Category: MMJ
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Cannabis for Cancer, Epilepsy?
Can cannabis cure cancer? That’s a question Prof. David “Dedi” Meiri, head of the Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Cannabanoid Research at the Technion-Israeli Institute of Technology, is trying to figure out. The answer so far is a very guarded “maybe.” Meiri was one of some 70 speakers among the 800 participants at the fourth…
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LSU Plans to Start Cloning Cannabis for Medical Use
The Louisiana state Agriculture Commissioner said on Monday that the LSU AgCenter expects to start cloning cannabis from larger “mother” plants in June to create medical marijuana. Dr. Mike Strain, who heads the agriculture and forestry department, said his agency had received $80,000 from an LSU vendor to begin harvesting tissue for the state’s medical…
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The New Chill Pill: Why Cannabis Is Coming for Sleeping Pill Poppers
Last year, Sonoma winemaker Hadley Larson’s mother had a stroke, a relative attempted suicide twice, and the Wine Country fires forced her to evacuate with her son while her husband stayed to guard their home. Months of anxiety and nights of five hours of sleep led to outbursts of “random rage,” panic attacks and suicidal…