New Medi-Pot Strips Away the Buzz
New marijuana strain high in Cannabidiol and low in THC "reduces the euphoric side effects" according to developers.
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Study of Studies: Drug Prohibition Key Source of Violence and Crime
CANNABIS CULTURE - An extensive study by Canadian researchers has concluded that "tough on crime" prohibition laws proposed by Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party will have no effect on drug supply and may boost rates of violence in the country.
Harper Ignores Taxpayer-Funded Crime Research
The federal Justice Department pays to help publicize leading criminal justice research that frequently discredits the Conservative government’s “tough-on-crime” agenda.
Cannabinoid Studies Released
CANNABIS CULTURE - The state-funded California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research announced that its studies have shown marijuana to have therapeutic value in a report released on February 17.
New Study Confirms Marijuana as an Effective Painkiller
CANNABIS CULTURE - A new California state-sponsored study has found that medical cannabis can reduce pain for patients suffering from HIV/Aids, multiple sclerosis, and cancer.
Medical Marijuana Lab Latest to be Raided
DEA agents have hit another marijuana testing lab not long after it had applied for a license.
Laws Ineffective in Curbing Cannabis Use: Experts
Laws against cannabis have failed to cut its use around the world and have led to policies that are intrusive, socially divisive and expensive, according to an international group of drug policy experts.
Review Finds Marijuana May Help MS Patients
Cancer patients, glaucoma patients and others can benefit from medical marijuana, and now a new analysis shows that it can help multiple sclerosis (MS) patients find relief from the muscle spasms that are the hallmark of the debilitating autoimmune disease.
Sacked Adviser Urges Cannabis Probe
Sacked government drugs adviser Prof David Nutt has called for a Royal Commission to investigate whether cannabis should be decriminalised.
Jacob responds to Jon Ferry on David Nutt firings
Mr Ferry... why do you not come out strongly when the RCMP (Or, as it was last week, the OPP) issue press releases with unsubstantiated and alarmist statements about the danger of marijuana cultivation facilities?
