cannabis and marijuana news and information
Thursday March 29th 2012
Medical marijuana refers to the use of parts of the herb cannabis (also referred to as medical cannabis) as a form of medicine or to synthetic forms of specific cannabinoids such as THC as a form of medicine. The Cannabis plant from which the cannabis drug is derived has a long history of medicinal use, with evidence dating back to 2,737 BCE. A number of studies, some disputed, claim that medical cannabis relieves symptoms and is helpful in the treatment of many diseases. Learn more in the Medical marijuana section.

Medical Marijuana news

Family Uses Medical Marijuana to Treat Son’s Cancer

Montana  -  A Montana family is using medical marijuana to save their son’s life. Cash is three years old and he’s [Read More]

Colorado: Denied housing because of Medical Marijuana Card

Medical marijuana stops medical marijuana patient’s rental plans Complex denied user an apartment based on pot use Leave it [Read More]

SmokeOut for Safe Access: Cypress Hill, Kottonmouth Kings Rally for Medical Marijuana

Cypress Hill, Tommy Chong, Kottonmouth Kings and about 200 other medical marijuana supporters rallied together in downtown Los [Read More]

Alabama: Medical marijuana bill undergoing changes to strengthen accountability

Supporters of a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Alabama are tweaking the legislation to make it more palatable to [Read More]

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Hemp news

The hidden industry of hemp

By Avalon Manly – In 1936, the movie “Reefer Madness (Tell Your [Read More]

General news

Marijuana Shrinks Tumors Government Knew in 1974

The term medical marijuana took on dramatic new meaning in February, 2000 when [Read More]

USA: Supporters of legalizing marijuana in Arkansas rally for support

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) — Supporters of the legalization of marijuana in Arkansas [Read More]

Cannabis news

SmokeOut for Safe Access: Cypress Hill, Kottonmouth Kings Rally for Medical Marijuana

Cypress Hill, Tommy Chong, Kottonmouth Kings and about 200 other medical marijuana supporters rallied together in downtown Los Angeles Thursday for [Read More]

Tackling Cancer: The Cash Hyde Foundation

Today we are taking a moment to recognize the great work being done by The Cash Hyde Foundation. Everyone knows what cancer is and what it can do to [Read More]

Colorado: Marijuana proposal fails to make Colorado ballots – Or has it?

Colorado marijuana activists have about two weeks to collect an additional 2,500 signatures to get a proposal legalizing possession of the drug for [Read More]

Roseanne Barr launches her bid to become president

It’s no joke – Roseanne Barr has submitted her plan to go from the nut farm to the White House as the Green Party’s presidential nominee. The [Read More]

Editorial

Marijuana helps cure cancer says Harvard study

Marijuana helps cure cancer says Harvard study

Believe it or not, a Harvard study released on April 17, 2007 shows that the active ingredient in marijuana, THC, cuts tumor growth in common lung cancer in half and significantly reduces the ability of the cancer to spread! Researchers at Harvard tested the chemical THC in [Read More]

California: More legal mumbo-jumbo on medical marijuana

California: More legal mumbo-jumbo on medical marijuana

Really, you have to wonder what these judges were smoking. Here, read for yourself (quick version for those with short [Read More]

Marijuana: The big lie

Marijuana: The big lie

It is not a “war on drugs”, it’s a war on the people who use drugs. If the U.S. government wanted to eradicate the [Read More]

Production Studio Spotlight: Glass Slipper Studio in North Hollywood

Production Studio Spotlight: Glass Slipper Studio in North Hollywood

Through a friend I found out about Glass Slipper Studio’s because of their emmense support of industrial hemp and [Read More]