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Category: Wellness

  • Marijuana and ‘Spice’ Could Trigger Seizures, Study Says

    While a number of studies have suggested that marijuana may be effective for reducing seizures, new research cautions that potent and synthetic forms of the drug have the opposite effect.

    Researchers from the University of Tsukuba in Japan found that both natural tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) — the psychoactive chemical in marijuana — and the synthetic cannabinoid JWH-018 known as “spice” caused seizures in mice.

    There has been increasing research for the use of marijuana – particularly a cannabinoid in the drug called cannabidiol (CBD) – in the treatment of seizures in patients with epilepsy. However, the new study from Malyshevskaya and team suggests that general use of high-potency marijuana may actually trigger seizures.

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  • Marijuana and Infertility: What You Need to Know

    Cannabis And Infertility: It’s a longstanding complaint that, when it comes to medical research, men’s bodies still represent a sort of norm against which women are considered a hard to understand deviation. The field of medical cannabis is no exception.

    According to a 2013 literature review, the role of the cannabinoids in women’s reproductive health “has been poorly studied.” That’s despite the fact that we knew all the way back in 1973 that cannabinoid blood levels spike during ovulation and that a 2009 study established that the entire endocannabinoid system (ECS) is present and quietly active in the ovaries.

    Read the full story at the NY Daily News.

  • Marijuana May Make Insomnia Worse, Not Better

    Marijuana helps many people fall asleep, but that short-term benefit doesn’t always translate to long-term use. A new study backs up the idea that you may not get a great night’s sleep if you use cannabis every day, according to Lifehacker.

    Research at the University of Michigan found that people who used marijuana every day were more likely to have insomnia. People who used it occasionally had a lower rate of insomnia, similar to people who did not use the drug at all.

    “While there are still many questions to be answered, existing research suggests that the effects of cannabis on sleep may depend on many factors, including individual differences, cannabis concentrations and frequency of use,” says author Deirdre Conroy.

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  • The Best Cannabis Strains for Aspiring Home Growers

    The Best Cannabis Strains for Aspiring Home Growers

    Purple Kush

    What do Jack Herer, Purple Kush, Og Kush, Moby Dick and White Widow have in common?

    They are the most popular marijuana strains grown at home, according to Civilized.

    The site says different cannabis plants require specific care. Some strains are easier to grow than others, because they produce a higher yield or require a shorter flowering period. Unfortunately, many beginner growers opt for the more budget friendly strains, though they may ultimately cost more because they may be more difficult to grow. For this reason, there are a number of popular home grown marijuana strains that yield some of the best flowers.

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  • Queens of the Stoned Age

    Jessica Assaf and Snoop Dogg co-created Queens of the Stoned Age for the weed lifestyle and culture website Merry Jane. In the series, Assaf, who created Cannabis Feminist, hosts a panel of weed-consuming women. According to the reports, they will consume cannabis and talk about a variety of different topics in a casual, relaxed environment.

    https://www.greenrushdaily.com/this-new-cannabis-show-focuses-exclusively-on-women-who-love-weed/
  • ‘Mum, Cannabis and Me’: A Moving Documentary Debuts in New Zealand

    ‘Mum, Cannabis and Me’: A Moving Documentary Debuts in New Zealand

    A medical student is set to add new perspective to the medicinal cannabis debate in New Zealand by sharing her terminally ill mother’s “heart-breaking” secret use of it in a new documentary. The 30-minute film “Mum, Cannabis and Me” premieres tonight in Wellington.

    It is narrated by fifth year medical student Victoria Catherwood, who hopes the film will inspire fresh conversations about medical marijuana — a hot topic after cannabidiol (CBD) was removed from the Misuse of Drugs Act in New Zealand yesterday.

    “We hope to bring this discussion into the public domain to kind of let doctors feel less stigmatized about talking about it, and also to let patients have these doctors informed so that all these unnecessary harms can be minimized and any benefits can possibly be utilized.”

    Catherwood’s mother is terminally ill with breast cancer.

    Click here to see the preview.

  • Boost Your Endocannabinoid System Without Cannabis

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  • Cannabis Works Wonders for Arthritis

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  • Florida’s medical-marijuana registry clinics are booming

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