The Legendary Cannabis Strain Of Alaska

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There’s an old legendary strain of marijuana that has the cannabis community in Alaska on a mission to track it down.  The strain is known as Matanuska Thunder F***, and it has a colorful history that is shrouded in mystery and excitement. Most people say the strain first appeared on the scene in the early […]

Cannabis Oil Gives Young Woman With Rare Disease Her Life Back

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When she was just 19 years old, Amy Black was diagnosed with an extremely rare disease called sarcoidosis.  The disease, as well as the side effects from the medication she had to take to treat the disease, were leaving her with a much lower quality of life than she was enjoying before. She explains: “I’ve […]

Study Evaluates Marijuana As A Treatment For Veterans With PTSD

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A new study, the first of its kind, is being conducted in order to evaluate the usefulness of marijuana as a treatment for PTSD in veterans.  The first participant was given cannabis on Monday according to the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), the organization conducting the experiment. MAPS is a non-profit based in California […]

Cannabis-Derived Drug Working Miracles For Children With Seizures

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For a number of children and young adults with epilepsy, standard anti epileptic drugs are not treating their severe conditions.  But another drug coming out of the medical marijuana industry may be able to help. Researchers from the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco put this hypothesis to the test with a study of 162 […]

Cannabis Seeds: Pick Your Perfect Cannabis Seed

Let’s talk about Cannabis Seeds and how to pick up your perfect cannabis seed among different cannabis seeds. When it comes to collecting, one of the most exciting things you can choose to collect are cannabis seeds. Hemp is an extremely undervalued resource that has applications in both industry and medicine. For industry, hemp can […]

How Medical Cannabis Could Replace Many Pharmaceuticals

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The evidence is building up more and more all the time: medical cannabis could serve as superior substitute for many other substances, including prescription drugs. One 2015 cross-sectional study from Canada found that about 80.3% of 410 people substitute cannabis for one prescription drug.  That includes drugs that could be harmful or addictive.  That survey […]

Can Marijuana Cure A Hangover?

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image via Greatist.com If you are hungover right now, you are likely looking for anything and everything that can help you feel better. There are many people out there that swear that marijuana can help cure an alcohol hangover. And here’s why- There is scientific evidence that marijuana helps with problems related to having an  […]

Ways Legal Medical Cannabis Benefits Society

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Image from cultureofawareness.com As the number of people utilizing marijuana grows, so too does our understanding of its societal benefits. Here are a few of the latest scientific findings: Patients’ use of all varieties of prescription drugs drops when medical cannabis is an option. Researchers assessed the relationship between medical marijuana legalization laws and physicians’ […]