Marijuana Advances of the 21st Century

By Constantine Pou

In 2012 six-year-old Jayden David, who suffers from Dravet's Syndrome, was given liquefied cannabis drops and for the first time since he was four months old, went an entire day without a seizure. At one point, Jayden was prescribed 22 anti-seizure pills a day, and while they controlled the seizures, the pills left him immobilized due to the side effects. But a non-psychoactive form of marijuana that does not get him high, has now allowed him to run and play like other kids. Jayden and millions of people around the world, who suffer from a variety of ailments, benefit from the medicinal qualities of high cannabinoid or high CBD marijuana strains. Cannabinoids are the main chemicals in marijuana. In recent years, various research and experiments have resulted in production of high CBD marijuana strains and in a large percent of these strains, THC is non-existent. But it doesn't take research to know that inhaling any kind of smoke into your lungs is bad for your health. Because of this, new ways to administer medical marijuana are being invented so the patient no longer has to smoke to medicate. Cannabinoids can be so beneficial; the human brain has two built-in cannabinoid receptors, which regulate certain body functions. These are just some of the advances in the research and study of high CBD medical marijuana in the 21st century.

Cannabinoids are the main medicinal ingredient in marijuana. While THC is the main psychoactive ingredient, cannabinoids are known to have anti-psychotic properties, which counter the effects of THC. With this in mind, production labs are now growing strains of marijuana that contain a high concentration of CBD's. Some of these strains have CBD concentrations as high as 20%, which allow people living with illness to benefit from medical marijuana without the high associated with THC. Up until recently, a big concern for some, was the fact that in order to use medical marijuana, an individual had to get high as a side effect. That made many question the intentions of a so-called medical marijuana patient. Does he or she really have an ailment or do they just want to get high? With high CBD strains, getting high is no longer a factor while medicating with marijuana. Therefore these strains will make it safe for everyone, from small kids to elderly adults, to medicate without concern of any intoxicating effects. The development of high CBD marijuana should continue to help completely remove the stigma from its medical use.

There was a time when if a patient wanted to use medical marijuana, not only did they have to get high, they had to smoke it. Smoking anything involves inhaling harmful chemicals into your lungs that were released as the medium burned. Today there are numerous ways of administering and self-dosing medical marijuana. They range from vaporizing, cooking, and drinks, to oral sprays and tinctures. Vaporizing involves heating marijuana to a point where it produces a vapor, then inhaling the vapor into the lungs. For smokers, vaporizing is the non-smoked method most often recommended as an alternative to smoking because vaporization releases about 5 compounds, whereas smoking marijuana releases about 111 different compounds. Cooking with medical marijuana involves heating marijuana and butter. The butter traps the chemicals and is then used in any dish of the patient's choice. Various drinks can also be made with the butter or some can be bought already made. Tonics and tinctures are made when marijuana is soaked in an alcohol solution, transferring the cannabinoids to the liquid. The tincture can then be rubbed on skin, taken by drops or sprayed into the mouth and put into foods and drink recipes as well. Medical marijuana also comes in the forms of ready-made candy and various other sweets, all of the high CBD form. Still, as with any type of medication, the attractively packaged items should be kept out of reach of children.

Cannabinoids in medical marijuana have the same effect as the cannabinoids that already occur in every person. The human body naturally produces cannabinoids similar to those of marijuana on its own. Researchers at Brown University have shown that the brain produces anandamide, which is a pain suppressing cannabinoid. This naturally produced chemical affects the CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors of the human nervous and immune systems respectively. These cannabinoids regulate physiological processes including appetite, pain-sensation, mood, and memory. They also regulate sleep patterns and act as natural inflammatory agents. CBD's from medicinal marijuana have been recognized for their ability to act as antioxidants in the brain. German researchers have found that cannabinoids are capable of not only cleansing damaged brain cells, but also triggering the production of new brain cells. This has led to high CBD marijuana being researched as a treatment for concussions in professional athletes. With the added CBD's from medicinal marijuana, patients can be treated for a variety of other ailments and conditions. The marijuana could be prescribed for anything from simple appetite loss to pain caused multiple sclerosis; because a lot of times, the ones produced by the body are not enough.

Since the days of Reefer Madness, the study and research along with negative views of marijuana have come a long way. Science is giving us a clearer understanding of what is in it and how we can utilize those ingredients to benefit and treat ailments of the afflicted. As I've shown you, medical marijuana no longer has to be smoked. More importantly, high CBD marijuana will not get a patient high, at all. The fact that the human body makes and uses its own cannabinoids anyway, should be an eye opener to the medical field. Marijuana as a medicine is as or more effective than almost any prescribed drug on earth and research is proving that it is so much safer. With the high from THC being negated in high CBD marijuana, and new ways of medicating without smoking; there is no longer a reason for selfish organizations to keep something with the potential to be so beneficial, from those who would clearly benefit from it.

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Why ventilation is very important when growing marijuana indoor?

Something extremely important to take into consideration when growing marijuana indoors is, looking for some artificial lights that will serve as best replica of the sun, ventilation and good air flow in the room. Marijuana plants just like humans and other types of plants on earth need air to survive. Without it, there's only one outcome and it's death. In an enclosed environment like the ones in indoor growing arrangements, ventilation is all the more important to make certain that plants will thrive healthily.

The importance of ventilation

The significance of ventilation can never be underestimated in an indoor growing set-up with all the artificial lights going on producing too much heat and the fact that the arrangement is too enclosed. By way of cooling fans and incoming air vents and or exhaust fans can mean so much for the plants because of the following reasons:

• Good ventilation makes plants release their own toxins efficiently out from spores found in their leaves. If there’s absence of it, these stomata become clogged and there is no way for them to get rid of their toxic wastes, thereby, poisoning their own selves.
• Cooling fans or some of its kinds help in keeping the humidity level inside the room to a minimum, therefore, downplaying the chances of mold growth and other possible pests’ infestations.
• Who can ever forget the importance of Carbon dioxide in the process called photosynthesis which is a chemical process carried out by plants in order to make their own food necessary for their growth?
• Ventilation also helps stabilize the temperature within the room as heat from the outside coupled with heat produced by the artificial sources of light can increasingly heightened the temperature inside the room to a considerable fold.

How is proper ventilation achieved in an indoor growing set-up?

Because there are various locations indoors that can very well be used in growing marijuana plants like a spare room, basement, attic, and even closets and shelves, the methods of providing ventilation also vary. When growing in a quite large room or attic, some cooling fans of regular sizes can come in handy. The number of fans will largely depend on your estimation, taking into account the size of the grows and the size of the room, and making sure that each plant receives proper ventilation. When growing inside a closet, just by opening its doors twice in a day can produce enough movement air inside.

Marijuana Business

The Medical marijuana business got its beginning in 1996 when California became the first state to pass laws regarding the use of marijuana medically called Proposition 215, or the Compassionate Use Act of 1996. It allowed patients with a valid doctor's recommendation to be able to use marijuana therapeutically in treatment of their medical conditions. However it didn't state where or how the patients were to get marijuana. As additional states also passed their own laws allowing patients to use marijuana on a doctor's recommendation, the same thing happened. It was OK to use, but no provisions were made in how to obtain it.

PATIENTS COULD USE MARIJUANA BUT WHERE WOULD THEY GET IT?

This was the beginning of the whole medical marijuana business industry. Patients were now being allowed to use marijuana but had nowhere to turn to except to the black market to procure it. Years ago, the prospect of building a medical marijuana business legally was impossible. Laws had prohibited the use and cultivation, but times have definitely changed! Patients with doctor's recommendations for marijuana demanded a safe, controlled, and regulated system to be able to obtain their medicine. Also, since the law was catered to extremely ill patients, most who are unable to grow their own or able to leave the house to obtain it, there had to be a centralized system to get it.

The solution to the problem was "Dispensaries," a place where caregivers or patients able to themselves could go to get it. However there were no laws in place either to support or regulate dispensaries. In fact, even the word "dispensary" is not recognized by most states. It's just what you and I call these places that distribute marijuana for medical patients.

OOPS… WE NEED TO PROVIDE SAFE ACCESS NOW

Recognizing this new problem that was overlooked, states now had to pass laws governing the distribution and acquisition of marijuana for medical purposes. In 1996, when California voters approved prop 215 that exempted certain patients and their primary caregivers from criminal liability under state law for the possession and cultivation of Marijuana, further refining was needed. Patients will be expecting you and your dispensary employees to be experts on medical marijuana. Many will come in brand new with doctors recommendations and have no idea about best methods of ingestion or even that there are different medical strains available that can help with their conditions. You need to be an expert on strains and the medical effects they have.

My personal recommendation for your a medical marijuana business is to carry 60% of your inventory as Indica strains (these are most widely requested for pain relief.) I would then split the rest as 20% Sativas and 20% Hybrids. Carry good edibles (don't forget to have a food handlers license!)

Popular Indica strains include: OG Kush, Blackberry, Chemdawg, Abusive Kush, (Anything Kush will be great)

Popular Sativa strains include: Jack Herer, White Widow, Super Silver Haze, Trainwreck, Sour Diesel, Green Crack Popular

Hybrid strains include: Grandaddy Purple, Skywalker OG, Purple Kush, Blue Dream

About the Aurthor: Matty Jacobsen 

Matt Jacobsen has been a dispensary owner for the past decade. It is his goal that everyone seeking to open a legal marijuana business is able to. Matt also writes for http://www.start-a-dispensary.com 

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The Effects of Marijuana

Marijuana is the common name for the drug obtained from the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. Hemp is a tall annual plant that can grow in almost any climate. Native to central and western Asia, hemp is one of the oldest crops cultivated by humans. Hemp's most common agricultural use has been as a source of linen, rope, canvas, and paper. Hemp contains more than 400 chemicals. The main psychoactive (affecting the mind or behavior) chemical is tetrahydrocannabinol, commonly referred to as THC. For over 3,000 years, the dried ground leaves, flowers, and stems of the plant have been smoked, eaten, chewed, or brewed as a medicine to relieve symptoms of illness. From the seventeenth to the early twentieth century, marijuana was considered a household drug useful for treating such maladies as headaches, menstrual cramps, and toothaches.

In the 1920s, as a result of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution forbidding the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages, the use of marijuana as a psychoactive drug began to grow. Even after the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, marijuana (along with morphine, heroin, and cocaine) continued to be widely used. In 1937, 46 states banned the use of marijuana. In 1985, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave approval for the use of two psychoactive chemicals from marijuana to prevent nausea and vomiting after chemotherapy in cancer treatment. Medical researchers also propose using marijuana to ease the effects of glaucoma (a serious vision disorder), as a bronchodilator (a drug that helps open the bronchial air passages in the lungs), and as an antidepressant. The origin of the word marijuana is not known, but it appears to be a combination of the Spanish names Maria and Juana (Mary and Jane). The drug slang for marijuana includes such names as Mary Jane, pot, grass, herb, tea, reefer, and weed. Hashish is the highest grade of marijuana. It is made from the resin found on flower clusters and top leaves of the female hemp plant.

The effects of marijuana on a user change dramatically as the dosage increases. Taken at low doses, marijuana tends to make a user drowsy and relaxed. The user may also feel a general sense of well-being. As the dose increases, a user may experience an altered sense of time and awareness, and may have difficulty completing thoughts and taking part in conversation. A user's sense of balance and short-term memory (remembering very recent events or from one moment to the next) may also be affected. At higher doses, severe psychological disturbances can take place, such as paranoia, hallucinations, and panic attacks. Marijuana affects the cardiovascular system by increasing heart rate and dilating (expanding) blood vessels in the eyes. Difficulty in coordinating body movements and pains in the chest may be other effects of the drug. Scientists believe that long-term use of marijuana damages the lungs in a manner similar to tobacco smoking.

Scientific studies released in mid-1997 indicate that people who smoke large amounts of marijuana may experience changes in their brain chemistry. These changes are similar to those seen in the brains of people who abuse addictive drugs such as heroin, cocaine, nicotine, and alcohol. All addictive drugs increase the amount of dopamine in the brain. Dopamine is a brain chemical responsible for causing feelings of reward. The new studies found (for the first time) that high doses of marijuana increased the levels of dopamine in the brain. Constant use of addictive drugs, however, can cause the brain to lose its ability to produce high levels of dopamine. When this happens, a drug user feels a greater need for the drug, or for even stronger drugs. Scientists believe this may occur with marijuana.

Users of addictive drugs feel withdrawal symptoms (feeling anxious, edgy, and unable to cope) when they stop taking the drugs. It was previously believed that marijuana users did not suffer feelings of withdrawal. However, the recent studies indicate that heavy users of marijuana smoke not so much for the "high" but to calm their feelings of anxiety brought on by withdrawal from the drug. Since THC is absorbed primarily in the fat tissues and lingers in the bloodstream, withdrawal symptoms are not as evident as with fast-acting drugs like nicotine.

In 1985, the FDA gave approval for the use of two psychoactive chemicals from marijuana to help prevent the nausea and vomiting many cancer patients experience after receiving chemotherapy. For these patients, THC can be prescribed in capsule form. Research suggests that compounds (other than THC) inhaled when smoking marijuana can also be used for medicinal purposes. Marijuana may help stop the weight loss in AIDS patients, it may lower eye pressure in people with glaucoma, it may control spasms in multiple sclerosis patients, and it may help relieve chronic pain

About the Author: Dr.Badruddin Khan 

Dr. Badruddin Khan teaches Chemistry in the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India.

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Really Marijuana Cures Cancer? Reveal the Truth

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It is now widely believed that marijuana cures cancer, but is it really true?

Cannabis oil is the extract of the cannabis plant, also known as marijuana. It contains substances such as the CBD (cannabidiol) and THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) that are believed to cure a long list of illness, including cancer. Though marijuana has been used by humans for thousands of years now, it is only recently that marijuana is attributed as a medicinal plant.

THC the major active component of marijuana is believed to have anti-cancer properties. It acts through a specific family of cell receptors that are known as cannabinoids receptors.

There are various preclinical studies ongoing on mice and rats, as well as human cells to show the effectiveness of medical marijuana. It has been researched that cannabinoids may restrict tumor growth by causing the cells to die, and also block the growing cell growth. It also helps to block the development of blood vessels that are needed for tumors to grow. The studies on animals have shown that marijuana kills cancer while protecting normal cells.

Positive signs have also been witnessed in studies regarding breast cancer. It has been studied that the cannabidiol (CBD) helps to kill negative breast cancer cells while having a little effect on normal breast cells. It has been studied in mouse models that cannabinoids may also help to stop the growth of the tumor, lessen the growth, and also the number of cancer cells from spreading.

Evidence from one animal study of marijuana demonstrated that extracts from the marijuana plant may also help to shrink the most serious types of tumors. Also, when these extracts are used in conjunction with radiation therapy, it helps to increase the power of the radiation to subside the effects of cancer cells.

There have been many changes in the last decade regarding the usability of marijuana plant for medicinal benefits. There has also been several amendments and now the law allow the cannabis oil to be distributed on a state-to-state basis without violating any federal statutes.

Even with so many scientific studies, there is still a lot of confusion across the medical panel regarding the effectiveness of marijuana to kill cancer cells. It must be remembered that there are no proven records of the effectiveness of marijuana to cure cancer in humans, however, the ongoing studies are displaying a notable promise.

The results of the animal studies are showing positive results and it could provide a breakthrough in cancer treatment and in saving more lives.

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Jessica Theriault Capsule Coop in California provides tested medical marijuana and cannabis oil that people have used to cure cancer and other... 

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10 Best Secret Weed Stashes

The title says weed but in reality, you can hide more then just weed in these secret stashes. It can be useful for hidding jewelry, money, important papers and the list goes on. It's always fun to know your valuables are in a safe spot. Here is a short list of cool stashes.

10. Hair Brush

9. WD-40

8. Travel Mug

7.Bolt

6.iHit

5. Rubiks

4. Wall Shelf 

3. Wall Outlet

2. Household Surge

1. Camera Lens

10 Best Secret Weed Stashes

The title says weed but in reality, you can hide more then just weed in these secret stashes. It can be useful for hidding jewelry, money, important papers and the list goes on. It's always fun to know your valuables are in a safe spot. Here is a short list of cool stashes.

10. Hair Brush

9. WD-40

8. Travel Mug

7.Bolt

6.iHit

5. Rubiks

4. Wall Shelf 

3. Wall Outlet

2. Household Surge

1. Camera Lens

Dumbest & Stupidest Thief: Trades $160,000 Diamond for $20 of Marijuana

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This has to be one of the dumbest robber of all time! If not, we can definitely say he isn't the smartest. Walter Earl Morrison was working for UPS in the cargo section of Sky Harbor Airport when he took advantage of his position to slip one of the package under his shirt. Morrison thought the package contained cash, but instead he found a diamond. This diamond was worth $160,000! Not having any experience in the jewelry fencing industry, Morrison took the diamond to the streets where he found someone willing to trade the stone for $20 worth of marijuana which according to a global marijuana price index is the rough equivalent of two marijuana joints. Authorities charged Morrison with felony theft. The diamond was retrieved and returned to its rightful owner, according to the courier service. What a stupid thief!

For more clumsy and unsuccessful robbers watch the video below.

Dumbest & Stupidest Thief: Trades $160,000 Diamond for $20 of Marijuana

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This has to be one of the dumbest robber of all time! If not, we can definitely say he isn't the smartest. Walter Earl Morrison was working for UPS in the cargo section of Sky Harbor Airport when he took advantage of his position to slip one of the package under his shirt. Morrison thought the package contained cash, but instead he found a diamond. This diamond was worth $160,000! Not having any experience in the jewelry fencing industry, Morrison took the diamond to the streets where he found someone willing to trade the stone for $20 worth of marijuana which according to a global marijuana price index is the rough equivalent of two marijuana joints. Authorities charged Morrison with felony theft. The diamond was retrieved and returned to its rightful owner, according to the courier service. What a stupid thief!

For more clumsy and unsuccessful robbers watch the video below.

Indonesian police burns 3 tons of cannabis: the whole town ends up high.

The Palmerah police, a sub-district of Jakarta, wanted to mark the occasion. And the least we can say is that it succeeded. Following the destruction (in a big bonfire) of more than three tons of cannabis resin, the entire city was left smoky. The people said they had dizziness, headaches and not in their normal state when the smoke invaded their street. The security forces wore masks but apparently did not see fit to inform the vicinity of the operation. A story that reminds that poor journalist who had to comment on the destruction of marijuana resine. All this smoke got quickly to his head.

Indonesian police burns 3 tons of cannabis: the whole town ends up high.

The Palmerah police, a sub-district of Jakarta, wanted to mark the occasion. And the least we can say is that it succeeded. Following the destruction (in a big bonfire) of more than three tons of cannabis resin, the entire city was left smoky. The people said they had dizziness, headaches and not in their normal state when the smoke invaded their street. The security forces wore masks but apparently did not see fit to inform the vicinity of the operation. A story that reminds that poor journalist who had to comment on the destruction of marijuana resine. All this smoke got quickly to his head.

The 10 Most Brilliant Marijuana Smokers Of All Time

Marijuana smokers are often seen as lazy and incompetent. Truth is, everyone is different and marijuana will affect everyone in a different way. Here is a list of the 10 most brilliant marijuana smokers of all time.

Something to think about before you judge someone who is smoking weed.

Steve Jobs – It’s verified, the Apple co-founder smoked marijuana and took LSD in his 1st semester at the Reed College in Portland, Oregon in 1972. Since he dropped out of school, he was already on his way to becoming one of the most successful and richest man in the united states. In 1984, he received the National Medal of Technology. In 2007, Fortune Magazine named him the most powerful person in business. He was inducted into the California Hall of Fame. Fortune named him CEO of the Decade in 2009. Forbes ranked him #57 on their list of the World’s Most Powerful People that same year. The Financial Times named Steven Jobs for person of the year for 2010. Steve Jobs left us in 2011. 

“The best way to describe the effects of marijuana and hashish is that makes me feel relaxed and creative,” Steve Jobs

Carl Sagan – It’s hard to dispute for pot slowing you down when looking at the record of Carl Sagan. Supposedly, a confirmed and admitted marijuana smoker, among his many accomplishements are a Pulitzer Prize, an Emmy, a best-selling novel, as well as over 500 science papers and articles. He was a founding member of the Planetary Society, and he won a pipe load of scientific awards. He is said to have believed in the validity of cannabis smokers insights. 

Kary Mullis – Another Nobel Prize winner, another marijuana smoker. Mullis did try heavier drugs than just pot. He's the one who invented the polymerase chain reaction. It allows duplication of parts of DNA. He says acid helped him to develop it, perhaps along with marijuana, which he supposedly smoked right before his first trip. While most of us have trouble figuring out how a chair works when we’re high, this guy was working out how to mimic nature.

Francis Crick – Winner of a Nobel Prize for figuring out the double-helix structure of DNA. Rumor has it that he was taking acid at the time. Crick was not the first to see twin twisted monsters coming at him during an acid plunge, but he was the first to recognize as an important scientific discovery. As a founding member of Soma, a legalize cannabis group, he also experimented pot, which he believed helped to remove the filters of abstract thought.

Margaret Mead – When she died in 1978, Mead was possibly the most famous Anthropologist on earth. Time had named her Mother of the World in 1969. She authored or co-authored around 40 books, received 28 honorary doctorates, and was President of both the American Anthropological Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Most famously, she testified before Congress on the legalization of marijuana. She testified on lots of stuff, but it’s this one everyone remembers.

Andrew Weil – Weil has medical and biology degrees from Harvard, is a naturopath, as well as a widely acknowledged expert on medicinal herbs, alternative medicines, and mind and body interactions. He was on the cover of Time, has written a bunch of books, and used to write for High Times. He talks about the advantages of thinking under the influence of marijuana, as well as an innate need to alter consciousness.

Oliver Sacks – If you’ve seen the movie “Awakenings” with Robin Williams, you probably know something of Oliver Sacks’ work. He’s a neurologist, the film based on his book of the same name. He also wrote The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. Sacks is an Oxford graduate and professor of neurology at Columbia Medical Center. He’s been referred to as the poet laureate of medicine, and received several awards and honorary doctorates in the field of neurological science. Not bad for a man who’s admitted to using marijuana on a more that recreational level, seeing it as a potential gateway to other minds and other consciousnesses.

Richard Feynman – Physicist who helped design the atomic bomb. Well, nobody said anyone on this list was brilliant, just smarter than average. Feynman used marijuana to enhance his out of body experiences while in a sensory deprivation tank. When he came out, he won a Nobel Prize for his theory of quantum electrodynamics.

Sergey Brin – He has a BS from the University of Maryland, a MS from Stanford and took PhD courses at Stanford before putting that on hiatus to co-found Google with Larry Page. His dad’s a math professor at the University of Maryland. His mom’s a research scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. His wife, Ann Wojcicki, is a biotech analyst who graduated with a B.S. in biology from Yale in 1996. She and Brin are working with leading researchers to help doctors, patients, and researchers analyze the human genome data and try to repair “bugs” as if DNA were HTML. He was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering, which is “among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer” and received the Marconi Foundation Prize, the “Highest Award in Engineering”. Like Jobs (see above), he’s among the wealthiest in the world.

Stephen Jay Gould -Paleontologist, biologist, science historian. Most known scientific contribution was the theory of punctuated equilibrium, which says that most evolution is marked by long periods of stability. Kind of like most of us after a good bong hit. One of the most influential and best read writers of popular science, Gould became an advocate for medical marijuana following his diagnosis with cancer. He claimed it had an “important effect” on his recovery. He also testified in court to the benefits of marijuana, and is quoted as saying “it is beyond my comprehension that any humane person would withhold such a beneficial substance from people in such great need simple because others use it for different purposes.”

The 10 Most Brilliant Marijuana Smokers Of All Time

Marijuana smokers are often seen as lazy and incompetent. Truth is, everyone is different and marijuana will affect everyone in a different way. Here is a list of the 10 most brilliant marijuana smokers of all time.

Something to think about before you judge someone who is smoking weed.

Steve Jobs – It’s verified, the Apple co-founder smoked marijuana and took LSD in his 1st semester at the Reed College in Portland, Oregon in 1972. Since he dropped out of school, he was already on his way to becoming one of the most successful and richest man in the united states. In 1984, he received the National Medal of Technology. In 2007, Fortune Magazine named him the most powerful person in business. He was inducted into the California Hall of Fame. Fortune named him CEO of the Decade in 2009. Forbes ranked him #57 on their list of the World’s Most Powerful People that same year. The Financial Times named Steven Jobs for person of the year for 2010. Steve Jobs left us in 2011. 

“The best way to describe the effects of marijuana and hashish is that makes me feel relaxed and creative,” Steve Jobs

Carl Sagan – It’s hard to dispute for pot slowing you down when looking at the record of Carl Sagan. Supposedly, a confirmed and admitted marijuana smoker, among his many accomplishements are a Pulitzer Prize, an Emmy, a best-selling novel, as well as over 500 science papers and articles. He was a founding member of the Planetary Society, and he won a pipe load of scientific awards. He is said to have believed in the validity of cannabis smokers insights. 

Kary Mullis – Another Nobel Prize winner, another marijuana smoker. Mullis did try heavier drugs than just pot. He's the one who invented the polymerase chain reaction. It allows duplication of parts of DNA. He says acid helped him to develop it, perhaps along with marijuana, which he supposedly smoked right before his first trip. While most of us have trouble figuring out how a chair works when we’re high, this guy was working out how to mimic nature.

Francis Crick – Winner of a Nobel Prize for figuring out the double-helix structure of DNA. Rumor has it that he was taking acid at the time. Crick was not the first to see twin twisted monsters coming at him during an acid plunge, but he was the first to recognize as an important scientific discovery. As a founding member of Soma, a legalize cannabis group, he also experimented pot, which he believed helped to remove the filters of abstract thought.

Margaret Mead – When she died in 1978, Mead was possibly the most famous Anthropologist on earth. Time had named her Mother of the World in 1969. She authored or co-authored around 40 books, received 28 honorary doctorates, and was President of both the American Anthropological Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Most famously, she testified before Congress on the legalization of marijuana. She testified on lots of stuff, but it’s this one everyone remembers.

Andrew Weil – Weil has medical and biology degrees from Harvard, is a naturopath, as well as a widely acknowledged expert on medicinal herbs, alternative medicines, and mind and body interactions. He was on the cover of Time, has written a bunch of books, and used to write for High Times. He talks about the advantages of thinking under the influence of marijuana, as well as an innate need to alter consciousness.

Oliver Sacks – If you’ve seen the movie “Awakenings” with Robin Williams, you probably know something of Oliver Sacks’ work. He’s a neurologist, the film based on his book of the same name. He also wrote The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. Sacks is an Oxford graduate and professor of neurology at Columbia Medical Center. He’s been referred to as the poet laureate of medicine, and received several awards and honorary doctorates in the field of neurological science. Not bad for a man who’s admitted to using marijuana on a more that recreational level, seeing it as a potential gateway to other minds and other consciousnesses.

Richard Feynman – Physicist who helped design the atomic bomb. Well, nobody said anyone on this list was brilliant, just smarter than average. Feynman used marijuana to enhance his out of body experiences while in a sensory deprivation tank. When he came out, he won a Nobel Prize for his theory of quantum electrodynamics.

Sergey Brin – He has a BS from the University of Maryland, a MS from Stanford and took PhD courses at Stanford before putting that on hiatus to co-found Google with Larry Page. His dad’s a math professor at the University of Maryland. His mom’s a research scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. His wife, Ann Wojcicki, is a biotech analyst who graduated with a B.S. in biology from Yale in 1996. She and Brin are working with leading researchers to help doctors, patients, and researchers analyze the human genome data and try to repair “bugs” as if DNA were HTML. He was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering, which is “among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer” and received the Marconi Foundation Prize, the “Highest Award in Engineering”. Like Jobs (see above), he’s among the wealthiest in the world.

Stephen Jay Gould -Paleontologist, biologist, science historian. Most known scientific contribution was the theory of punctuated equilibrium, which says that most evolution is marked by long periods of stability. Kind of like most of us after a good bong hit. One of the most influential and best read writers of popular science, Gould became an advocate for medical marijuana following his diagnosis with cancer. He claimed it had an “important effect” on his recovery. He also testified in court to the benefits of marijuana, and is quoted as saying “it is beyond my comprehension that any humane person would withhold such a beneficial substance from people in such great need simple because others use it for different purposes.”

Medical Marijuana — The Herb That Heals

Marijuana has always been a topic of dispute between its users and government. With time passing by, it is becoming more challenging to refuse the beneficial medicinal value of this plant. This easy to swallow medicine is available in different forms like baked goods, butter, oils, and other natural forms. Just like any other natural herb, there’s nothing like ‘overdosing’ in the dictionary of medical marijuana, and there is no record in medical history of cannabis-induced death so far. It has been used effectively by human civilizations since ancient times for healing and pain management of debilitating diseases.

Nature has the power to heal holds true for this herb. Let’s have a look at various benefits of marijuana.

· Medical marijuana has proven effective in the treatment of migraine.

· It considerably slows down tumor growth in lungs, breasts, and brain. THC present in marijuana helps cancerous cells to feed upon themselves while leaving healthy cells intact. This treatment is completely non-toxic unlike chemotherapy.

· Medical marijuana can aid in the treatment of chronic diseases like irritable bowel disease and Crohn’s, as it is useful in treating nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, which in turn improvises patient’s reception of treatment.

· THC found in medical marijuana effectively prevents the formation of deposits by blocking the protein clumps in brain that can inhibit memory and perception during Alzheimer’s disease.

· It reduces the intraocular pressure in the eyes of glaucoma patients.

· Marijuana has ‘antispasmodic’ properties. It reduces symptoms of muscle tension or pain enabling patients to move normally.

· Medical marijuana shows neuro-protective and anti-inflammatory benefits in multiple sclerosis patients. It also reduces muscular spasms that come from MS.

· Medical marijuana usage accelerates body's metabolism and increases appetite, thereby, encouraging the patient to eat to supply energy to the body, fight infection, and help recovery process.

· Apart from increasing appetite in HIV patients, it is also effective in soothing the associated neuropathic pain thereby improving the quality of life.

· Many women use marijuana to treat menstrual cramps, and menopausal women have found great relief by using marijuana while struggling with hot flashes, mood swings, and chills.

Marijuana research has confirmed a notable therapeutic value, if administered in appropriate dosages, for curing many health problems like treating alcohol abuse, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, collagen-induced arthritis, asthma, atherosclerosis, bipolar disorder, colorectal cancer, depression, epilepsy, back pain, damage to spinal cord nervous tissue, diabetic peripheral vascular disease, AIDS Related Illness, arteriosclerotic heart disease, digestive diseases, gliomas, hepatitis C, Huntington's disease, leukemia, skin tumors, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), carpal tunnel syndrome, delirium tremens, anxiety disorders, chronic renal failure, cocaine Dependence, Parkinson's disease, pruritus, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), crohn's Disease, psoriasis, sickle-cell disease, angina pectoris, sleep apnea, anorexia nervosa, and Tourette syndrome. If the true potential of medical marijuana can be harnessed, it can dramatically change the face of modern treatment.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Big Buds Magazine is your one stop Marijuana Magazine for growing marijuana . Learn everything you ever wanted to know regarding growing medical marijuana its benefits and marijuana legalization.

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Medical Marijuana — The Herb That Heals

Marijuana has always been a topic of dispute between its users and government. With time passing by, it is becoming more challenging to refuse the beneficial medicinal value of this plant. This easy to swallow medicine is available in different forms like baked goods, butter, oils, and other natural forms. Just like any other natural herb, there’s nothing like ‘overdosing’ in the dictionary of medical marijuana, and there is no record in medical history of cannabis-induced death so far. It has been used effectively by human civilizations since ancient times for healing and pain management of debilitating diseases.

Nature has the power to heal holds true for this herb. Let’s have a look at various benefits of marijuana.

· Medical marijuana has proven effective in the treatment of migraine.

· It considerably slows down tumor growth in lungs, breasts, and brain. THC present in marijuana helps cancerous cells to feed upon themselves while leaving healthy cells intact. This treatment is completely non-toxic unlike chemotherapy.

· Medical marijuana can aid in the treatment of chronic diseases like irritable bowel disease and Crohn’s, as it is useful in treating nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, which in turn improvises patient’s reception of treatment.

· THC found in medical marijuana effectively prevents the formation of deposits by blocking the protein clumps in brain that can inhibit memory and perception during Alzheimer’s disease.

· It reduces the intraocular pressure in the eyes of glaucoma patients.

· Marijuana has ‘antispasmodic’ properties. It reduces symptoms of muscle tension or pain enabling patients to move normally.

· Medical marijuana shows neuro-protective and anti-inflammatory benefits in multiple sclerosis patients. It also reduces muscular spasms that come from MS.

· Medical marijuana usage accelerates body's metabolism and increases appetite, thereby, encouraging the patient to eat to supply energy to the body, fight infection, and help recovery process.

· Apart from increasing appetite in HIV patients, it is also effective in soothing the associated neuropathic pain thereby improving the quality of life.

· Many women use marijuana to treat menstrual cramps, and menopausal women have found great relief by using marijuana while struggling with hot flashes, mood swings, and chills.

Marijuana research has confirmed a notable therapeutic value, if administered in appropriate dosages, for curing many health problems like treating alcohol abuse, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, collagen-induced arthritis, asthma, atherosclerosis, bipolar disorder, colorectal cancer, depression, epilepsy, back pain, damage to spinal cord nervous tissue, diabetic peripheral vascular disease, AIDS Related Illness, arteriosclerotic heart disease, digestive diseases, gliomas, hepatitis C, Huntington's disease, leukemia, skin tumors, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), carpal tunnel syndrome, delirium tremens, anxiety disorders, chronic renal failure, cocaine Dependence, Parkinson's disease, pruritus, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), crohn's Disease, psoriasis, sickle-cell disease, angina pectoris, sleep apnea, anorexia nervosa, and Tourette syndrome. If the true potential of medical marijuana can be harnessed, it can dramatically change the face of modern treatment.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Big Buds Magazine is your one stop Marijuana Magazine for growing marijuana . Learn everything you ever wanted to know regarding growing medical marijuana its benefits and marijuana legalization.

Official Source: Medical Marijuana — The Herb That Heals

Is Marijuana Really Dangerous for Health ?

Many people are involved in marijuana smoking, everyone have their different beliefs and reasons behind its use. Some people think that it is not dangerous and also helps you in fighting with diseases like gloominess, arthritis etc. 

Marijuana is different from other drugs like heroin, nicotine and many others. Marijuana can be injected in many different ways one of the commonly used methods is by smoking pot. Also there are other things like rolled paper like that of cigarettes, pipes etc. Poor people who can not afford inhaling through pots use a different technique, they burn it inside the soda or cold drink cans and the smoke produced is inhaled through the opening present in the can. Almost every one goes for pot smoking.

Marijuana is illegal in many of the countries while it is authorized is some. These countries or states are earning lot of money every year through the taxes paid to them. The use of marijuana is very much common among lot of people in such places. Making it legal help countries to improve their financial condition as heavy taxes are paid by the dealers to the government. Even in the countries where it is illegal these are used in unauthorized ways. This is not as much dangerous like alcohol or inhaling tobacco via cigarettes.

You can see the ill effects of smoking marijuana after many years, like if you are inhaling it from the past 9 or 10 years. There are very less people heard that are addicted to it. It can cause a problem like laziness. It is not a big problem but it can be if not taken care of, as due to laziness you will not be able to do any other thing that you must do. You may start lacking in many things like your business or your job. Due to which you can loose your position which will in turn affect you and your family.

Injecting it twice or thrice will not be harmful for you but its regular intake can be dangerous. There are also some other problems that you can come across once you get addicted to it. Inhaling it 4 or 5 times just for fun will attract you another time and then you became addicted to it from where the problem starts. If you are using it then you must leave it as there are many ill effects that are caused by it.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ricky Hussey Author writes for Long Beach Medical Marijuana , Long Beach Medical Cannabis and Long Beach Dispensary .

Official Source: Is Marijuana Really Dangerous for Health

Is Marijuana Really Dangerous for Health ?

Many people are involved in marijuana smoking, everyone have their different beliefs and reasons behind its use. Some people think that it is not dangerous and also helps you in fighting with diseases like gloominess, arthritis etc. 

Marijuana is different from other drugs like heroin, nicotine and many others. Marijuana can be injected in many different ways one of the commonly used methods is by smoking pot. Also there are other things like rolled paper like that of cigarettes, pipes etc. Poor people who can not afford inhaling through pots use a different technique, they burn it inside the soda or cold drink cans and the smoke produced is inhaled through the opening present in the can. Almost every one goes for pot smoking.

Marijuana is illegal in many of the countries while it is authorized is some. These countries or states are earning lot of money every year through the taxes paid to them. The use of marijuana is very much common among lot of people in such places. Making it legal help countries to improve their financial condition as heavy taxes are paid by the dealers to the government. Even in the countries where it is illegal these are used in unauthorized ways. This is not as much dangerous like alcohol or inhaling tobacco via cigarettes.

You can see the ill effects of smoking marijuana after many years, like if you are inhaling it from the past 9 or 10 years. There are very less people heard that are addicted to it. It can cause a problem like laziness. It is not a big problem but it can be if not taken care of, as due to laziness you will not be able to do any other thing that you must do. You may start lacking in many things like your business or your job. Due to which you can loose your position which will in turn affect you and your family.

Injecting it twice or thrice will not be harmful for you but its regular intake can be dangerous. There are also some other problems that you can come across once you get addicted to it. Inhaling it 4 or 5 times just for fun will attract you another time and then you became addicted to it from where the problem starts. If you are using it then you must leave it as there are many ill effects that are caused by it.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ricky Hussey Author writes for Long Beach Medical Marijuana , Long Beach Medical Cannabis and Long Beach Dispensary .

Official Source: Is Marijuana Really Dangerous for Health

Canada Opens Floodgates for Marijuana Investments in the U.S.

(NewsUSA) - It's a thorny subject, no matter whom you talk to or whether it's in the U.S. or abroad. The debate over legalizing marijuana -- be it medical or recreational -- has raged for decades, and has only just started to see the seeds of fruition stateside.

Now, however, Canada is weighing in on this controversial industry, by changing its production and distribution laws, making it legal for any licensed company to grow and ship medical marijuana to patients, and illegal for patients to grow their own. For their efforts, the country is seeing potential backers -- both U.S. and Canadian -- flocking to invest.

"It's a much different time than it was a year ago," Mark Gobuty, the chief executive of Peace Naturals Project Inc., told the Wall Street Journal. "Before, it was a reputational risk. Today they're lining up."

One company that is gambling that the industry will be as bountiful as its product is Medican (OTCQB: MDCN), a Las Vegas-based bio-pharmaceutical company. Medican is entering the market as a supplier to America's northern cousin, and focusing on developing, distributing and marketing pharmaceutical-grade cannabis to the emerging global market.

"The medical marijuana market in Canada will be worth roughly $120 million in its first year, and by 2024, it could be worth as much as $1.3 billion," says Ken Williams, CEO of Medican. "The time to get into this budding industry is now. If we don't seize this opportunity, we will miss out on what we believe will be a very profitable market niche that is on the verge of exploding in the next decade."

In the U.S., the market for legal marijuana -- wherein 20 states currently allow medical marijuana use, and Washington state and Colorado allow recreational use -- could be worth as much as $2.5 billion by the end of this year, according to the marijuana industry research firm ArcView Group. As a side note: Colorado, which allowed recreational marijuana use at the beginning of 2014, took more than $7 million in tax revenue in the first two months.

Currently, Medican has signed an agreement with International Herbs, Ltd. and LFG Advisory and Accounting, and it has committed to entering the Canadian market with a significant ownership stake in a large facility in New Brunswick.

For more information about Medican and the investment opportunities it presents, visit www.medicaninc.com.