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We're all familiar with the effects that come with nice hit of that sweet sticky icky, but many tokers are unaware about the actual role that the different chemicals in marijuana play in creating that high.

The stoner holiday 4/20 was relatively chill for most pot smokers except for Alex Jones, whose trial for the custody of his children went off the rails during his testimony on Thursday.

The embroiled radio personality took the witness stand to provide a questionable testimony, which included a moment when Jones explained to the court why he takes it upon himself to smoke weed at least once a year.
According to a BuzzFeed News report:
Jones said he sometimes smokes marijuana — nearly yearly — “to monitor its strength, which is how law enforcement does it.” He then added

Some studies suggest that, when the THC in cannabis binds to your cannabinoid receptors, this affects emotional processing by reducing negative bias, so you're more likely to see things in a positive way. Using cannabis shortly before sex can increase your empathy and emotional connection with your partner, Dr. Tishler says. "Even lusty, one-night stand sex is about making some sort of a connection," he says. "The connection [cannabis fosters] happens between people’s minds, not so much their genitals."This intimate feeling extends into post-sex cuddling, since an orgasm leads to the release of both dopamine and oxytocin.

In honor of today's incredibly important holiday, the Hollywood location of Equinox partnered with cannabis company Lord Jones  to create an active recovery routine that pairs perfectly with the company's signature CBD-infused lotion. This compound is found in marijuana, but doesn't get you high. Instead, it has been known to produce pain relief and feelings of relaxation, meaning it's perfect for a chilled-out yoga session."While I’ll always suggest movement over not moving, chronic movement without regeneration is also damaging," says Derek Beres, a trainer at Equinox Hollywood who helped devise the Higher Healing workshop.

Disclaimer: Let me preface this whole article by saying I’m aware that one could argue it paints the picture of a lifestyle filled with extreme leisure. That argument would be correct, no shame here. I enthusiastically embrace technology to benefit my level of comfort whenever possible.

Critics of drug testing have long pointed out the problem with using urine tests as a way of determining who uses drugs. These critics have pointed out that an employee who lives in a state where pot is legal can follow all the rules and still get in trouble at work when their urine test comes back positive long after they’ve actually sobered up.Other Types Of Marijuana Tests
Although urine tests are the most common cannabis tests, there are a few others you should be aware of.

Last year I got invited to an “Eve-of-420” party at a club in San Rafael called Terrapin Crossroads, launched by Phil Lesh of Grateful Dead fame. There was valet parking, a rare treat for my 1986 Volvo. I told the attendant, “It’s not a jalopy, it’s a classic.”
As I approached the entrance a tall, longhaired person named Tree was giving away thin squares of chocolate laced with cannabis oil. Maybe more than I wanted to ingest.

(HealthDay)—More than twice as many pregnant 12- to 17-year-olds use marijuana as their nonpregnant peers, and significantly more use the drug than pregnant women in their 20s, according to a letter published online April 17 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.


The new findings stem from a 2002 to 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health that explored marijuana use among 410,000 females ages 12 to 44. About 14,400 survey participants were pregnant at the time of polling. All participants were asked about their pregnancy status and marijuana use during the prior month.

Despite a number of marijuana advocates having expressed concern over Canada planning to send some pot offenders to prison after it makes weed fully legal next year, Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says she refuses to apologize for moving forward with policies intended to keep the herb out of the hands of children.

During a recent interview with CTV’s Question Period, Wilson-Raybould said the intention of Canada’s marijuana legalization bill, which dictates a 14-year prison sentence for anyone who knowingly sells pot to kids, was created to put the offense in the same ranks as serious crimes, such as

A new poll conducted by Marist in partnership with Yahoo News concluded that a majority of adult Americans have dabbled with marijuana experimentation at some point in their lifetime.
According to the Yahoo News/Marist Poll’s conclusions, 52% of those surveyed acknowledged having tried marijuana at least once – while 56% viewed consumption of the plant’s psychotropic cannabinoids as “socially acceptable.”
Despite the fact that eight out of ten Americans expressed an elevated support for legalizing medicinal cannabis, the hazy reality of adult-use marijuana had those surveyed split down the middle;