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6 Reasons To Juice Rather Than Smoke Cannabis. Marco Torres, Prevent DiseaseWaking Times Juicing cannabis usually involves blending or pressing fresh plant material instead of buds that have been dried or aged.

6 Reasons To Juice Rather Than Smoke Cannabis

Some believe that raw cannabis should be treated as a dietary staple. Cannabis is one of the most versatile plants with few others matching its medicinal powers. Separating the myths from the facts still remains a challenge. Here are the top reasons to juice cannabis rather than smoke it. 1. Cannabis – whether Sativa, Indica, Ruderalis, male, female, hermaphrodite, wild, bred for fiber, seeds or medicinal resin – is a vegetable with every dietary essential we can’t synthesize: Essential Amino Acids, Essential Fatty Acids, Essential Cannabinoid acids and hundreds of anti-Cancer compounds.

Category:Cannabis activists. Category:Cannabis activists. V. I .P(otheads) Cannabis seeds species genetic origins and history of marijuana strains. Although thousands of hybridized cannabis seeds varieties have been created by enthusiastic home and professional seed breeders, the fundamental genetic stock of traditional cannabis seeds strains is well-known and respected.

Cannabis seeds species genetic origins and history of marijuana strains

Consider strains presented here the basic colour palette from which breeders mix and combine to create limitless diversity of new cannabis strains. Base origins and history of cannabis strains: Columbian aka Gold: It was one of the original sativa strains imported, that fueled the sixties marijuana renaissance in North America. Ohhhh the sweet smell and taste with a mellow high that can’t be matched these days. The Science Behind Cannabis and Creativity. During a government background check in 1988, Steve Jobs famously remarked: “The best way I would describe the effect of the marijuana and the hashish is that it would make me relaxed and creative.”

The Science Behind Cannabis and Creativity

So, was one of the most creative minds of our time onto something, or was he just a turtleneck-wearing stoner who happened to be a genius? We work in a creative industry. Our success depends on our ability to generate exciting ideas and fresh campaigns, to adapt to various budgets, resources, and constraints. The Science Behind Cannabis and Creativity. Marijuana. U.S. may help marijuana shops get banking services. Historic U.S. Senate Hearing on Marijuana Legalization. On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a first-ever Senate hearing on the issue of marijuana legalization and the tension between state and federal marijuana laws.

Historic U.S. Senate Hearing on Marijuana Legalization

Last November, Colorado and Washington became the first political jurisdictions in the world to approve the legal regulation of marijuana. Twenty states and the District of Columbia have also approved the medical use of marijuana. On August 29, theDepartment of Justice issued a directive to federal prosecutors instructing them not to interfere with state marijuana laws – as long as a number of stipulations are adhered to, such as preventing distribution to minors. “On the one hand, it’s hard to fathom why the Senate had to wait until twenty states had legalized marijuana for medical purposes, and two more had legalized it more broadly, before taking up this issue for the first time,’ said Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance.

Historic U.S. Measure to Legalize Medical Marijuana Filed in Puerto Rico. 大麻の吸引は「うつに効果がある」との研究結果. 日本で大麻は違法だが、海外の一部地域では癌(がん)やエイズの治療にも取り入れられ、合法的に使用されている。

大麻の吸引は「うつに効果がある」との研究結果

そんな大麻が、うつや気分の落ち込みに効果があるとの研究結果が発表され、注目を集めている。 ・暗い気持ちに作用する成分「THC」 ヨーロッパで出版された神経精神薬理学誌が、「THC(テトラヒドロカンナビノイド)には、落ち込んだ気持ちを明るい気分に変える効果がある」と発表している。 ちなみに大麻の実効成分が THC だ。 THC には、鎮痛効果があるとされる脳内の内因性カンナビノイドを活性化させ、暗い気分を上向きにさせる効能がある。 よって、大麻に含まれる THC が、うつや精神疾患の治療に利用できるのではないかとの議論が持ち上がったのである。 ・大麻でハッピーな気分 そこで、オランダの医大研究チームが “落ち込んだ気分に対する大麻の効果” を検証することに。 次に、「嬉しそうな人」と「恐がる人」の写真を全員に見せ、それぞれの表情を真似してもらった。 ・脳スキャンでも証明 さらに実験結果を裏付けるために、研究チームが被験者の脳をスキャンしたところ、大脳の感情を処理する部分に THC の有効性が現れていることが明らかになった。 もしかしたら近い将来、日本でも、うつや精神疾患で苦しむ患者に、精神薬として大麻が処方される日が来るかもしれない。 参照元:Mail Online(英文) 執筆:Nekolas Photo:RocketNews24. 大麻の吸引は「うつに効果がある」との研究結果. Tv Animated GIFs. 27 States by 2014. Jamaica government urged to legalise marijuana to improve economy. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Friday August 30, 2013 - The Portia Simpson Miller led administration is being urged to legalise and regulate marijuana as the nation’s economy could benefit from such a move.

Jamaica government urged to legalise marijuana to improve economy

This is according to the Executive Director of the US base Drug Policy Alliance, Ethan Nadelmann who believes that although a study has not been carried out surrounding the benefits of marijuana legalisation, anecdotal evidence suggests it could be the next big crop for the island. Feds won't sue to stop marijuana use in 2 states. WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite 75 years of federal marijuana prohibition, the Justice Department said Thursday that states can let people use the drug, license people to grow it and even allow adults to stroll into stores and buy it — as long as the weed is kept away from kids, the black market and federal property.

Feds won't sue to stop marijuana use in 2 states

In a sweeping new policy statement prompted by pot legalization votes in Washington and Colorado last fall, the department gave the green light to states to adopt tight regulatory schemes to oversee the medical and recreational marijuana industries burgeoning across the country. The action, welcomed by supporters of legalization, could set the stage for more states to legalize marijuana. Alaska could vote on the question next year, and a few other states plan similar votes in 2016. The policy change embraces what Justice Department officials called a "trust but verify" approach between the federal government and states that enact recreational drug use.

Colorado Gov. Washington Gov. Be Careful When Investing In Marijuana Company Stocks. Do You Know What You Are Buying When You Make That Marijuana Industry Stock Investment?

Be Careful When Investing In Marijuana Company Stocks

Anyone who has done some serious research on purchasing stocks from a marijuana company realizes that a majority of what is out there is bad news. Most of what I have seen out there is a straight scam. The companies will tout ‘their experts’ and ‘mult-state agreements’ and a bunch of other impressive sounding claims, but at the end of the day they are just selling stocks that are only worth their weight in toilet paper. 13 - UNSWOOSHER hemp top tyre sole boot with rough seams made in Portugal and muddy straight out of the box. European-made boots with an eco-friendly hemp canvas top and a tyre sole.

13 - UNSWOOSHER hemp top tyre sole boot with rough seams made in Portugal and muddy straight out of the box

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