Statement on the Cultivation of Industrial Hemp
Statement on the Cultivation of Industrial Hemp Introduction Why are American farmers legally forbidden from growing a plant proclaimed by Popular Mechanics magazine to have the potential to be manufactured into more than 25,000 environmentally friendly products? It’s because the plant is hemp — also known as marijuana — and for More...
Two more cities de-prioritize marijuana possession
Two more cities de-prioritize marijuana possession Yesterday, voters in Kalamazoo, Michigan and Tacoma, Washington directed local law enforcement to make marijuana possession the lowest enforcement priority. More...
OBAMA: From First to Worst on Medical Marijuana
During his run for the presidency, Barack Obama instilled hope in medical marijuana supporters by pledging to respect state laws on the matter. And for the first two years of his term, he was generally faithful More...
Marijuana Smoking Increases Risk Of COPD For Tobacco Smokers
Marijuana Smoking Increases Risk Of COPD For Tobacco Smokers Smoking both tobacco and marijuana increases the risk of respiratory symptoms and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), found a study in the More...
Growing Evidence Of Marijuana Smoke’s Potential Dangers | Marijuana Smoke's
Marijuana Smoke’s Potential Dangers In a finding that challenges the increasingly popular belief that smoking marijuana is less harmful to health than smoking tobacco, researchers in Canada are reporting More...
Athletes May Have Different Reasons for Marijuana Use
Athletes May Have Different Reasons for Marijuana Use College athletes tend to be less likely than their non-athlete peers to smoke marijuana. But when they do, they may have some different reasons for it, according More...
Legalizing Medical Marijuana Does Not Increase Use Among Youth, Study Suggests
Medical Marijuana Does Not Increase Use Among Youth A Rhode Island Hospital physician/researcher presented findings from a study investigating whether legalizing medical marijuana in Rhode Island will increase More...
Smoked Medical Cannabis May Be Beneficial as Treatment for Chronic Neuropathic Pain, Study Suggests
Medical Cannabis May Be Beneficial as Treatment for Chronic Neuropathic Pain The medicinal use of cannabis has been debated by clinicians, researchers, legislators and the public at large for many years as an More...
Medicinal Marijuana Effective For Neuropathic Pain In HIV, Study Finds
Medicinal Marijuana Effective For Neuropathic Pain In a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to assess the impact of smoked medical cannabis, or marijuana, on the neuropathic pain associated with HIV, More...
Oral Cannabis Ineffective In Treating Acute Pain, Study Finds
Cannabis Ineffective In Treating Acute Pain, Study Finds A study published in the July issue of the Journal Anesthesiology discovered that oral cannabis (a formof medical marijuana) not only failed to alleviate More...
