du risque médicamenteux,” INSERM UMR1027: Epidémiologie et analyses en santé publique - Risques, maladies chroniques et handicaps, Faculté de Médecine, 37 allées Jules Guesde, Toulouse 31073, France. E-mail: emilie.jouanjus@univ-tlse3.fr Received November 18, 2013. Accepted February 2, 2014. © … Continue reading Cannabis Use: Signal of Increasing Risk of Serious Cardiovascular Disorders

LEGAL WEED HAS RACIAL PROBLEMS

  http://www.buzzfeed.com/amandachicagolewis/americas-white-only-weed-boom?utm_medium=email&utm_source=digg#.lbOopPJK4A Black Americans were disproportionately targeted in the “war on drugs.” Now state laws and steep regulatory costs have left them far more likely to be shut out of America’s profitable marijuana boom   Legal Weed Has A Race Problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCFFLWKkyNo Amanda Chicago Lewis BuzzFeed News Reporter posted on Mar. 16, 2016, at 8:01 … Continue reading LEGAL WEED HAS RACIAL PROBLEMS

50-Year-Old Man Cures Lung Cancer With Cannabis Oil, Stuns CBS News

  By Amanda Froelich Not too long ago, a 50-year-old man from Illinois was diagnosed with “incurable inoperable” lung and pericardial heart sac cancer. The doctors told him he had about a year to live, but could opt to undergo chemotherapy to extend his life. As you may or may not know, the survival rate of lung cancer is … Continue reading 50-Year-Old Man Cures Lung Cancer With Cannabis Oil, Stuns CBS News

Why Is It So Hard To Test Whether Drivers Are Stoned?

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/02/09/466147956/why-its-so-hard-to-make-a-solid-test-for-driving-while-stoned?utm_medium=email&utm_source=digg by Angus Chen   Law enforcement officials would love to have a clear way to tell when a driver is too drugged to drive. But the decades of experience the country has in setting limits for alcohol have turned out to be rather useless so far because the mind-altering compound in cannabis, THC, dissolves … Continue reading Why Is It So Hard To Test Whether Drivers Are Stoned?

POT IN COLORADO

Marijuana has huge influence on tourism  A new study shows cannabis is a growing motivator for visitors.  By Jason Blevins    The Denver Post     Marijuana businesses have long proclaimed that cannabis is drawing visitors to Colorado. Now they have proof.    A study commissioned by the Colorado Tourism Office and presented to the office’s board of directors on Wednesday … Continue reading POT IN COLORADO

JUICING CANNABIS FOR MEDICAL USE

http://myscienceacademy.org/2012/12/30/the-importance-of-drinking-rather-than-smoking-cannabis/ Juicing cannabis leaves preserves the extremely valuable medical properties to marijuana WITHOUT the HIGH. It is reported to lower blood pressure by 20 points for those who take blood pressure medications. Heat destroys much of the medical value, so smoking does not have the same medical effects. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2jI6FN7DOc