Category: Wellness
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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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Why Coffee Could Be the Opposite of Cannabis
What does coffee have to do with cannabis? According to a new study, your morning joe causes a drop in the levels of certain substances that are linked to the body's system for responding to marijuana. The levels of these substances — metabolites found in what's known as the endocannabinoid system — decrease in people who drink…