Do daytime highs take you beyond the functional buzz, yearning for the mellow weed of yore? This post from High Times shares all you need to know about high-quality, low-THC cannabis. As THC percentages continue to soar, some smokers are opting for less potent pot. Whether you’re nostalgic for the days of mellow weed or simply seeking a daytime smoke for a functional buzz, ... Continue Reading
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Cancer Survivor Vouches for Efficacy of Cannabis Oil
A brain cancer survivor praises cannabis oil for 'saving her life' after being told she had just a few months to live. Read this post from Birmingham Live about how cannabis oil helped her. A cancer survivor has told how cannabis oil 'saved her life'. The comments come after she was told an incurable brain tumour would kill her within just months. In December 2013 ... Continue Reading
STUDY: Cannabidiol inhibits pathogenic T cells, decreases spinal microglial activation and ameliorates multiple sclerosis-like disease in C57BL/6 mice
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cannabis extracts and several cannabinoids have been shown to exert broad anti-inflammatory activities in experimental models of inflammatory CNS degenerative diseases. Clinical use of many cannabinoids is limited by their psychotropic effects. However, phytocannabinoids like cannabidiol (CBD), devoid of psychoactive activity, are, ... Continue Reading
3 Tips for Dishing Up Cannabis Edibles at Home
A professional cannabis chef has great advice to get you started on making cannabis edibles at home. This post from Philly420 shares tips on cooking with cannabis. Are you ready for dinner with Mary Jane? Perhaps we can start with a Waldorf salad made with freshly collect keef, then move on to marijuana butter mashed potatoes and generous slices of hash oil infused, ... Continue Reading
Are Cannabinoids a Potential Cancer Treatment?
Research reveals that cannabinoids could be a promising cancer treatment. This post from Well+Good highlights their potential beyond cancer symptom reduction. For quite some time, cannabinoids—the biologically active components in marijuana—have been hypothesized as an effective means for reducing cancer-treatment–related symptoms. And a new review provides evidence that ... Continue Reading