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Urgent: Monsanto And Bayer Are Moving To Create A Monopoly On Marijuana
You’ve heard of Monopoly, right? The fun little board game with fake money, little plastic houses, and get out of jail free cards? It’s a great way to pass the time. That is, depending on who you’re playing with.But when it comes to real-life properties, business, and produ...
Marijuana Arrests Spike — Outpace Arrests for ALL Violent Crimes Combined
For the second year in a row, arrests for cannabis in the United States have gone up, also dwarfing the number of arrests for violent crime. The increases have come in the form of arrests for possession, not manufacture and sales.by Anti-Media TeamAccording to the FBI’s annual ...
Federal Court Rules In Favour of Big Pharma & Determines That CBD Has No Medicinal Value (Despite Proof Showing Otherwise)
Last week the hemp industry in the United States faced a roadblock after the federal U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a decision by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to list cannabidiol or CBD as a Schedule 1 controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act. by Al...
Cannabis Oil Heals Infant’s Cancer — Physician Calls Him ‘Miracle Baby’
Instead of opting for chemotherapy and radiation in an attempt to shrink an inoperable brain tumor, the father of an eight-month-old baby pushed for alternative treatment with cannabis oil. The baby's physician, Dr. William Courtney, was initially skeptical early in his career ab...
Cannabis as Medicine: How CBD Benefits the Brain and Nervous System
Cannabidiol (CBD) is an active cannabinoid found in cannabis which, unlike THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), does not produce a psychoactive effect in the brain. For this reason, CBD has become a primary focus of medicinal cannabis studies.CBD has been found to have a wide range of ben...
Study Shows Nearly 100% Cannabis Users Give Up On Opioid Medication
A new study found that nearly 100% of respondents say they would use cannabis as a substitute to their prescription opioid medications if it was available.by Rachel Blevins, guest writerA landmark study helps explain why Big Pharma is so afraid of the medical benefits of cannabis...
How Will the Monsanto-Bayer Merger Affect the Expanding Medical Marijuana Industry?
There are many reasons to be concerned about the Bayer-Monsanto merger, one of the most dangerous business deals in history. While the notion of these two gigantic corporations conjoining has been highly contested, the duo finally managed to sell off enough assets to garner anti-...
Cops Blame Mice for Half a Ton of Missing Marijuana
If you give a mouse a cookie, he’s going to ask for a glass of milk. If you blame half a ton of impounded cannabis that’s gone missing, on the same mouse, it probably won’t go over well with the judge.Eight officers near Buenos Aires, Argentina, were let go after they claim...
Colorado is Using $3 Million From Marijuana Tax to Provide Food and Housing for the Homeless
The debate about the legalization of marijuana has been prevalent in North American culture for over 50 years. The decision by the state of Colorado in October 2014 to legalize marijuana for recreational use was seen a revolutionary by those on both sides of the divide.Colorado a...
Monsanto-Bayer Merger Could Spell Disaster for a Budding Cannabis Industry
After selling off enough assets to win anti-trust approval, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved a mega-merger between Monsanto and Bayer, two of the world’s leading chemical/biotech companies. Although polling has shown that over 90 percent of farmers are concerned abo...
Pro-Cannabis Doctor Found Dead – The Reality of Fighting Against Big Pharma
While you may not have heard holistic doctors are basically dropping like flies. There have been many deaths in the past year or so and all of them are surrounded with mysteries.Now, one of these deaths I really want to touch on is the death of holistic doctor Sonya Forbes. She w...
How Cannabidiol (CBD) Can Help with Substance Abuse Issues
Cannabidiol (CBD), the non-psychoactive compound in cannabis, has been found to be extremely beneficial in helping individuals kick addictions to harmful substances including cocaine.New research adds to a growing body of evidence that CBD can be safely used by recovering addicts...