The Outrageous Story Behind the US Government’s Pot Farm
By: Dr. Gregory Smith It’s a hot, humid day at the University of Mississippi. Scores of students mingle on the campus’s finely-manicured lawns. Many of these kids no doubt smoke pot, some more than others. But if you get caught for possession more than once in this state, you risk serious
The Christian case for drug law reform
By David Simpson, Texas State Representative, R-Longview As a Christian, I recognize the innate goodness of everything God made and humanity’s charge to be stewards of the same. In fact, it’s for this reason that I’m especially cautious when it comes to laws banning plants. I don’t believe that when
Why and How I Gave Up Everyday Painkillers In Favor of Medical Marijuana
Is it possible that medical cannabis might just be better for us than over-the-counter products for everyday aches and pains? And can we do it without getting high? Read on and find out. By Stacy Sawyer Almost all of us have taken an over the counter (OTC) painkiller. We most likely
5 Reasons You Should Stop Smoking Cannabis and Start Juicing It Instead
Juicing cannabis? Juicing hemp leaves? What is the point of that? What many people do not know is that cannabis has more uses than just to get someone high. Cannabis comes with a large list of health benefits that some people may want with or without the psychoactive effects. Here
If Cannabis Can Kill “Incurable” Brain Cancer, Why Is It Criminalized?
Cannabis contains a compound that may kill brain cancers that chemotherapy and radiation can’t touch, so why isn’t it being used today? In recent years, we’ve focused heavily on educating our readers about the still relatively unknown role that cancer stem cells play in cancer, both in terms of conventional
Canadian Research Study Demonstrates Medical Cannabis Safety Profile
Medical Cannabis Patient Advocates Call on Federal Government To Remove Barriers That Undermine Domestic Cannabis Research MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC — Researchers associated with McGill University and the University of British Columbia recently published results from a study showing that medical cannabis patients were no more likely to suffer serious adverse events
10 Little-Known Uses for CBD
Among the cannabinoids in cannabis, the main psychoactive compound, THC, often outshines the one that provides a natural anti-anxiety, anti-epileptic and antipsychotic effect. Cannabidiol, or CBD, lacks the colorful high commonly associated with your traditional marijuana high and doesn’t have much of a noticeable effect when isolated. When combined with THC, the relaxing
How Cannabis Oil Extract is Destined For Great Things
Few things can have such a polarizing effect in modern times as that of cannabis. For some people, it’s a simple and fun way to relax, and for others, it’s the menace that threatens to bring our nation to its knees. However, the tide seems to slowly be turning, as
Study Shows Weed May Be a Better Treatment for ADHD Than Adderall or Ritalin
Please enable Javascript to watch this video With the mainstream attitude toward weed continuing to shift to a very positive (and quite lucrative) place, an apparent windfall of medical studies have unleashed their findings on the general public in the name of science. We already knew that weed may help
Liver Cancer and Cannabis: Study Finds Cannabinoids Have Anti-Tumoral Effect on HCC
A new report published on PubMed.gov demonstrates that cannabinoids from the marijuana plant could provide a new choice of treatment for those suffering from one of today’s deadlier forms of liver cancer. HCC – also known as Hepatocellular Carcinoma – is one of the most common forms of liver cancer