Source – trueactivist.com – A provision ending the federal prohibition on medical marijuana, banning federal agents from policing its users or raiding dispensaries in any state or district where it is legal, was just passed by Congress. The provision can be found in Congress’ new 1,603-page spending plan. Mainstream media may be quiet about this…
Source – wakeup-world.com – Rick Simpson’s “Canadian Cancer Cures” and the Rising Cannabis Oil Movement: Cannabis oil and its variations have made mainstream news with its positive effects on various diseases, including cancer, a disease that conventional medical therapies often complicate or worsen. All with great expense. Earlier this century, Rick Simpson had discovered a…
Source – sorendreier.com – The scientific evidence for cannabis being a medicinal plant is now overwhelming, the data shows that…cannabis cures cancer. With medical marijuana now becoming legal in many places, thousands of people are being treated and cured from their ailments through the use of cannabis. One of these being the ability for cannabis to treat and…
Source – hightimes.com – The enactment of statewide laws permitting the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes is associated with an annual reduction in obesity-related medical costs, according to data published online ahead of print in the journal Health Economics. Investigators at Cornell and San Diego State University reviewed 12 years of data from the CDC’s…
Source – dailykos.com – Growing industrial hemp on just 6% of American lands would produce 100% of our energy needs. We don’t need one drop of stinking fossil fuels. Heep seed oil is an excellent biodiesel which produces far less harmful pollution into our atmosphere, 80% less carbon dioxide and almost no sulfur emissions. Hemp…
Source – theantimedia.org – The momentum carrying the United States marijuana legalization movement appeared to dissipate last week after Ohio voters rejected a proposal to end prohibition of the plant. Issue 3, which would have legalized both recreational and medical marijuana in the state, was defeated by a 2 to 1 margin. Now, however, suspicions…
Source – theantimedia.org – In the state of Oregon, where marijuana for recreational purposes was legalized just over a month ago, there are already more retail marijuana shops than there are McDonald’s or Starbucks. According to Oregon’s Health Authority, there are 281 marijuana businesses in the state due to the fact that there was already…
Source – cannabisnowmagazine.com – The morning after Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau snuffed out Stephen Harper in the election, making him the new prime minister of Canada, marijuana stocks began to soar in anticipation that the country’s new governance would hold true their word to bring prohibition to a screeching halt. Some of the larger…
Source – myscienceacademy.org – A new study from the Journal of Psychopharmacology has found that taking psychedelic drugs does not result in impairment of mental health or an increased risk of depression. From the three drugs that were involved (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide or LSD, Psilocybin and Mescaline), the study declared that there are ‘no significant…
Source – themindunleashed.org – The original drafts of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written on paper derived from it. The sails of Christopher Columbus’ ship, the Santa Maria, were made of fabric spun from it. Even early U.S. currency was printed on material extracted from it: hemp, a.k.a. cannabis, the most…
Source – independent.co.uk – The UN may be about to call on the governments of all countries to end the “war on drugs” and decriminalise the use and possession of all illegal substances. In an extraordinary post on his Virgin website, Richard Branson said he had been showed a report by the UN Office on Drugs…
Source – mintpressnews.com – Many tribes are hesitant to jump into the pot business. And not everyone in Flandreau, about 45 miles north of Sioux Falls, believes in the project. But the profit potential has attracted the interest of many other tribes, just as the debut of slot machines and table games almost 27 years…
Source – wakingtimes.com – When Colorado decided to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, everyone expected the state’s tax revenue to increase. What they didn’t realize at the time was that the state government might actually make too much money. So far the state has earned over $150 million from the 30% tax on pot, which…
Source – in5d.com – We might think that our ethanol and biodiesel “flex-fuel” systems are all very cutting edge, but biofuel development is of course nothing new. Way back in the 1930’s, Henry Ford was hard at work in the alt-fuels sector, and in 1941 he constructed a hemp-fueled and hemp-bodied prototype car. The “plastic”…
Source – naturalnews.com –“…Our government, through taxpayer-funded agencies like the Department of Justice, pursues, arrests and imprisons Americans who would attempt to access or use cannabis oil to heal their own bodies. Because in public, they claim cannabis oil is not medicine. And in private, they seek to own the rights to that medicine”: (Government…
Source – time.com – Not only are people free to smoke weed—the weed is free: – As of July 1, new Oregon laws go into effect making it legal for adults ages 21 and up to possess and use recreational marijuana. It’s legal to grow marijuana in the state—up to four plants per residence, out…
Source – mintpressnews.com, By Kit O’Connell – “In addition to treating cannabis as a sacrament, the church’s commandments include respecting one’s body, other people, and nature, and opposing trolls and bullying on the Internet”: – On July 1, the same day Indiana’s controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or RFRA, goes into effect, the First Church…
Source – thefreethoughtproject.com – “The worst part about it is my husband’s a police officer, he’s a deputy sheriff. It’s a double-edged sword: We know the law, but at the same time, she’s suffering and it’s not always feasible to up and move to Colorado.” Greene County, TN — The state’s immoral war on drugs…
Source – marketwatch.com – Colorado may be paying a reefer refund. Colorado may have to refund a large chunk of taxes back to its citizens, thanks in part to a rush of marijuana-related income that was originally slated to help fund education. The turn of events is a result of Colorado’s infant legal-marijuana laws coming…
Source – higherperspective.com – According to a new study published in the journal Pharmacology and Behavior, chemicals within cannabis have antioxidant properties that protect the brain’s cells from damage caused by excessive consumption of alcohol. This study outlines how excessive alcohol consumption results in neuro-degeneration, as well as a variety of behavioral and cognitive impairments.…
Source – .blacklistednews.com – Cannabis oil is gathering an unstoppable momentum as a world class healer, and there is little or nothing Western Governments are going to be able to do stop it. Cases are popping up all over the world showing that cannabis oil has healed some very serious diseases, including anxiety disorders, epilepsy,…
Source – themindunleashed.org – Cannabis is labeled by the US Government as a Schedule One Narcotic, meaning little to no known medical value. (Even though the US Govt holds patents that state otherwise) Marinol, which is APPROVED BY THE FDA, is synthesized THC. Millions of people are sitting in jail for using Cannabis raw, but…
Source – wakingtimes.com – Although I’ve been aware of the recent positive feedback of cannabis oil to various serious diseases, I was still skeptical to consider this as a viable solution for certain health disorders. After all, so many people these days are looking for the perfect miracle pill to solve their health issues! Was…
Source – washingtonpost.com – No pressure, Colorado and Washington, but the world is scrutinizing your every move. That was the take-home message of an event today at the Brookings Institution, discussing the international impact of the move toward marijuana legalization at the state-level in the U.S. Laws passed in Colorado and Washington, with other states…
Source – zengardner.com – It started out simply enough a few months back; I wanted to get a vial of cannabis oil to treat a recurring melanoma from 60+ years of working out in the sun. As I stated in a previous article, in making phone calls to some of the more prominent dispensaries in…
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