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Cannabis Potency Numbers Can Be Misleading
THC numbers on specific strains of marijuana only tell part of the story, according to a report in the Colorado Springs Independent.
Ingrid Henderson, manager at MiNDFUL dispensary and a certified herbalist, says, “THC testing isn’t a universal key to how [cannabis] is going to affect your body; it’s simply a parameter.”
There are a lot of variables in the growing process, she notes, and, despite scientists’ and regulators’ best intentions, in the testing process. That’s because every bud has its own unique properties. And everybody has their own response to those properties. “My dispensary is fortunate enough to have most strains above 20 percent,” Henderson says, “but I swear to God some of the lower percentages get me higher.”
Read the full story.
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The World’s First Marijuana Gym Is Opening in San Francisco
Power Plant Fitness in San Francisco is being hailed as a first of its kind, a marijuana gym that will “integrate cannabis into one’s daily routine of wellness,” according to its website. In addition to offering all of the hallmarks of a premiere “health and wellness center,” Power Plant Fitness will allow its members to consume cannabis both before and after their workouts “for optimal states of wellness and peak performance.”
Source: The World’s First Marijuana Gym Is Opening in San Francisco
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New Hampshire House adds medical marijuana qualifiers, backs decriminalization
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in support of decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana and expanding access to medical marijuana for people suffering from chronic pain or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Source: New Hampshire House adds medical marijuana qualifiers, backs decriminalization
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Letter From the Director
Changes in marijuana policies across states legalizing marijuana for medical and/or recreational use suggest that marijuana is gaining greater acceptance in our society. Thus, it is particularly important for people to understand what is known about both the adverse health effects and the potential therapeutic benefits linked to marijuana.
Source: Letter From the Director
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NIH Research on Marijuana and Cannabinoids
Developing the Therapeutic Potential of the Endocannabinoid System for Pain Treatment (PA-15-188) – The purpose of this NIH Pain Consortium-endorsed funding opportunity announcement is to support projects examining the therapeutic potential of cannabinoids and endocannabinoid system across a variety of pain conditions
The NIH supports a broad portfolio of research on cannabinoids and the endocannabinoid system. This research portfolio includes some studies utilizing the whole marijuana plant (Cannabis sativa), but most studies focus on individual cannabinoid compounds. Individual cannabinoid chemicals may be isolated and purified from the marijuana plant or synthesized in the laboratory, or they may be naturally occurring (endogenous) cannabinoids found in the body.
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Israeli Cabinet Makes Move to Decriminalize Recreational Marijuana Use
Under a plan approved on Sunday, those caught using the drug in public would faces fines rather than criminal penalties in most instances.
Source: Israeli Cabinet Makes Move to Decriminalize Recreational Marijuana Use
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Luxury Marijuana Is Officially Here
Introducing Beboe, a chic new way to get your cannabis.
Beboe’s products—which so far include a vaporizer and pastilles—come in luxe packaging meant to be taken to different social settings from dinner to late night cocktails to afternoon tea (yes, this pot is chic enough for afternoon tea). The cannabis-infused products are made with a low dose blend of THC and CBD suited for both seasoned smokers and newbies.
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Green State | Seniors’ guide to cannabis
Twenty-one years after Californians legalized medical marijuana for the seriously ill, those patients still have some of the worst access to the drug. Here are the people, groups and products broadening senior access.