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December 27, 2013
12/27/2013
2013: The Year in Review – NORML’s Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy

2013: The Year in Review – NORML’s Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy

NORML and NORML Foundation are supported by cannabis consumers and other caring citizens. Please see our annual report and help us to keep going strong into 2014 by making...
By: NORML
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December 17, 2013
12/17/2013
Study: Cannabidiol Holds Promise For Treating Psychosis

Study: Cannabidiol Holds Promise For Treating Psychosis

Cananbidiol (CBD), a non-psychotropic cannabinoid, alleviates psychotic symptoms and may hold promise as an alternative antipsychotic treatment, according to a review published in the November issue of the...
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December 11, 2013
12/11/2013
Cannabis More Than an Alternative Medicine for Epileptic Boy

Cannabis More Than an Alternative Medicine for Epileptic Boy

Imagine supplying thirty children with enough organic medicine to calm their seizures for a year. Now imagine facing prison time for it. That is exactly what is...
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December 11, 2013
12/11/2013
My Favorite Strains: Critical Mass

My Favorite Strains: Critical Mass

At this point in cannabis history, many more people have started to talk about CBD, the non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in marijuana, for its incredible pain relieving and...
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November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
Families Continue to Come to Colorado for Cannabis Treatment

Families Continue to Come to Colorado for Cannabis Treatment

As knowledge of cannabis as a viable treatment for cancer and epilepsy for children becomes more accepted – even the FDA has now approved CBD to treat kids...
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November 18, 2013
11/18/2013
FDA Approves Plant-Derived CBD to Treat Children

FDA Approves Plant-Derived CBD to Treat Children

GW Pharmaceuticals announced the FDA approval of one of its drugs that’s basically just concentrated, plant-derived CBD.
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November 13, 2013
11/13/2013
Ladybud Interviews Martin Lee of Project CBD

Ladybud Interviews Martin Lee of Project CBD

Ladybud’s Vanessa Waltz interviews Martin Lee of Project CBD, discussing the differences between, and effects of, cannabinoids.
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November 12, 2013
11/12/2013
Demand for Low-THC Pot for Children Outpaces Nonprofit

Demand for Low-THC Pot for Children Outpaces Nonprofit

Now that marijuana’s medical properties are becoming undeniable, particularly for cancer and epilepsy, more and more parents of sick kids are seeking out the healing herb and...
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November 8, 2013
11/08/2013
Cannabis 101: Choosing a Strain

Cannabis 101: Choosing a Strain

Another challenge facing the marijuana newcomer is choosing the proper strain. Frankly, this may not be too much of a concern when you’re just starting out. Similar...
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October 30, 2013
10/30/2013
Canna-Pet: The First Cannabis Medicine for Pets Is Here

Canna-Pet: The First Cannabis Medicine for Pets Is Here

Canna-pet is new cannabis medicine for pets. It’s CBD-based, so it can be sold over the counter.
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October 25, 2013
10/25/2013
FDA Approves Trials Assessing CBD For Pediatric Epilepsy

FDA Approves Trials Assessing CBD For Pediatric Epilepsy

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved two clinical trials to assess the efficacy of cannabidiol (CBD), a nonpsychoactive plant cannabinoid, in the treatment of intractable pediatric...
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October 25, 2013
10/25/2013
Israel Growing High-Less Medical Marijuana

Israel Growing High-Less Medical Marijuana

A medical marijuana company in Israel is now growing a “high-less” strain that contains less than 1% THC and over 15% CBD.
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October 16, 2013
10/16/2013
More Anti-Cancer Properties of Marijuana Revealed

More Anti-Cancer Properties of Marijuana Revealed

Studies have shown that marijuana not only helps fight the symptoms of treating cancer but also the disease itself. THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, often gets the credit for...
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September 3, 2013
09/03/2013
My Favorite Strains: CBD Taffy (Dabs)

My Favorite Strains: CBD Taffy (Dabs)

CBD (Cannabidiol) is an amazingly powerful cannabinoid which has a pain-relieving effect that can be used to treat a variety of conditions. There are many strains of medical marijuana currently available...
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August 28, 2013
08/28/2013
High Scientist: Precision Medicine, Breakthroughs in Cancer Treatment

High Scientist: Precision Medicine, Breakthroughs in Cancer Treatment

Being diagnosed with cancer is likely one of the most frightening things that can happen in life. Not only can the disease be fatal, the treatment itself...
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August 20, 2013
08/20/2013
New Jersey Dispensary to Provide Meds to Sick Kids for Free

New Jersey Dispensary to Provide Meds to Sick Kids for Free

Thanks to the fact that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has finally eased access to medical marijuana for minors, Compassionate Care Centers of America Foundation, Inc. has said...
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August 12, 2013
08/12/2013
Cannabis Cure: The Charlotte Figi Saga

Cannabis Cure: The Charlotte Figi Saga

CNN recently “broke” a story that actually hit the scene back in June. The story is that of young Charlotte Figi, a 6-year old from Colorado who...
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July 11, 2013
07/11/2013
Weed for Weight Loss

Weed for Weight Loss

Munchies are pretty much always synonymous with smoking marijuana. I have had my share of nights downing a whole pint of Haagen Dazs and an entire bag...
By: Lateralus
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July 2, 2013
07/02/2013
Cannabinoids 101

Cannabinoids 101

Medicinal cannabinoids can be kind of confusing. When you go to the dispensary, the strains will usually have the percentages of the subclasses of several cannabinoids listed. But...
By: Lateralus
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June 11, 2013
06/11/2013
Even More Science Suggesting Cannabinoids May Halt Diabetes

Even More Science Suggesting Cannabinoids May Halt Diabetes

Pre-clinical study data published online in the scientific journal Nutrition & Diabetes reports that tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) — a naturally occurring analogue of THC — possesses positive metabolic effects in animal models of obesity....
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