Meanwhile, Maine’s state lawmakers are seeking to amend and repeal various provisions of The Marijuana Legalization Act. They recently voted 16 to 1 in favor of overhauling the legalization law, which has yet to be fully implemented thanks to Maine’s …
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Study Reveals Link in Brain Between Coffee and Cannabis
“Whether elevated blood levels of plant-derived cannabinoids (resulting from cannabis use) offset the lower levels of endocannabinoids produced by the body naturally (in response to coffee) or vice versa is unknown but one can imagine this might impact the effects …
Read More »Missouri Senate Passes Bill Allowing Industrial Hemp Cultivation
The measure will create an industrial hemp pilot program to study the cultivation and marketing of hemp. Continue reading at theweedblog.com
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Cocaine/Marijuana may up mortality in younger MI patients
(HealthDay)—Cocaine and/or marijuana use is present in about 10 percent of myocardial infarction (MI) patients age ≤50 years and is associated with increased mortality, according to a study published online March 10 in the Journal of the American College of …
Read More »7 Ways to Make Your Own CBD Cream at Home
Salves, butters, oils, and lotions can do wonders when it comes to repairing skin damage. Throw CBC into the mix and you have a product that can help everything from skin afflictions to acute inflammation. And the good news is …
Read More »To Encourage Minority Ownership, Maryland House Votes to Expand Grow Licenses
By Brian Witte ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland House of Delegates has voted to expand the number of licenses allowed to grow medical marijuana to increase minority business ownership. The House voted 121-16 for the measure on Thursday. The …
Read More »Marijuana use not linked to kidney disease, study finds
(via MedicalGraphics) Using cannabis doesn’t do harm to kidneys, new medical research suggests. A study published in the American Journal of Medicine concludes that moderate marijuana has no association to kidney disease in younger people, reports HealthDay. Lead investigator Dr. …
Read More »How does resolving cannabis problems differ from problems with alcohol or other drugs?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Individuals who report having resolved a problem with cannabis use appear to have done so at younger ages than those who resolved problems with alcohol or other drugs, report investigators from the Recovery Research Institute at …
Read More »Hip-hop music blamed for encouraging drug use
(HealthDay)—Hip-hop music may be influencing black Americans to try the street drug molly, a new study suggests. Molly—the powder or crystal form of ecstasy—is a stimulant and hallucinogenic. University of South Florida researchers surveyed young black adults who said they’d …
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