Marijuana continues to make its case as being more than just something to do while listening to Pink Floyd records. The latest: it may prevent the development of bladder cancer.
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New Research Shows Marijuana May Lower Cancer RiskMay 16th, 2013 - Jill EttingerAmsterdam of the West? Colorado Legislature Considers Pot TourismMarch 25th, 2013 - Lacy
Since Colorado voters passed an amendment to the state’s constitution legalizing recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21 last year, a special legislative panel has been looking at the many ramifications of legalization, including the issue of pot tourism. Read More:Amsterdam of the West? Colorado Legislature Considers Pot TourismHas He Been Smoking Something? Senator Mitch McConnell Supports HempFebruary 3rd, 2013 - Jill EttingerIndustrialized hemp advocates received surprising support last week from Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), when the Senate Minority Leader endorsed the legalization of industrial hemp in his home state. Hemp, a close of relative of marijuana, does not contain the psychoactive compounds that make marijuana illegal in most of the country. Hemp is a diverse crop [...] Read More:Has He Been Smoking Something? Senator Mitch McConnell Supports HempMarijuana Twice as Effective as Placebo in Multiple Sclerosis TreatmentOctober 14th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
Multiple sclerosis sufferers may have a new weapon in treating painful muscle stiffness affecting nearly 90 percent of its victims: marijuana. Read More:Marijuana Twice as Effective as Placebo in Multiple Sclerosis TreatmentMedical Marijuana ‘Drug’ May Aid in Weight Loss (But What About the Munchies?)July 16th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger
A medical marijuana drug in development may actually aid in weight loss, says new research currently underway at the University of Buckingham in Buckinghamshire, England in partnership with GW Pharmaceuticals. Read More:Medical Marijuana ‘Drug’ May Aid in Weight Loss (But What About the Munchies?)Would You Smoke Marijuana Patented by Monsanto?July 22nd, 2011 - Jill Ettinger
Speculations that California state senate bill SB 676 on industrial hemp farming has the potential to regulate seeds through the largely corporate agriculture industry has pro-cannabis activists concerned that it could lead to the genetic modification of marijuana and hemp crops on par with corn, soy and cotton. Read More:Would You Smoke Marijuana Patented by Monsanto? |
