Category: Cannabis Facts

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Cannabis facts including marijuana research articles

May 3, 2013
05/03/2013
Researchers Find Weed May Be Key to Treating HIV

Researchers Find Weed May Be Key to Treating HIV

Since its rise in the early 80s, HIV has sadly become one of the most infamously crippling, hard-to-beat viruses. But preliminary research from the Temple University School of Medicine...
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May 2, 2013
05/02/2013
How to Make Bubble Hash With Bubble Bags

How to Make Bubble Hash With Bubble Bags

While many Weedists out there may know the differences between hash and straight-up marijuana, even the most frequent hash smoker may not know the many different ways...
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May 2, 2013
05/02/2013
Video: What if Cannabinoids in Cannabis Cured Cancer & Other Diseases?

Video: What if Cannabinoids in Cannabis Cured Cancer & Other Diseases?

This video (What if Cannabis Cured Cancer) from 2010 is a must-see for anyone having a discussion about the medicinal effects of cannbinoids. Long story short, humans...
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April 30, 2013
04/30/2013
Prospero’s Grow: Week 6: It’s Flower Time!

Prospero’s Grow: Week 6: It’s Flower Time!

After five weeks of growing marijuana plants in my studio apartment in Denver, it was finally time to see some buds! It’s flower time! A quick crash course...
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April 29, 2013
04/29/2013
Benefits of Juicing Cannabis, a How-to Guide

Benefits of Juicing Cannabis, a How-to Guide

This is just one of several videos online right now that talks about the benefits of juicing cannabis. I’ve been discussing juicing here on Weedist as I document growing...
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April 29, 2013
04/29/2013
WA House Approves Bill to Distinguish Marijuana From Hemp

WA House Approves Bill to Distinguish Marijuana From Hemp

In a vote of 95-1, the Washington House of Representatives passed a bill that would classify marijuana as part of the cannabis plant that contains more than...
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April 25, 2013
04/25/2013
PopSci.com Infographic – Which Drugs Kill Americans

PopSci.com Infographic – Which Drugs Kill Americans

PopSci.com (Popular Science) has released a great infographic and article by Katie Peek, who reports: “hile cocaine, heroin and alcohol are all responsible for enough deaths to...
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April 16, 2013
04/16/2013
Willie Nelson Explains How Marijuana Can Be Deadly

Willie Nelson Explains How Marijuana Can Be Deadly

In an interview with Huffington Post, legendary musician Willie Nelson had this to say about marijuana policy: “There’s money there, and anyone with any brains at all...
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April 15, 2013
04/15/2013
UNICEF Study: Nations With More Liberal Drug Laws, Youths Use Cannabis Less

UNICEF Study: Nations With More Liberal Drug Laws, Youths Use Cannabis Less

UNICEF’s “Report Card 11” found that countries with more liberal drug laws had lower rates of youths who smoked marijuana than nations with stricter penalties. Canada was #1...
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April 15, 2013
04/15/2013
What Does Marijuana Do to Pets?

What Does Marijuana Do to Pets?

Colorado State University veterinarian and associate professor Timothy Hacket explains: “If you give a dog a stick of butter or a bowl of cooking oil — marijuana...
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April 5, 2013
04/05/2013
Strain Reviews: Sativa Dominant for Daytime or Active Use

Strain Reviews: Sativa Dominant for Daytime or Active Use

Patients who come into the dispensary where I work ask about good strains for a variety of different situations. Those with chronic pain tend to enjoy indica...
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April 4, 2013
04/04/2013
Time: Marijuana No More of a Gateway Drug Than Alcohol

Time: Marijuana No More of a Gateway Drug Than Alcohol

In his recent article in Time, Joe Klein makes the point that fears about marijuana being a gateway drug are from a different era; In the 30’s...
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April 2, 2013
04/02/2013
Weed: Colombia’s Newest Weapon in the Fight Against Drug Addiction

Weed: Colombia’s Newest Weapon in the Fight Against Drug Addiction

Basuco, Colombia’s answer to crack cocaine, is a problem in Bogota. With an estimated .1 percent of the city addicted to the cheap, smokeable, insanely impure cocaine...
By: Andy Cush
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March 29, 2013
03/29/2013
Maryland: NORML Testimony In Favor Marijuana Decriminalization

Maryland: NORML Testimony In Favor Marijuana Decriminalization

Written Testimony In Favor of Senate Bill 297 To Be Heard By The Members of the House Judiciary Committee Thursday, March 28, 2013, at 1:00pm By Allen...
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March 29, 2013
03/29/2013
Study: Significantly Better Health Outcomes With Smoking Cannabis Than Tobacco

Study: Significantly Better Health Outcomes With Smoking Cannabis Than Tobacco

Adults who inhale cannabis report significantly better health outcomes than do those who smoke tobacco or a combination of both substances, according to exploratory survey data to be published...
By: NORML
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March 28, 2013
03/28/2013
Research on Health-Related Quality of Life in Medical Cannabis-Using Patients

Research on Health-Related Quality of Life in Medical Cannabis-Using Patients

In August 2012, I published an article based on my PhD research in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine which documented symptom relief and health-related quality of life in...
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March 26, 2013
03/26/2013
Prospero’s Grow: Week 1: Set Up and Explanation of Juicing Cannabis

Prospero’s Grow: Week 1: Set Up and Explanation of Juicing Cannabis

Well, I finally went ahead and did it. After months of thinking about it, talking to people I work with and trust, and doing research, I bought...
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March 21, 2013
03/21/2013
DVD Review: The Hash Man

DVD Review: The Hash Man

Even if you spend 40+ hours a week working in the cannabis industry, there are so many different aspects to producing marijuana that you’re always learning. Spending...
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March 20, 2013
03/20/2013
Stressed? Try Yoga and/or Cannabis

Stressed? Try Yoga and/or Cannabis

It is widely agreed that the harder you drive (stress) your car, the faster it breaks down. Our bodies are not so different. The harder you use...
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March 19, 2013
03/19/2013
BHO vs. Back Pain-Strong Medicine for Hard Hitters

BHO vs. Back Pain-Strong Medicine for Hard Hitters

This is a true story… When I moved to a MMJ state, I found myself in an interesting situation. I was already a heavy recreational smoker, but...
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