Medical

How did 420 Start? Where did the term 420 come from? It is a question many of us have asked, usually around 4:20am (if it was a late night), or 4:20pm (if you’re night is just getting started). But, for me, 420 just means smoke em because you can.The term 420 suggests that there are several times in ones day that they could choose to partake with cannabis, It’s a time where drug law reform advocates demand the right, liberty and freedom for people to imbibe with cannabis on whatever terms they choose.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An audit by independent investigators with the U.S.

Technically speaking, West Virginia is now a medical marijuana state.
Thanks to Gov.

“Perhaps the most promising role for cannabinoids is in the treatment of itch,” the study’s senior author, Robert Dellavalle, MD, associate professor of dermatology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, said in a press release.

Strain Overview
The Scoop: Originally bred by TGA Genetics, Slymer is a clone-only phenotype of TGA’s Chernobyl strain. A citrus-centric strain with star-studded parental lineage, Slymer is a Sativa-dominant hybrid that instills long-lasting cerebral effects. Perfect for washing away afternoon lethargy or the day’s stressful events, consumers can expect a serious attitude adjustment and boost of creative energy from this strain.
The Result: A heady fan favorite for today’s MMJ patients and recreational smoker in search of its exceptionally sweet terpene profile.

New Hampshire’s legislature hears marijuana policy proposals that would loosen the State’s regulations on the use of marijuana.Some of the bills that were up for discussion included language that would allow people authorized to use medicinal marijuana to grow their own plants at home, AND would add Post Dramatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Chronic Pain to the state’s qualifying conditions for medical marijuana use.According to New Hampshire Public Radio, all of these measures overwhelmingly passed the House last month and are now in the Senate.At last week’s public hearings, several people testified in support of these proposals, including many

Cannabis Community Remains Rattled &  Assessing the Trump Card One of the only things we knew for certain about the North American cannabis industry prior to November last year was that regardless of the result of the vote, it was going to be big. Not just big, but spectacularly lucrative. There was no way of telling precisely how big it was likely to be, given the fact that it wasn’t entirely clear which way the nine states taking cannabis to the ballot box would vote.

Medical marijuana was legalized in Pennsylvania one year ago, but the program is not planned to go into effect until next year. As the program ramps up, entrepreneurs have been setting up new marijuana businesses while local governments are tweaking …

Human skin structure. Credit: Wikipedia
Cannabinoids contain anti-inflammatory properties that could make them useful in the treatment of a wide-range of skin diseases, according to researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

The new study, published online recently in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, summarizes the current literature on the subject and concludes that pharmaceuticals containing cannabinoids may be effective against eczema, psoriasis, atopic and contact dermatitis.
Currently, 28 states allow comprehensive medical cannabis programs with close to 1 in 10 adult cannabis users in the U.S. utilizing the drug for medical reasons.

If the American population had any influence on Capitol Hill, marijuana would be made federally legal, at least for medicinal purposes, according to the latest Yahoo/Marist poll.

The new “Weed & the American Family” survey finds a whopping majority (83 percent) of the United States believes marijuana should be legalized for medical use.