New Cannabis-like Drugs Could Block Pain Without Affecting Brain

The research demonstrates for the first time that cannabinoid receptors called CB2, which can be activated by cannabis use, are present in human sensory nerves in the peripheral nervous system,...

Medical Marijuana : A safer alternative for treating ADD in children

One of the hardest mountains to climb with regard to the healing powers of cannabis is social acceptability and an awareness of the advances in science that make this drug effective in treating conditions where...

Cannabis continues to perform for breast cancer symptoms

When my mom was first diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, my brother advised her to smoke some pot. He was joking. My mother is about as likely to light up a joint as a stick of dynamite. But marijuana’s ability to...

“Medical Marijuana” Takes On New Meaning for Metastatic Breast Cancer

If you have breast cancer, you may have considered the use of “medical marijuana” at some point during your chemo treatment. Smoking marijuana has provided some women with relief from the nausea and vomiting that can accompany chemo, relief...

Marijuana Ingredients Show Promise In Battling Superbugs

Marijuana Ingredients Show Promise In Battling Superbugs Substances in marijuana show promise for fighting deadly drug-resistant bacterial infections, including so-called "superbugs,"...

Training for Life's Transitions

It is my firm belief, and has been my personal experience, as well, that in order to get the most out of our lives, and to do the very best we can in this event we call life, we must train for it.Today, my life is in transition. And though the truth is, we are, for the...

MARIJUANA COULD BE A GUSHER OF CASH IF WE TREATED IT LIKE A CROP, NOT A CRIME

If marijuana were legal but taxed like alcohol and tobacco, how much money could it bring in to cash-strapped state governments? One 2006 study called cannabis the top cash crop in the nation, worth more than corn and wheat combined.  It was the leading crop in 12...

Tropical trial for hemp crop turns heads

8th September 2008, 6:00 WST The Ord irrigation region has produced a variety of crops in its 45-year history, but few have attracted as much interest from passers-by, and the occasional police officer, as current trials of Chinese hemp. Reaching 2m, the industrial crop was...

Science and Agriculture collide in development of a promising new delivery s...

Genetically Modified 'Marijuana Food' Contest Could End Prohibition Are you ready for some Cannabis cantaloupe? How about some Ganga Grapes? And don't forget the Bong Beans! These seemingly fantastical fruits and beans could be in your food lexicon some day according to a...

MEDICAL CANNABIS, Voices from the front lines

  http://safeaccessnow.org/blog/?p=109If evidence to date hasnt been compelling enough to convince you of the redeeming qualities of cannabis as "medicine".  I present to you an opportunity to touch a deeper level of understanding for what a Medical Marijuana...

MMJ: Another Endorsement worthy of review

At its August meeting, the 57-year-old Society for the Study of Social Problems passed a strong resolution in support of medical marijuana. SSSP’s resolution goes further than some other groups have gone by...

MMJ : A more cerebral point of view.....for the few

It appeared at first Attorney General Brown was urging a suppression of current laws regarding dispensery scrutiny with a bit of disregard for current laws regulating the operation of legitimate dispenseries. Although, once analyzed his concerns ring true in many...

Dope or Medicine.....ENOUGH ALREADY !!

California Attorney General Jerry Brown recently handed state police and marijuana activists his latest directive towards fulfilling the voter's will, but it's just another hopeful stab at getting the feds to stop...

Excessive Fatigue, Sleeping disorders, Depression and the dreaded E.D.

TUESDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) — Many men with low testosterone levels don't receive treatment, even though they have access to care, according to a U.S. study. The study, which received funding from drug maker GlaxoSmithKline, was published in the May 26 issue of the...
 

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