Tag: Medical
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Pliny the Elder: Ancient Pioneer of Medical Marijuana
It’s rare when new cannabis discoveries concern someone who died nearly 2,000 years ago, but that’s what happened, when a scientific team in Italy reported results of their study finding that the skull in a Rome museum really is that of Pliny the Elder, the immortal naturalist of the ancient Roman world. As the New York…
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The American Medical Association Voted To Approve Drug Decriminalization
At its annual House of Delegates meeting, the AMA voted to support drug decriminalization. The post The American Medical Association Voted To Approve Drug Decriminalization first appeared on High Times.
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Topicals: The Real Gateway Drug for Senior Citizens
Cannabis topicals are having a moment. From A-list celebrities using Lord Jones balms to soothe aching feet at the Golden Globes to professional athletes debuting their own line of muscle rub, transdermal products infused with cannabinoids seem to be everywhere. But it isn’t just millennials and the Hollywood elite jumping on the bandwagon. An increasing…
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CBD Is Psychoactive — And That’s OK
Here’s a thought experiment: What if you — and almost everyone else around you —are all the victims of a grand misunderstanding of what marijuana’s less-intoxicating ingredient CBD actually is and does? It’s a question of how the word “psychoactive” is defined. While most people have been using the term “non-psychoactive” as a synonym for…
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5 Simple Ways to Boost Your Endocannabinoid System Without Cannabis
Our bodies all have a network of cannabinoid receptors that is vital to the health of all mammals: the endocannabinoid system. The ECS is a vast network of chemical compounds and receptors (namely CB1 and CB2) that regulate our most basic functions – sleep, appetite, mood, the immune system, inflammatory response, aging and memory. Endocannabinoids…
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Weed Made Me Less Angry. Now It Sometimes Makes Me Mad.
I was once angry. But weed helped. Then, weed kinda made me angry again. The post Weed Made Me Less Angry. Now It Sometimes Makes Me Mad. appeared first on High Times.
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Weed Made Me Less Angry. Now It Sometimes Makes Me Mad.
I was once angry. But weed helped. Then, weed kinda made me angry again. The post Weed Made Me Less Angry. Now It Sometimes Makes Me Mad. first appeared on High Times.