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Doctors Shocked When Cannabis Oil Cures Woman of Terminal Cancer
There is no shortage of patients curing their cancer on their own, with a little help from a medicinal plant we call cannabis. Recently, a 52-year-old woman from the United Kingdom revealed that cannabis oil saved her life. After a terminal cancer diagnosis and failed chemotherap...
The Trouble with Studying Government-Provided Marijuana
"It didn't resemble cannabis. It didn't smell like cannabis."by Julie FidlerResearchers are finally studying the medicinal effects of marijuana after many years of marijuana advocates begging and pleading for science to investigate what they already knew – that the plant has th...
33 Amazing and Proven Benefits of CBD Oil
The non-psychoactive part of the cannabis plant is actually one of the most beneficial health supplements to become available to the masses in recent history.We’re talking about CBD oil, or cannabidiol oil, which is an extract from the hemp plant containing a cannabinoid that r...
We Have A Drug That’s Effective Against Depression – Now the Government Needs to Let Us Use It
The case of young Alfie Dingley, who has to live in Holland to obtain cannabis medicine for his severe epilepsy, has brought the absurdity of the UK drug laws to the front pages.The Home Office continue to deny him access to a life-changing medicine, one that reduces his seizure ...
Patrick Stewart Has Shamed the Government Live on the BBC
Hollywood actor Sir Patrick Stewart has put the government to shame, right outside parliament and live on the BBC.“Extreme urgency”Stewart was at parliament on Tuesday 20 March, supporting the handing in of a petition over the government’s treatment of a seriously ill six-y...
What Makes Medical Cannabis “Medical”? These Two Compounds
There are currently more than 230,000 registered medical marijuana users in Canada and over 2,500,000 in the US. But are all these people familiar with how cannabis actually works and how to choose their own medicine?With the growing rate of medical marijuana users in North Ameri...
After Refusing Chemo, Mom Age 44 Cures Deadly Breast Cancer with CBD Oil
Another UK patient is turning heads with another amazing testimony regarding their use of cannabis oil, or, CBD oil, which does not contain the psychoactive compounds that get you “high.”Daily Mail reports:A mother-of-two claims she has cured her aggressive breast cancer by t...
New Research Confirms Cannabis Kills Brain Cancer, NOT Your Brain
Some might think that it’s too good to be true. Does cannabis really kill brain cancer cells? Clinical trials on humans are awaiting results, but recent research gives hope. Scientists have been testing THC as a natural tumor-killer for nearly two decades. Their findings will t...
15 Ways Hemp Can Save the World
Hemp is one of the world’s oldest crops. It also happens to be one of the most versatile.From plastics to paper, the hemp plant provides a way to live in harmony with the environment and the ecosystems that support it.Just to give you an idea how far this plant can take us, her...
The Real Reason Big Pharma Wants to Own the Patents to Cannabis
The race is on to own cannabis, and companies like Bayer, Monsanto and Scotts Miracle-Gro are working feverishly to devise ways of patenting this natural medicinal plant. If they succeed, the landscape of legal weed will change forever in favor of corporate monopolies and quality...
Cannabis — The Ultimate in Neuroprotection
Earlier this year we saw the announcement that THCa, another molecule found in the cannabis plant, has neuroprotective effects.Apart from flying in the face of the belief that cannabis damages brain cells, why should we care whether something is neuroprotective or not?The death o...
Cannabis Beats ‘Incurable’ Brain Tumor After Chemo Fails
A Scottish woman given just months to live back in 2013 claims that she has cannabis oil to thank for the fact that she has been in remission for nearly four years.After being diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor, Lynn Cameron was subjected to the usual assault of surgery, che...