Posts Tagged ‘marijuana’
New study explores cannabis effect on short term memory
The effect of weed on your short term memory has long been a standard in any cannabis-comedy routine. Now, researchers are unlocking the effect of cannabis on memory.
A new study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry suggests that variations in the chemical makeup of different strains of marijuana are associated with different levels of cognitive impairment while high.
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Cannabis gateway theory challenged by new research results
DURHAM, N.H. — New research from the University of New Hampshire shows that the “gateway effect” of marijuana — that teenagers who use marijuana are more likely to move on to harder illicit drugs as young adults — is overblown.

Billboard paid for by US tax payers in Portland
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Canadian study shows relief for chronic neuropathic pain
There’s now more scientific evidence for what many patients have known for awhile: Smoking marijuana can ease chronic neuropathic pain and help patients sleep better, according to a team of researchers in Montreal.
But many politicians and medical personnel have been reluctant to advocate medical marijuana because, even though patients champion its use, there have been calls for more scientific studies.
All of the patients rotated through each of the four dosages, with nine days of no smoking in between.
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Mexico former president advocates for drug legalization
And here’s one more former politician advocating for legalization of drugs! It seems that quite a few of them can have a totally different speech once they retire. This double-sided view doesn’t reassure much when you realize these guys have the power, or better to say, they serve it. The organised crime in Mexico has [...]![]()
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Oakland legalizes Marijuana Farms
Oakland’s City Council late Tuesday adopted regulations permitting industrial-scale marijuana farms, a plan that some small farmers argued would squeeze them out of the industry they helped to build.
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We declared a war on ourselves, not drugs!
As the country of origin for the war on drugs, the USA is the perfect example to overview the consequences of such measure.
As some Americans have been, and continue to be, pointing at the utility of such measures, Tony Newmann, communications director for the Drug Policy Alliance gives his view on the conception of drugs:
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Police kills man’s dogs in front of his kids during marijuana raid
What kind of a sick world do we live in if a man can see his dogs killed in front of his family by the police for a small quantity of weed?
Jonathan E. Whitworth found his house raided by the police because investigators believed Whitworth was in possession of a large amount of marijuana and was considered a distributor. The Police raided his house at around 20:30 and shot his two dogs while his family was present. The only thing they found was a grinder, a pipe and a small amount of marijuana.
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How to build your cannabis growroom video
This video explains in detail how to build your own growroom and how to grow first class cannabis in the comfort of your own home. The video covers everything you need to know about growing weed indoors – from the materials needed to build your growroom to the appropriate humidity level and amount of water needed per marijuana plant. If you are planning to grow your medicinal weed at home this video is a must see!
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Cannabis legal in the Czech Republic?!

The Czech Republic is bringing in some very interesting legislation in 2010.
From January 1st, individuals in possession of 15 grams of cannabis or less will not be charged with a crime in the Czech Republic. The new laws, which decriminalize the possession of ‘small amounts’ of most currently illegal drugs, are based on a Justice Ministry proposal which was approved by the Czech government earlier this month.
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Ex-U.S. attorney: Time to change pot laws

Three years ago, former U.S. Attorney John McKay was somewhere near the front lines of the nation’s drug war.
Directing federal prosecutions in Western Washington before he was fired in 2006 by the administration that appointed him, McKay’s office sent marijuana smugglers and farmers to prison on decade-long terms. It indicted a loudmouth Canadian pro-pot activist for selling cannabis seeds by mail order.
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