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Missouri Fall Cannabis Law Reform Conference Is Coming To Saint Louis Next Month

Show-Me Cannabis and Missouri NORML will host the Fall Cannabis Law Reform Conference in Saint Louis at the Crowne Plaza Downtown (200 N. 4th Street) on Saturday, November 7. This educational event will run all day and feature speakers including Show-Me Cannabis and NORML leaders from across Missouri, Jeff Mizanskey, and, our keynote speaker, NORML

Is It Bad To Touch Marijuana Seeds With Your Bare Fingers?

Will It Harm Cannabis Seeds If You Touch Them With Your Fingers? I have found marijuana seeds in my marijuana on many occasions. I am sad to admit that for a very long time in the 1990’s I smoked brick weed that always had seeds in it. I always remember spending long amounts of time

Oregon Cannabis Industry Leaders Social With State Treasurer Ted Wheeler

Ted Wheeler is running for Mayor of Portland. Ted Wheeler is also serving currently as Oregon’s State Treasurer. So when I see him meeting with the Oregon cannabis industry community on a regular basis, I think it’s a big deal for Portland, for Oregon, and especially for the cannabis industry. From what I have heard

The Cannabis Growth Capital Conference Is Coming To Las Vegas

There are a lot of people out there that compare the rise of the cannabis industry with the dot com boom. The dot com boom was very exciting, new, and generating a ton of revenue during its prime, so the comparison is a logical one. And just like the dot com boom, there is a

US CO: Column: What Is Cannabis Ruderalis?

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Westword, 22 Oct 2015 – Dear Stoner: I’ve heard about indica and sativa, but the words “cannabis ruderalis” were in an article, and I’d never heard of that before. Is there another type of pot out there? Wes Dear Wes: Maybe and maybe not. I’m much more of a stoner than a scientist, but the subject of ruderalis is an interesting one, to say the least. Cannabis ruderalis is much like the Pluto of the cannabis family. Some scientists and pot experts believe that because of its different growing cycle and physical properties, it is indeed its own species of cannabis. However, the majority of scientists believe that C. ruderalis is a form of C. indica that adapted to the cold weather and lack of sunlight in its originating lands of Eastern/Northern Europe and Northern Asia, and a 2005 study on diversity in cannabis genetics supports that theory. But that doesn’t make it any less distinctive.

US Representative Blumenauer Calls For An End To Failed Marijuana Prohibition

Today, as representatives from the Oregon Cannabis Association visit Capitol Hill, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) on the House floor called for an end to the federal government’s failed approach of marijuana prohibition. To follow are Congressman Blumenauer’s remarks. Click here to watch his speech. “Mr. Speaker, advocates from the new emerging marijuana industry in Oregon

Stoners Hack CIA Director’s Email

By Keith Mansur – Oregon Cannabis Connection It appears the CIA Director’s personal email account was so insecure a self proclaimed stoner was able to hack it with ease. The New York Post reported October 18th that a group calling themselves CWA, or “Crackas With Attitude”, were apparently able to hack Director John Brennan’s bank

Oregon Marijuana Businesses Press Congress For Banking And Tax Fairness

Just weeks after Oregon’s marijuana dispensaries opened their doors to adult sales, 25 members of the Oregon Cannabis Association will travel to Capitol Hill this week to educate lawmakers and urge support for legislation to allow legal cannabis businesses the same access to the financial services and standard tax deductions that every other business depends

Marijuana Etiquette – 20 Tips For Consuming Cannabis

Once upon a time my buddy Kaliko had a show on an independent marijuana media outlet run by our friend Russ Belville. On his show Kaliko would always give out marijuana consumption etiquette tips, which I always found very informative. When I first became a cannabis consumer in the mid-90’s, the internet was readily available

Which Is Better – Indoor Marijuana Or Outdoor Marijuana?

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Is Indoor Cannabis Really Better Than Sun Grown Cannabis? It is harvest season all over the West Coast. October is called ‘Croptober’ by most marijuana enthusiasts because so many people are trimming and drying their outdoor gardens this month. From what I have seen on social media, it looks like the longer warmer weather has

Six Tips To Maximize Your Indoor LED Cannabis Grow Lights

As lighting technology continues to advance, cultivators are starting to witness the benefits of replacing archaic HPS grow lights with intelligent LED grow lights. Beyond a reduction in energy consumption and utility costs, ambitious cultivators are actively looking to do more than just replace HPS with LED, they’re looking towards LED to advance product quality,

Marijuana and Anxiety: A Self Help Guide

Leaf Science – Marijuana and Anxiety: A Self Help Guide

Anxiety and marijuana have a complicated relationship, but different types of cannabis may play a role.

Many people who use marijuana say that it helps relieve anxiety. On the other hand, there are just as many who report feeling more anxious after using marijuana. Although the exact details remain a mystery, a possible explanation may lie in the specific chemical make-up of cannabis.

As most marijuana users are aware, not all cannabis is the same. There are a wide range of strains available, and many are believed to have unique effects on their user.

What makes strains unique from one another is their active ingredients, also known as cannabinoids. Although clinical research is lacking, knowing the differences between strains and how they affect anxiety can be helpful.

THC vs. CBD

The two most common chemicals in cannabis are THC and CBD. Although most strains contain both compounds, levels of THC and CBD tend to vary from strain to strain. Interestingly, research shows that THC and CBD can have opposite effects on anxiety.

THC is responsible for the marijuana high and is also strongly linked to feelings of paranoia, especially when taken in high doses. This is because THC activates an area of the brain responsible for fear — the amygdala.

CBD, on the other hand, is believed to counteract the mind-altering effects of THC. What’s more,studies have shown that when taken on its own CBD can lower anxiety in both healthy and anxiety-prone individuals.

Types of Cannabis

The reason why marijuana is often associated with anxiety may be because most plants are bred to be rich in THC. The way CBD and THC are produced within the plant causes strains with high THC to have less CBD (and vice versa).

High CBD strains have only recently become popular, due in part to growing awareness of the compound’s medical effects. As a result, there’s a strong chance that any marijuana you obtain will have more THC than CBD.

Other components in cannabis may also contribute to its effect on anxiety. Besides THC and CBD, cannabis contains over 60 different cannabinoids along with a variety of aromatic compounds known as terpenes.

Certain terpenes in cannabis have been found to possess anti-anxiety properties. Still, most of these chemicals are only present in trace amounts and little is known about their overall impact on marijuana users.

Avoiding Anxiety

Overcoming anxiety from cannabis could be as simple as reducing the amount of THC that you ingest. In fact, some studies suggest that THC at low doses can have an anti-anxiety effect.

Research conducted in animals shows that THC begins to raise anxiety levels only after a certain threshold is passed. Although it’s hard to predict what your threshold might be, people who use cannabis frequently tend to have a higher threshold. This is because of the desensitization to marijuana, or tolerance, that develops.

For those specifically looking to treat anxiety disorders with cannabis, the best bet may be to find strains with high CBD content. A breakdown of a strain’s THC and CBD content is often provided where the sale of cannabis is regulated.

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US CA: County Marijuana Industry Could Yield Tax Boon

Calaveras Enterprise, 16 Oct 2015 – Calaveras Supervisors Study New State Medical Pot Regulations If Calaveras County voters were to approve a tax of $9.25 per ounce on finished marijuana flowers, that tax would generate $32 million a year in revenue for the county, according to the president of the Calaveras Cannabis Alliance.

Attend The New Approach Missouri Launch Party

By John Payne Celebrate the kickoff of the campaign to bring medical cannabis to Missouri at the New Approach Missouri Launch Party on Friday, October 23, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Show-Me Cannabis will host the event at their office space at Nebula Coworking at 3407 S. Jefferson Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63118. Drinks and

Oregon liquor commission told to limit marijuana edibles, ban home delivery services

Oregon liquor commission told to limit marijuana edibles, ban home delivery services

By Noelle Crombie | The Oregonian/OregonLive

Oregon should ban marijuana delivery services, limit cannabis-infused edibles and impose strict limits on how those products are packaged and labeled, leading pediatricians, local public health officials and child welfare experts told a state commission Friday.

An estimated 130 people packed into an Oregon Liquor Control Commission hearing to vent broad concerns about marijuana legalization and press for changes to draft regulations issued last week.

The liquor commission, the agency charged with carrying out marijuana regulation, listened to three hours of testimony. The agency will accept additional written comments from the public through Oct. 21.

The commission is expected to vote on the draft rules on Oct 22. The rules would quickly go into effect so the agency can begin accepting applications for licenses in January.

The commission on Friday also heard from lawmakers serving on a legislative committee looking at marijuana implementation. In a letter to commission members, the four lawmakers said proposed requirements that would limit majority ownership of cannabis businesses to Oregon residents and restrict out-of-state investors from controlling the management of a marijuana company would stifle growth and investment in Oregon‘s cannabis industry.

Rob Patridge, chairman of the liquor commission, has said the rules are designed to support the growth of a marijuana industry run by Oregonians. Many marijuana industry representatives, however, say the rules will make it harder for them to get outside investors.

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Exercise and Marijuana May Have Similar Effect On Pain

Leaf Science – Exercise and Marijuana May Have Similar Effect On Pain

Scientists have brought new meaning to the term ‘runner’s high.’ Findings suggest that exercise can activate the same pain-relieving pathways as marijuana.

The euphoria and pain suppression that occur during high-intensity exercise were once believed to be the result of natural opioids called endorphins. But since the discovery of the endocannabinoid system in the mid-90s, evidence has pointed to natural marijuana-like molecules as the true explanation.

Published in the journal Neuropharmacology, new findings from Brazil confirm the role of the endocannabinoid system in exercise-induced pain relief.

“These results indicate that exercise could activate the endocannabinoid system, producing antinociception.”

In the study, rats that underwent high-intensity exercise showed greater tolerance for pain – caused by changes in CB1 receptors of the brain.

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CB1 receptors are activated by compounds in marijuana as well as naturally-occurring cannabinoids such as anandamide. In either case, activity of CB1 receptors has been shown to interfere with pain signaling at both the brain and spinal cord level.

Interestingly, in areas of the rat brain involved with pain regulation, exercise appeared to increase both the activity and availability of these receptors. Blood levels of anandamide were also higher after exercise.

The results, the authors suggest, could be useful for treating pain in certain groups of patients.

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Our results demonstrated that moderate intensity exercise is effective at inducing antinociception, which can be of great importance for the treatment of several clinical pain conditions.”

Pain relief from exercise has been documented since the 1980s, but has yet to be properly explained, they add.

While more research needs to be done, previous studies involving human subjects have also shown higher endocannabinoid levels following exercise, suggesting that the same system might be at play in humans.

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Veterans Gather For Cannabis PTSD Treatment Awareness

MagicalButter and the Weed for Warriors Project kick off the 2nd Annual Cannaball Run for Vets for cannabis Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder treatment to highlight the mounting evidence surrounding the issue of PTSD. The cross country education and awareness campaign will begin on October 17th in Los Angeles, California and stop along seven major U.S. cities

Flint To Host MILegalize ‘Dinner Of Champions’

As the group launches the second half of their petition drive to create personal use and business rules for a legalized marijuana industry, the MILegalize campaign announces a Genesee County fundraiser dinner at the Flint Golf Club on October 16. MILegalize is the common name for the Michigan Comprehensive Cannabis Law Reform Committee. The petition

MILegalize Announces Detroit Fundraiser At The Roostertail Restaurant

As the group launches the second half of their petition drive to place marijuana legalization for adult use on the November 2016 ballot, the MILegalize campaign announces a Detroit fundraiser at the city’s swanky eatery The Roostertail Restaurant. MILegalize is the common name for the Michigan Comprehensive Cannabis Law Reform Committee. The petition drive was

Missouri’s Medical Marijuana Campaign Starts Now

I received the following message from the New Approach Missouri campaign: Yesterday morning a registered nurse who has battled breast cancer and a decorated Vietnam veteran who has previously served as the head of the Missouri VFW and now sits on the Show-Me Cannabis board proudly walked into the Missouri Secretary of State’s office and

Oregon Sold $11 Million In Marijuana The First Week Of Legalized Recreational Sales

By Keith Mansur Oregon Cannabis Connection After a full week of legal marijuana sales to adults in Oregon, the numbers have completely blown Washington and Colorado out of the water! Even being the first to legalize, Colorado’s first week of $5 million dollars in sales paled in comparison to Oregon’s $11 million. And…Oregon has HALF

US OR: Oregon Pot Stores Sell More Than $11 Million in First 5

The Register-Guard, 09 Oct 2015 – OREGON POT STORES SELL MORE THAN $11 MILLION IN FIRST 5 DAYS SALEM (AP) – The Oregon Retailers of Cannabis Association estimates that marijuana stores sold more than $11 million of marijuana during the state’s first week of legal recreational sales.

Portland Normalization Party Celebrates Legal Adult Cannabis Sales

I was invited to attend a party this week celebrating the eve of retail cannabis sales in Oregon, held in NE Portland. The party was organized by host Samantha Montanaro of Prism House, and Leah Maurer, activist and Co-Chair of the Portland Chapter of Women Grow. I’ve been present for some inspirational conversations between these

All Three Defendants In Kettle Falls Medical Marijuana Cultivation Case Receive Jail Sentences

Patient Advocates Call On President Obama to Pardon All Defendants and Fully End Federal Prosecution of Medical Cannabis Patients I received the following press release late yesterday: Earlier today Rhonda Firestack-Harvey and Michelle Gregg were sentenced to one year and a day in connection to federal cannabis cultivation charges. Fellow defendant Rolland Gregg received a

Steve DeAngelo To Sign Copies Of ‘The Cannabis Manifesto’ At Book Passage Marin

In The Cannabis Manifesto: A New Paradigm for Wellness (On Sale: September 22, 2015) Steve DeAngelo, Executive Director of Harborside Health Centers—the national “gold standard” medical cannabis dispensary, and the nation’s largest—makes a compelling case for the legalization of marijuana and expands the dialogue on how cannabis can be part of an entire wellness lifestyle

Canadian Research Study Demonstrates Medical Cannabis Safety Profile

Medical Cannabis Patient Advocates Call on Federal Government To Remove Barriers That Undermine Domestic Cannabis Research Researchers associated with McGill University and the University of British Columbia recently published results from a study showing that medical cannabis patients were no more likely to suffer serious adverse events during treatment than non-cannabis patients. “Cannabis for the

The Big California Marijuana Legalization Initiative Is About To Roll Out

By Phillip Smith The long-awaited pot legalization initiative from the Coalition for Cannabis Policy Reform, also known as ReformCA, is about to be filed with state officials. Backers of the initiative told the LA Weekly Tuesday that language for circulation will be filed with the attorney general’s office in a matter of “days.” There are

Not All Cannabis Industry Consultants Are Created Equal

When Hiring A Marijuana Industry Consultant, Make Sure To Do Your Homework Lately my friend and colleague Kaliko has been attending cannabis events on behalf of The Weed Blog. One thing that he told me he sees more and more at each event is an ever-growing small army of cannabis industry consultants. There are consultants for

Oregon Treasurer: Next Portland Mayor Needs To Lead On Cannabis Policy

Oregon Treasurer, and Portland mayoral candidate, Ted Wheeler recently participated in a cannabis round table discussion in Portland, Oregon. I was fortunate to be invited to the event, but unfortunate enough that I couldn’t attend due to work (have to pay those bills!). Hardworking activist Michael Bachara was there, and was able to capture some

World’s Largest Medical Cannabis Dispensary Is Opening New Location In Oregon Oct. 1st

Harborside Health Center will open a new cannabis dispensary at 5816 NE Portland Hwy, near Portland International Airport, on October 1st—Oregon’s first official day of adult-use sales. Harborside Health Center is the nation’s largest model cannabis dispensary, with locations in Oakland and San Jose, Calif., and was recently awarded the first and only cannabis dispensary

Matthew Abel On Michigan HB 4209

Matthew Abel (Detroit’s law firm of Cannabis Counsel) published this via select media outlets early this morning. Mr. Abel carries the title of Executive Director of the Michigan chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws; a Lifetime Member, NORML Legal Committee; and a Director of the MILegalize organization. These are his thoughts.

‘The Cannabis Manifesto’ Becomes A #1 Best Seller On Amazon

‘The Cannabis Manifesto: A New Paradigm for Wellness’ by Steve DeAngelo was released to the public on Tuesday. I knew when the book was released that it would generate a lot of buzz, and lead to constructive conversations across the country as a result. I was blown away yesterday to receive a text from one of

Study: Daily Cannabis Use For Chronic Pain Is Safe, Effective

Study: Daily Cannabis Use For Chronic Pain Is Safe, Effective

by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director

Chronic pain patients who use herbal cannabis daily for one-year report reduced discomfort and increased quality of life compared to controls, and do not experience an increased risk of serious side effects, according to clinical data published online ahead of print in the Journal of Pain.

Researchers at McGill University in Montreal assessed the long-term health of 216 medicinal cannabis users with chronic non-cancer pain who consumed a daily standardized dose (12.5 percent THC) of herbal cannabis compared to 215 controls (chronic pain suffers who did not use cannabis). Subjects in study were approved by Health Canada to legally use medicinal cannabis and consumed, on average, 2.5 grams of herb per day, typically via inhalation or vaporization.

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Investigators reported that daily cannabis consumers possessed no greater risk than non-users to experience “serious adverse events.” Specifically, researchers identified no significant adverse changes in consumers’ cognitive skills, pulmonary function, or blood work following one-year of daily cannabis consumption. Medical cannabis consumers did report elevated risk of experiencing “non-serious adverse events” (e.g., cough, dizziness, paranoia) compared to controls; however, authors classified these to be “mild to moderate.”

Pain patients who used cannabis reported a reduced sense of pain compared to controls, as well as reduced anxiety, depression, and fatigue.

“Quality-controlled herbal cannabis, when used by cannabis-experienced patients as part of a monitored treatment program over one year, appears to have a reasonable safety profile,” authors concluded.

The study is one of the first to ever assess the long-term safety and efficacy of medicinal cannabis. A prior health review of patients receiving medical cannabis monthly from the US federal government as part of the Compassionate Investigational New Drug Program similarly reported that cannabis possesses therapeutic efficacy and an acceptable side-effect profile.

Full text of the study,

“Cannabis for the Management of Pain: Assessment of Safety Study,” appears online here.

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The Ironic Comparison Of Cannabis and Pharmaceuticals

The Ironic Comparison Of Cannabis and Pharmaceuticals

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Comparing Testing, Health Benefits and Side Effects

Proponents and advocates of the medical cannabis industry have long pointed at the pharmaceutical industry as to why medical cannabis is not further along in research, development and most importantly, application. On one hand, it would be a safe assumption to say that cannabis is currently one of the most tested and researched substances in America. However, the application of medical cannabis continues to move at a snail’s pace, if not a dead snail’s pace. On the other hand, America continues to see new pharmaceuticals pushed behind the counter of your local pharmacy nearly as quickly as they restock the candy aisle. So what is behind all of these pharmaceuticals, and their FDA approvals, that are being deemed as useful and effective in the treatments to which they are claiming? Well, it turns out that answer is much less than you think.

In a recent analysis of the past 206 FDA supported pharmaceutical drugs, over 36% of those (74 drugs) were approved on the basis of a single clinical trial. Furthermore, many of those 200+ FDA approved drugs were passed through with little, if any, research as to the long-term side effects. Now, the theory behind the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as the public expectation, is that the FDA will test and vet these substances before they hit the market.

Many Americans consider FDA approval as a legitimate medical claim. In fact, in a nationwide study of nearly 3,000 Americans, 39% reported that they believe the FDA only approves ‘extremely effective’ drugs. 25% of people in the same study are of the opinion that the FDA only passes pharmaceuticals that have no serious side effects. Unfortunately, this belief is very dangerous, for patients as well as medical physicians who might take the FDA endorsement at face value.

In a recent analysis of the past 206 FDA supported pharmaceutical drugs, over 36% of those (74 drugs) were approved on the basis of a single clinical trial.1

The blind leap of faith is not only dangerous due to the lack of clinical trials, but the side effects listed with these pharmaceuticals are vast and often overwhelming. A recent study conducted by Dr. Jon Duke, assistant professor of medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine, analyzed 5,600 drug labels and found more than 500,000 listed effects. Their findings indicated that more commonly recommended pharmaceuticals came with an average of 100 side effects, with some listing as many as 525. Now, obviously most of the side effects listed are less than likely, but the fact that the FDA is passing these medicines, often with one clinical trial and an average of 100 side effects, says all that needs to be sad about the hypocritical state of the medical system in America.

To make the comparison, feel free to visit PubMed, the National Library of Medicine’s database. A simple search for the term ‘cannabis’ will yield you over 14,000 studies, dating all the way back to 1843 and Dr. John Clendinning’s ‘Observations on the Medicinal Properties of the Cannabis Sativa of India.’ Now, a study is certainly not a clinical trial. However, as cannabis is federally illegal, those clinical trials have not been allowed and are left as ‘studies’. If we could speculate that those studies would have turned in to legal clinical trials, which, given the ‘anecdotal’ medicinal evidence, would be the case, then we could assume a certain percentage of these 14,000 studies would have become legal trials.

If we were then so bold as to take the FDA single-study approval percentage and apply it to even a third of these studies, you would have well over 1,000 cannabis related medications approved for medical use. However, currently the FDA has approved 0 cannabis related substances for medicinal use.

The National Cancer Institute, the federally recognized authority on cancer research, recently released their findings that ‘Cannabis has been shown to kill cancer cells in the laboratory.’

But what about the long-term side effects? Cannabis has to be as bad for you as the pharmaceutical alternative, right? Well that depends on who you ask. If you were to ask Dr. Jordan Bechtold, a psychology research fellow at the University of Pittsburg, he would say that cannabis use, especially as a teenager, does not lead to long-term side effects. Dr. Bechtold was part of a recent research group who, in conjunction with PITT and Rutgers University, followed 408 males from adolescence to their mid 30’s for the study. The findings were thereafter published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors and disseminated through the American Psychological Association (APA).

“What we found was a little surprising. There were no differences in any of the mental or physical health outcomes that we measured regardless of the amount of frequency of marijuana used during adolescence.” – Dr. Jordan Bechtold – University of Pittsburg Psychology Research Fellow

In the spirit of comparison, a simple search for ‘pharmaceutical long-term effects’ yields dozens of results that correlate to studies showing drastically negative side effects to long-term prescription pharmaceutical consumption. Not to mention the reported prescription drug overdose total, which according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a federally operated agency, in 2013 topped 24,000 people, 15,000 more than heroin.

So, in order to potentially overdose on a cannabis edible, one would have to eat 2.2 million times the suggested dose in 15 minutes.

Now, in order to hit the comparison out of the park, one most point out one last bit of information. Throughout the history of cannabis consumption, as far as we can trace it back that is, there are no documented cases of a cannabis consumer dying from overdose. It’s been reported that science has, however, figured out the amount of cannabis one would need to consume edibly in order to be at risk for a lethal reaction. That number is 22 kilograms. The recommended dose for a cannabis edible is 10 millagrams. So, in order to potentially overdose on a cannabis edible, one would have to eat 2.2 million times the suggested dose in 15 minutes. In terms of smoking cannabis, those numbers are comically more impossible to reach.

The point of all of this information is not to demonize the pharmaceutical industry, and not to glorify cannabis as the end-all perfect solution to medical treatments. Rather, this article simply aims to jumpstart the conversation as to the hypocrisy in which America allows medical treatments to be developed and approved for human consumption. For those who already knew this information, it is a data and research based compilation they can share with the skeptics in their lives. These studies are not coming from the cannabis community. Instead, these studies are coming from national renown medical colleges and federally funded research. In fact, the National Cancer Institute, the federally recognized authority on cancer research, recently released their findings that ‘Cannabis has been shown to kill cancer cells in the laboratory.’

So we did it. We’ve found a possible cure for cancer. After all of these years, and the billions of dollars that have gone towards researching this terrible disease, America has finally found something that could reverse the curse and treat suffering and dying patients. Let’s throw it in a single clinical trial and push it through the FDA. Oh wait…the treatment is cannabis related? Whoops. Never mind, back to the drawing board. This is the state of medicine in America right now. Sadly, this is not just one man’s opinion. This information is based on facts, research and information that is accessible to everyone, even the American government. Your move America.

What are your thoughts on this comparison? What do you think needs to happen so that cannabis can be treated in the same medical light as the pharmaceutical world? Do you even want it to be?

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Steve DeAngelo Releases New Book “The Cannabis Manifesto”

Steve DeAngelo Releases New Book “The Cannabis Manifesto”

advocacy and activism experience in the cannabis reform movement. His vision and trailblazing actions have been featured on news platforms across the world, including the United States, France, Australia, Canada, Japan, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

In addition to Steve’s successful business ventures and his media coverage, he is also an accomplished writer and sought after speaker among all cannabis business circles.

Summary

The Cannabis Manifesto is both a call to action and a radical vision of humans’ relationship with this healing but controversial plant. Steve DeAngelo, the founder of Harborside Health Center, the world’s largest medical-cannabis dispensary, presents a compelling case for cannabis as a wellness catalyst that must be legalized. His view that there is no such thing as recreational cannabis use challenges readers to rethink everything they thought they knew about marijuana.

The Cannabis Manifesto answers essential questions about the plant, using extensive research to fuel a thoughtful discussion about cannabis science and law, as well as its biological, mental, and spiritual effects on human beings. With a cultural critic’s eye peering through the lens of social justice, DeAngelo explains how cannabis prohibition has warped our most precious institutions—from the family, to the workplace, to the doctor’s office and the courtroom. In calling for a realistic national policy on a substance that has been used by half of all Americans, this essential primer will forever change the way the world thinks about cannabis, its benefits, and the laws governing its use.

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THC May Help Prevent Organ Rejection by Transplant Patients

THC May Help Prevent Organ Rejection by Transplant Patients

Researchers at the University of South Carolina have found that THC, one of the active ingredients in marijuana, may help prevent human bodies from rejecting organs after a transplant. Though more research is needed, this study indicates that THC might prove to be a useful anti-rejection therapy, especially in situations where transplanted organs aren’t a perfect match. These findings were published in the September 2015 issue of The Journal of Leukocyte Biology.

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“We are excited to demonstrate for the first time that cannabinoid receptors play an important role in the prolongation of rejection of a foreign graft by suppressing immune response in the recipient, said Mitzi Nagarkatti, Ph.D., a researcher involved in the work from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. “This opens up a new area of research that would lead to better approaches to prevent transplant rejection as well as to treat other inflammatory diseases.”

To make this discovery, Nagarkatti and colleagues used two groups of mice that were genetically different, and transplanted skin from one group to the other. All of the mice received incompatible skin, but one group was treated with a placebo and the other was treated with THC. The scientists observed that the rejection of the skin graft in mice that received THC was delayed when compared to the control group that only received a placebo.

“More and more research is identifying potential beneficial effects of substances contained in marijuana, but a major challenge has been identifying the molecular pathways involved,” said John Wherry, Deputy Editor of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology.

“These new studies point to important roles for the cannabinoid receptors as targets that might be exploited using approaches that refine how we think about substances derived from marijuana,” he said.

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MILegalize Reports Full Steam Ahead At Petition Drive Midway Point

The Michigan Comprehensive Cannabis Law Reform Committee (MILegalize), the state’s grassroots effort to legalize marijuana for adult use, is near the midway point in their campaign. Committee Chair Jeffrey Hank reports, “We are where we need to be with our signature count, and it’s due to the tireless efforts of our volunteer army.” The campaign

‘The Cannabis Manifesto’ Book By Steve DeAngelo Goes On Sale Tomorrow

If you are a loyal reader of this blog, than you have noticed that I have been talking a lot about a book that was written by Steve DeAngelo titled ‘The Cannabis Manifesto: A New Paradigm for Wellness.’ That is because I believe that this book has the ability to push cannabis reform further into

What Is The Gridiron Cannabis Coalition?

Yesterday I wrote an article about former NFL players spreading awareness about the benefits of using medical cannabis instead of harmful painkillers. More and more NFL players are coming out with their own personal stories of battling painkiller addiction, and the misery that goes with it. They also share how using medical cannabis has helped

Aurora, Colorado To See Local Marijuana Industry Double By Next Year

The cannabis industry is growing in Colorado by leaps and bounds. It seems like almost every week there is some new statistic out of Colorado that blows my mind. This last week I read about the City of Aurora in Colorado estimating that the local marijuana industry will double by next year. Per The Cannabist:

The 2015 Fall Regional Cannabis Business Summit Is Tomorrow

The cannabis industry is about to take the Eastern United States by storm. More and more states are about to reform their cannabis laws, and this will lead to the growth of the legal cannabis industry in the Eastern United States. Now is the time to prepare, which is why the 2015 Fall Regional Cannabis

Former NFL Players Will Change Minds About Medical Marijuana

This last week my buddy Kaliko was at the Cannabis World Congress and Business Expo in Los Angeles. Kaliko was there representing this blog, which is something that he does very well. He called me on Friday after he had attended a panel dealing with cannabis and sports. He said it was one of the

What Are The Best LED Grow Lights For Growing Cannabis?

For a long time LED grow lights that were on the market for growing cannabis left a lot to be desired. They were very expensive, and weren’t very well designed. Yes, they were LED grow lights, but they were not specifically designed and engineered for the needs of cannabis growers. That has changed in recent

Check Out Missouri Women Grow Events On Sunday

By Amber Iris Langston Women Grow MO is hosting a “Moms in the Park” event across the state on Sunday, September 20, and we hope you will join! This will be a chance to meet informally with other women and moms who support the efforts of Women Grow and Show-Me Cannabis. Juice boxes will be

Check Out The Tacoma NW Cannabis Classic Winners

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Congressmen Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Eliminate DEA Marijuana Eradication Program

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Cannabis oil is having success treating COPD

Story by: Paul Fassa

Cannabis oil is having success treating COPD

(NaturalNews) COPD is the often used term for “Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,” a rather clumsy and vague description for most of us. It includes a few different lung issues, such as emphysema, bronchiectasis and chronic bronchitis. The scary part is that it’s a mystery to our pharmaceutical-dependent medical system. And it gets progressively worse, often leading to death.

It’s third in disease death rates, behind only heart disease and cancer. COPD creates constricted airways in one’s lungs or renders small lung sacks inelastic and unable to fully accommodate breathing cycles; thus, there is obstruction.

COPD symptoms include some or all of the following: losing one’s breath with minor activity, chronic coughing, increased sputum, chest tightness or pain with difficulty breathing, increased lung infections and fatigue. It has been observed to have four stages. Many of those lugging oxygen canisters around are in the last two stages.

The pharmaceuticals prescribed for treating symptoms often have side effects that cause more problems. Big Pharma is still fishing for cures, while COPD diagnoses rates continue rising in our toxic environment.

Medical marijuana to the rescue once again

The treatment situation is so bleak and harmful with mainstream medicine that those desperate to breathe normally and cough up less mucus have desperately turned to medical marijuana for at least some relief without negative side effects.

Smoking marijuana cigarettes is shunned for obvious reasons, but many claim that vaping, or using a vaporizer to inhale cannabis, is useful for COPD without exacerbating the lungs’ inflammatory condition.

But better results have been achieved by ingesting cannabis, especially the potent, highly condensed oil extract that Rick Simpson pioneered in Canada and now in Eastern Europe. Many medical marijuana advocates, especially those in medical-cannabis-friendly states, have learned to make the oil and provide it to those in need.

Most of the cannabis treatment publicity has gone toward cancer, Crohn’s disease, chronic epileptic seizures and glaucoma. Even Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis victims have experienced positive results from various cannabis products with THC applications.

Pharmaceutical-dependent mainstream medicine hasn’t been able to cure any of these diseases or even alleviate symptoms without creating complications, some fatal.

More COPD patients have hopped on the cannabis cure bandwagon with positive results lately. These results include folks with late-stage COPD and severe emphysema.

An anecdotal sampling

At the relatively young age of 36, Jeff Waters was diagnosed with COPD. Eight years later he had to be rushed to an ER during another bout with bronchitis.

Lung scarring was discovered, and his condition was raised to stage 2 COPD. While prescribing several pharmaceuticals, the doctor told him that it would continue to get worse and eventually kill him.

Jeff did continue to get worse. He was unable to climb a flight of stairs and he wound up with stage 3 COPD and an oxygen canister to prove it. Showering and shaving without his oxygen supply turned out to be almost too arduous of a task.

Then an allergic reaction to a prescribed high blood pressure medication put him on life support in ICU with severe pneumonia for a month. After his recovery, he resolved to handle his COPD without mainstream medical interventions.

Jeff found COPD sufferers online who had resolved their COPD issues with cannabis oil. He networked with them and found his own sources for cannabis oil.

After only two months of using the oil, Jeff went off oxygen and all the pharmaceuticals he had been prescribed. He now walks two to five miles daily and claims that cannabis oil has allowed him “to get his life back.”

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Is Medical Marijuana the Solution for ALS?

Is Medical Marijuana the Solution for ALS?

By: Jahan Marcu

Last years ice bucket challenge has raised a huge amount of awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) — popularly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. With the help of celebrities, politicians and thousands of participants from across the country, the ALS Association raised $94.3 million dollars for research. However, as awareness burgeons, many remain unaware of the significant benefits that medical marijuana has in treating ALS.

The endocannabinoid system helps us to “Eat, sleep, relax, forget, and protect.” This article is about how the endocannabinoid system can be stimulated to “protect” motor-neurons, the nerves (brain-type cells) that control body movement (Abood 2001).

Lou Gehrig’s disease (or ALS, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a fatal disease that affects degrades the neurons in the body that control movement. The hallmarks of ALS is a rapid progression of weakness and paralysis, death occurs within 3-5 years in most cases, and brain function remains intact (Rowland 2001) . The exact causes or pathogenesis of ALS is poorly understood, and while the pharmaceutical industry has made treatment options available, none of these treatments prevent disease progression and death.

The human clinical studies on THC-only Cannabis are limited by sample size. Research regulations for clinical use of THC also make it difficult to recruit ALS patients in a timely manner for a controlled study. Despite these significant obstacles, two human studies have been conducted. One of the studies, was a pilot study investigating the safety and tolerability of THC in ALS patients (Gelinas/ABood 2002). This clinical study confirmed symptomatic benefits for appetite, insomnia, and spasticity. The seconds research study was conducted as an anonymous survey in 80 countries, 131 surveys were completed, and the mean age 54. Participants reported that Cannabis helped provide relief from drooling, speech and swallowing difficulty, appetite loss, weakness, shortness of breath, spasticity, depression, and pain (Amtmann D 2004). In animals with ALS, THC administered either before or after the onset of the disease delayed motor impairment and prolonged survival. Furthermore, THC potently reduced oxidative and excite-toxic damage in spinal cord cultures in vitro (Raman et al. 2004). The protective effects of cannabinoids and their anti-spastic effects in MS are well known (Carter 2001). Furthermore, cannabinoid receptors are up-regulated in human tissue during disease progression, making them an abundant target for treatment.

The benefits of Cannabis to treat ALS is prevalent in anecdotal evidence, but basic laboratory and animal research suggests that THC may be the first (and only?) naturally occurring, non-toxic, anti-oxidant to slow the progressions of the disease significantly. In addition to delaying the progression of disease and increasing life-span cannabinoids treatments may offer other benefits include sleep induction, appetite stimulation, saliva reduction, bronchodilation, analgesia, and muscle relaxation (Carter).

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Citations

Abood ME, Rizvi G, Sallapudi N, McAllister SD. 2001. Activation of the CB1 cannabinoid receptor protects cultured mouse spinal neurons against excitotoxicity. Neurosci Lett 309:197-201.

Amtmann D, Weydt P, Johnson KL, Jensen MP, Carter GT. 2004. Survey of cannabis use in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 21:95-104.

Carter GT, Rosen BS. 2001. Marijuana in the management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 18:264-70.

Gelinas DM, R; Abood, M. 2002. A pilot study of safety and tolerability of Delta 9-THC (Marinol) treatment for ALS. Amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis and Motor neuron Disorders 3.

Raman C, McAllister SD, Rizvi G, Patel SG, Moore DH, Abood ME. 2004. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: delayed disease progression in mice by treatment with a cannabinoid. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Other Motor Neuron Disord 5:33-9.

Rowland LP, Shneider NA. 2001. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. N Engl J Med 344:1688-700.

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The High Times Cannabis Cup Will Not Be Coming To Oregon In 2015

I think we have all had that person that we have been attracted to that flirts with us a bit, gets our hopes up, but nothing ever materializes. I know I’ve had my fare share of those scenarios. Those types of situations remind me of the High Times Cannabis Cup and my home state, Oregon.

Study: Inhaled Cannabis Mitigates Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms

Study: Inhaled Cannabis Mitigates Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms

by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director

Inhaling whole-plant cannabis provides symptomatic relief in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to observational trial data published in the March/April edition of the journal Clinical Neuropharmacology. Parkinson’s is a progressive disorder of the central nervous system that results in tremor, slowed movement, and muscle rigidity.

Investigators at Tel Aviv University, Department of Neurology evaluated Parkinson’s disease symptoms in 22 patients at baseline and 30-minutes after inhaling cannabis. Researchers reported that inhaled cannabis was associated with “significant improvement after treatment in tremor, rigidity, and bradykinsea (slowness of movement). There was also significant improvement of sleep and pain scores. No significant adverse effects of the drug were observed.

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” They concluded: “[T]his observational study is the first to report an amelioration of both motor and non–motor symptoms in patients with PD treated with cannabis. The study opens new venues for treatment strategies in PD especially in patients refractory to current medications.”

An abstract of the study, “Cannabis (Medical Marijuana) Treatment for Motor and Non–Motor Symptoms of Parkinson Disease:

An Open-Label Observational Study,” is online here. –

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