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Big Pharma Will Now Hold Patent for CBD/THC Cancer Treatment
It’s hard to believe that Big Pharma is the one making the most progress in proving that cannabis works! Well, maybe not so much ‘hard to believe’ as disheartening and depressing as heck.British company, GW Pharmaceuticals, has been a big name in cannabis pharmaceuticals si...
Above the Law: Joe Biden’s Son Not Charged for Cocaine and Pipe
The son of Joe Biden was caught with cocaine and a pipe for smoking it and let go, while the same county throws people in cages for CBD.In the land of the free there is no question that there are two sets of laws on the books: one for those connected to the establishment and one ...
Court Sentenced 77-Year-Old Disabled Veteran to Die in Prison for Treating Illness with Marijuana
by Amando FlavioMany people have spoken vehemently against this draconian law in the state before, but state officials have deliberately ignored the concerns.Medical marijuana legalization, on the ballot in Florida, received a whopping 71% support from voters. Medical marijuana l...
CA Senate Passes Bill to Create Banking Alternative for Cannabis Industry, Bypass Federal Reserve
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 23, 2019) – On Tuesday, the California Senate passed a bill that would establish limited state-chartered banks to serve the cannabis industry. Final passage of this legislation would remove a major federal roadblock in front of the developing industry in...
Marijuana Compound Removes Toxic Alzheimer’s Protein From the Brain
An active compound in marijuana called tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) has been found to promote the removal of toxic clumps of amyloid beta protein in the brain, which are thought to kickstart the progression of Alzheimer's disease.The finding supports the results of previous studies...
Missouri Police Searched the Bag of a 4 Stage Cancer Patient for Marijuana in Hospital Room
Three police officers in Missouri went to a hospital and searched through the belongings of a man with stage-four pancreatic cancer in a fruitless attempt to find marijuana on Wednesday.Video of the search was shared live on Facebook and has more than 350,000 views as of Friday a...
Synthetic Marijuana Approved by DEA for Medicine While the Real Thing Remains Illegal
The DEA has officially announced that a synthetic THC product is more medically valuable and safer than real cannabis, and has classified it as a schedule 2 controlled substance, meaning it can be prescribed by doctors, unlike weed.by Alanna Ketler, guest writerThe DEA has just a...
Patients Are Dumping Benzodiazepines in Favor of Cannabis to Treat Anxiety
Along with the opioid epidemic, we are in the midst of a benzodiazepine epidemic. This class of prescription drugs, which includes the extremely popular drug xanax, is primarily prescribed for anxiety, but is exceptionally prone to abuse, addiction, and were involved in almost 12...
Watch the Medical Cannabis PSA that CBS Banned from the Super Bowl
During the Super Bowl 50 broadcast in 2016, CBS aired a commercial for opioid-induced constipation. More than 42,000 people in the U.S. died from opioid overdoses by the end of that year. CBS has the rights to broadcast the Super Bowl once again, and the network that aired the op...
Hemp is Officially Legalized — President Trump Signed the New Farm Bill
President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill — which legalizes industrial hemp after decades of the crop being caught up in broader cannabis prohibition — into law.by Kyle Jaeger, Guest writerThe signing ceremony represents the culmination of a months-long debate over var...
Alcohol and Cigarette Industries Panicking As More Teens Choose Marijuana Above All Else
Traditionally, students experiment with cigarettes and alcohol before cannabis, but since 2006, less than 50 percent of adolescents try cigarettes and alcohol before they try cannabis for the first time. The findings are published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.by Mar...
Cannabis and Cancer: How “Marijuana” Helps the Body Heal
The cannabis plant (also known as the hemp plant) has been used in just about every culture for centuries. In fact, cannabis is included in the 50 fundamental herbs within the cornucopia of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It has been cited in ancient texts as having a healing ...