HEALTH A-Z & MARIJUANA NEWS

TRUMP SIGNS DEAL FOR LEGAL MARIJUANA

  “Since the campaign, President Trump has consistently supported states’ rights to decide for themselves how best to approach marijuana, Late Wednesday, I received a commitment from the President that the Department of Justice’s rescission of the Cole memo will not impact

04/16/2018

93% OF CALIFORNIA WEED TESTED OVER PESTICIDE LIMIT - 2018

  “Pretty much  nobody in the industry is growing an organic product, in a survey by an industry insider of grows over 4,000 square feet, every single one used banned substances.”     MOTHER NATURE MY ASS   Mother nature is all you need to grow

04/15/2018

FIVE WILD & CRAZY CANNABIS CRYPTOCURRENCIES

Everybody has heard of Bitcoin, but did you know there is such a thing a Cannabis cryptocurrency?  Are weed cryptos legit or a scam? Let's start with our conclusion.  Cannabis cryptocurrencies, in our opinion, are are not a scam, but are highly speculative.  We're not seeing

04/06/2018

THE RISKS FROM SECOND HAND MARIJUANA SMOKE

  I came across an article about the dangers of secondhand marijuana smoke which raised my eyebrows.  The article quoted a supposed high end researcher, an expert on second hand cigarette smoke. In this world of the internet anyone can and does say anything, whether it be fact based, biased

03/26/2018

CAN WEED CAUSE BRAIN CANCER?

Does weed cause brain cancer?  On the contrary, weed has been shown to kill cancer in mammals, but can overconsumption work in reverse and actually cause cancer?  Researchers around the world have found that the two main components of cannabis, THC and CBD both kill cancer cells in every

03/21/2018

TREATING INJURIES WITH CANNABIS

  For many centuries cannabis was used as a textile, medicine, lubricant and also as the base of ointments and medicinal oils that were used to aid the healing of wounds, cuts, burns, insect bites and cosmetic issues.  Today, thanks to the legalization of medical marijuana in much of the

03/19/2018

QUALIFY FOR A CALIFORNIA MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD IN 2018

  A medical marijuana card allows for the tax exempt purchase of cannabis in California.  Also, medical patients are allowed to access to the most potent strains and concentrates.   In 2018, the California Board of Medicine allows doctors to recommend medical marijuana online,

03/04/2018

A SHORT HISTORY OF CANNABINOID PHARMACOLOGY  1980 - PRESENT

This article is a the second and final part of a two part series, A brief history of cannabinoid pharmacology.  If a nutshell, in Part One 1940 to 1980, the cannabinoids found in cannabis were extracted, isolated, synthesized, identified.   The mechanism of their pharmacological actions

02/26/2018

IT'S HAPPENED -  INSURANCE TO COVER MEDICAL CANNABIS

  SHOCK - Sun Life Financial To Cover Medical Marijuana In Group Benefits Plans   Sun Life Financial, the company that provides health insurance insurance for one in six Canadians now includes marijuana as an approved medical expense.  Sun Life is the supplier of health benefits

02/24/2018

BITCOIN SURGES AGAIN - UNKNOWN TRADER BUYS $344 MILLION WORTH

What has this got to do with marijuana?  Bitcoin and other crypto currencies are set to take over internet commerce as a method of payment, and that includes the cannabis business.   Top cryptocurrency bitcoin recovered to $11,000 on Monday, which is double its previous low of $6,000 earlier in February,

02/19/2018