Growing Marijuana Is Therapeutic In Itself
When it comes to the treatment of a multitude of different medical illnesses cannabis is making waves throughout the medical community.Marijuana is proven to help control many symptoms that are associated with diseases of all types. From cancers and epilepsy to PTSD and autism marijuana is showing great success in treating and helping individuals to manage their symptoms. Cannabis oil along with whole plant therapy are proving to work wonders in many ways.
Marijuanawriters.com reports:
Cannabis is giving young children the ability to walk, talk, breathe, and live a normal life for the first time as well as giving parents the joy and relief of not watching their child suffer on a daily basis. That alone is priceless if you have ever been in those parent’s shoes. With PTSD, it is helping our soldiers as well as other individuals who live with this disorder on a daily basis. Cannabis helps to soothe the minds of these individuals and ease the pain that they are suffering from for many.
Growing marijuana is proving to be as therapeutic as consuming it. For example, individuals who suffer from PTSD are finding great therapeutic relief in the gardening aspects that are associated with growing cannabis. They also, tend like anyone, to benefit from the nurturing process involved with growing a plant. Not only do they get the benefits and therapy from gardening they also get the benefits of growing their own medicine and the peace of mind that comes with it.
This is often a very crucial and essential thing that allows for a calm, peaceful environment for those who suffer from PTSD. So if you’re considering growing your own cannabis for the therapeutic aspects and attributes associated with it, there is one thing to know. That is most likely you’re going to love it! Grow it for fun, grow it for medicine, grow it just to see if you can. Who knows you may find a new hobby that becomes a passion that stems from a deep connection to a diversity of cultures from around the globe.
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News in English 2016
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Are More Adults Smoking Cannabis?
New numbers may indicate that the increase in marijuana smoking adults since 2002 is not as large as researchers recently predicted.
Medical News Today reports:
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the US, and new research reveals that its use is on the rise among adults. However, the authors say the rate of increase is much lower than the “doubling” previously reported, and there has been no rise in marijuana-related problems over the past decade.
[A man holding a marijuana leaf]
Though marijuana use in the US has risen since 2002, a new study suggests it has not doubled like previous research has reported.
First author Richard A. Grucza, PhD, a professor of psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, and colleagues publish their findings in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.
Last October, Medical News Today reported on another study published in JAMA Psychiatrythat claimed marijuana use among American adults more than doubled between 2001-2002 and 2012-2013, from 4.1% to 9.5%.
Additionally, that study reported an increase in the rate of marijuana use disorders – including abuse and dependence – during the same time period, from 1.5% to 2.9%.
The new study, however, suggests that such figures are inaccurate, which Grucza and colleagues believe is down to underestimation of how many adults were using the drug in 2002.
The researchers note that last year’s study used two face-to-face interviews – one conducted in 2002-2003 and one conducted in 2012-2013 – to gather data on marijuana use and related problems, and the first interview was carried out by US Census workers.
“Data from face-to-face surveys previously have been demonstrated to be more sensitive to social attitudes than data collected anonymously,” explains Grucza. “People may say one thing to an interviewer but something else on an anonymous computer survey, particularly when the questions deal with an illegal substance.”
He adds that because marijuana has been legalized in several states in recent years and there has been a reduction in the stigma surrounding it, a person who may have been uncomfortable revealing their use of the drug in 2002 is likely to have been more open about it a decade later.
Marijuana use has increased, ‘but it hasn’t come close to doubling
For the new study, Grucza and colleagues collected data on marijuana use in the US between 2002-2013 using data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) – an annual, nationally representative, computerized questionnaire that gathers information on prevalence and trends of drug use.
The data the team assessed was for more than 450,000 adults aged 18 and older.
From their analysis, the researchers did identify an increase in marijuana use from 2002-2013, but it was not as high as the increase reported in last year’s study.
The new research found that marijuana use increased by around 20% between 2002-2013, from 10.5% to 12.5%, while the previous study noted an increase from 4.1% to 9.5% in the same period.
“It’s not surprising that marijuana use is on the rise – several states have legalized it for either medicinal or recreational use – but our data suggest that the use rate hasn’t come close to doubling,” notes Grucza.
Furthermore, the new study found there had been no change in the rate of marijuana-related problems – such as addiction – between 2002-2013, contrary to the doubling of such problems reported in the previous study.
Commenting on their results, Grucza says:
“We’re certainly seeing some increases in marijuana use. But our survey didn’t notice any increase in marijuana-related problems. Certainly, some people are having problems so we should remain vigilant, but the sky is not falling.”
Earlier this month, MNT reported on a study that associated past and present marijuana use with poorer verbal memory in middle age.
http://thenationalmarijuananews.com/201 ... -cannabis/
New numbers may indicate that the increase in marijuana smoking adults since 2002 is not as large as researchers recently predicted.
Medical News Today reports:
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the US, and new research reveals that its use is on the rise among adults. However, the authors say the rate of increase is much lower than the “doubling” previously reported, and there has been no rise in marijuana-related problems over the past decade.
[A man holding a marijuana leaf]
Though marijuana use in the US has risen since 2002, a new study suggests it has not doubled like previous research has reported.
First author Richard A. Grucza, PhD, a professor of psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, and colleagues publish their findings in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.
Last October, Medical News Today reported on another study published in JAMA Psychiatrythat claimed marijuana use among American adults more than doubled between 2001-2002 and 2012-2013, from 4.1% to 9.5%.
Additionally, that study reported an increase in the rate of marijuana use disorders – including abuse and dependence – during the same time period, from 1.5% to 2.9%.
The new study, however, suggests that such figures are inaccurate, which Grucza and colleagues believe is down to underestimation of how many adults were using the drug in 2002.
The researchers note that last year’s study used two face-to-face interviews – one conducted in 2002-2003 and one conducted in 2012-2013 – to gather data on marijuana use and related problems, and the first interview was carried out by US Census workers.
“Data from face-to-face surveys previously have been demonstrated to be more sensitive to social attitudes than data collected anonymously,” explains Grucza. “People may say one thing to an interviewer but something else on an anonymous computer survey, particularly when the questions deal with an illegal substance.”
He adds that because marijuana has been legalized in several states in recent years and there has been a reduction in the stigma surrounding it, a person who may have been uncomfortable revealing their use of the drug in 2002 is likely to have been more open about it a decade later.
Marijuana use has increased, ‘but it hasn’t come close to doubling
For the new study, Grucza and colleagues collected data on marijuana use in the US between 2002-2013 using data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) – an annual, nationally representative, computerized questionnaire that gathers information on prevalence and trends of drug use.
The data the team assessed was for more than 450,000 adults aged 18 and older.
From their analysis, the researchers did identify an increase in marijuana use from 2002-2013, but it was not as high as the increase reported in last year’s study.
The new research found that marijuana use increased by around 20% between 2002-2013, from 10.5% to 12.5%, while the previous study noted an increase from 4.1% to 9.5% in the same period.
“It’s not surprising that marijuana use is on the rise – several states have legalized it for either medicinal or recreational use – but our data suggest that the use rate hasn’t come close to doubling,” notes Grucza.
Furthermore, the new study found there had been no change in the rate of marijuana-related problems – such as addiction – between 2002-2013, contrary to the doubling of such problems reported in the previous study.
Commenting on their results, Grucza says:
“We’re certainly seeing some increases in marijuana use. But our survey didn’t notice any increase in marijuana-related problems. Certainly, some people are having problems so we should remain vigilant, but the sky is not falling.”
Earlier this month, MNT reported on a study that associated past and present marijuana use with poorer verbal memory in middle age.
http://thenationalmarijuananews.com/201 ... -cannabis/
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What Age Does Smoking Pot Become Ok?
We all have seen facts that marijuana can help fight many diseases but what happens if you start smoking marijuana at a very you age?
The Cosmopolitan reports:
How bad is pot for your brain? The jury’s still out on how it affects folks who take their first toke during adulthood. But a study recently published in the journal Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience suggests that lighting up prior to age 16 could handicap the growth of a key neural region involved in decision-making and self-control.
Researchers from the University of Texas at Dallas’s Center for Brain Health scanned the heads of 42 heavy marijuana users aged 21 to 50 in an MRI machine. Twenty-two of those people said they’d first smoked pot prior to age 16. The rest, after age 19.
Preteen pot take-up was linked with fewer key markers of normal development in early adopters’ brains. Specifically, in the prefrontal cortex — the seat of our willpower, focus, and planning skills. Yuh-oh.
All right, so smoking pot isn’t the best idea for the average adolescent brain. But it happens, and if that’s the case, there are ways you can reverse its adverse effects on development. You can still boost your mental power even if you smoked your way to a slight disadvantage. Here’s how:
1. Get centered. Meditation can improve self-control. Give yourself a week to try it and you’ll likely see benefits. One study found that 20 minutes a day of a technique called Integrative Body-Mind Training (read more about that here) were able to rein in impulses (and lower anxiety) in just five days.
2. Get moving. Exercise — especially aerobic activities like brisk walking, jogging, and Spin class — help direct blood flow to our brain’s decision-making centers (key when it comes to keeping our self-control on high). Regular physical activity also improves focus, long- and short-term memory, and planning abilities — regardless of how old you are.
3. Eat enough. Hanger sets you up for some serious self-control failures, so avoid running on empty — especially when it comes to breakfast! Studies confirm that the first meal of the day is key to curbing our impulsivity later on. Not to mention a host of other favorable health benefits, from more regular menstrual cycles to a lower risk of obesity.
4. Tweak your environment. Do you know that you’ll be more likely to drink too much, overeat, or make a regrettable decision during a night out with friends? A few ways to prevent a self-control failure from getting the better of you is to modify what you have immediate access to.
Keep alcohol and foods that make you feel worse after eating them out of your home, or keep them WAY HIGH on a shelf so grabbing them on autopilot isn’t so easy. Keep healthier items on hand — fruits, veggies, hummus, you name it — and you’re much more likely to put them in your mouth first.
Also? Avoid people who shame you for just being yourself. Studies show stigma depletes our self-control and makes us act out — often, by overeating, drinking too much, and even smoking morethan we’d planned on.
http://thenationalmarijuananews.com/201 ... become-ok/
We all have seen facts that marijuana can help fight many diseases but what happens if you start smoking marijuana at a very you age?
The Cosmopolitan reports:
How bad is pot for your brain? The jury’s still out on how it affects folks who take their first toke during adulthood. But a study recently published in the journal Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience suggests that lighting up prior to age 16 could handicap the growth of a key neural region involved in decision-making and self-control.
Researchers from the University of Texas at Dallas’s Center for Brain Health scanned the heads of 42 heavy marijuana users aged 21 to 50 in an MRI machine. Twenty-two of those people said they’d first smoked pot prior to age 16. The rest, after age 19.
Preteen pot take-up was linked with fewer key markers of normal development in early adopters’ brains. Specifically, in the prefrontal cortex — the seat of our willpower, focus, and planning skills. Yuh-oh.
All right, so smoking pot isn’t the best idea for the average adolescent brain. But it happens, and if that’s the case, there are ways you can reverse its adverse effects on development. You can still boost your mental power even if you smoked your way to a slight disadvantage. Here’s how:
1. Get centered. Meditation can improve self-control. Give yourself a week to try it and you’ll likely see benefits. One study found that 20 minutes a day of a technique called Integrative Body-Mind Training (read more about that here) were able to rein in impulses (and lower anxiety) in just five days.
2. Get moving. Exercise — especially aerobic activities like brisk walking, jogging, and Spin class — help direct blood flow to our brain’s decision-making centers (key when it comes to keeping our self-control on high). Regular physical activity also improves focus, long- and short-term memory, and planning abilities — regardless of how old you are.
3. Eat enough. Hanger sets you up for some serious self-control failures, so avoid running on empty — especially when it comes to breakfast! Studies confirm that the first meal of the day is key to curbing our impulsivity later on. Not to mention a host of other favorable health benefits, from more regular menstrual cycles to a lower risk of obesity.
4. Tweak your environment. Do you know that you’ll be more likely to drink too much, overeat, or make a regrettable decision during a night out with friends? A few ways to prevent a self-control failure from getting the better of you is to modify what you have immediate access to.
Keep alcohol and foods that make you feel worse after eating them out of your home, or keep them WAY HIGH on a shelf so grabbing them on autopilot isn’t so easy. Keep healthier items on hand — fruits, veggies, hummus, you name it — and you’re much more likely to put them in your mouth first.
Also? Avoid people who shame you for just being yourself. Studies show stigma depletes our self-control and makes us act out — often, by overeating, drinking too much, and even smoking morethan we’d planned on.
http://thenationalmarijuananews.com/201 ... become-ok/
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Colorado Considers Organic Labels for Marijuana Sales
DENVER (AP) — Marijuana has attracted many labels in its time. On Friday, Colorado lawmakers debated whether the state should give the drug one more often associated with purple carrots than purple haze — certified organic.
Colorado starts work on becoming the first state to regulate organic labels in its pot industry, with other legal weed states watching to see whether they too should step in to help consumers wondering what's on their weed. Organic standards are regulated federally, and pot remains illegal at the federal level, meaning there's nothing stopping commercial pot growers from calling their wares organic.
"Consumers have a right to know what they're putting in their body," said Colorado Rep. Jonathan Singer, a Democrat sponsoring the bill to create the state-sanctioned labels. The bill had its first hearing Friday in the state House Public Health Care and Human Services Committee. The measure doesn't specify what growers would have to do to get the certification, it instead directs the state's agricultural department to get a third party to draft the regulations. The bill also doesn't say which pesticides would be off-limits for organic growers.
Consumer confusion over organic marijuana peaked in Colorado earlier this year, when Denver health authorities seized thousands of marijuana plants from growers suspected of using off-limits chemicals on their plants.
Most of the plants were ultimately released, but some were sold with names that suggested the products were natural or organic.
"That misleads people," said Larisa Bolivar, head of the Cannabis Consumers Coalition. "We don't want to wait for someone to get sick. You need to know that when something says organic, it's organic."
Colorado is likely just the first state to tighten the rules for advertising marijuana products as organic, said Chris Lindsey, legislative analyst for the pro-legalization Marijuana Policy Project.
"This is not exactly a movement, but it's not too much of a stretch to say we're headed that way," he said.
The only other pot state to even mention organic certification is California, which last year adopted a regulation requiring organic certification for marijuana products by 2020, if permitted under federal law.
So far federal authorities that have weighed in on state marijuana experiments haven't mentioned accurate labeling standards, though a 2013 memo from the Department of Justice warned states that federal authorities want "strong and effective" regulations.
Colorado's marijuana industry generally supports a state-level organic labeling bill.
"It's something that we need," said Meg Sanders, CEO of Mindful, a company that grows marijuana and produces marijuana concentrates. "Because of the federal illegality, to have a state standard would be incredibly helpful."
Some pot producers are taking issue, though, with the fact that the industry would have to pay for the privilege of having regulators check to see if their plants are organic. Some organic marijuana producers said the cost burden would hurt small organic growers in the so-called "craft cannabis" niche.
"I would be proud to advertise that our cannabis is organic," said Julie Berliner, CEO of Sweet Grass Kitchen, which makes marijuana-infused sweets. "My concern lies with the cost of this certification."
A nonpartisan analysis prepared for lawmakers predicted that only about 5 percent of Colorado's pot growers would apply for the certification, roughly the same percentage as food producers.
The analysis gave no estimate of how much pot growers would be charged for the certification, or what the organic labels might look like.
Still, just the prospect of one day having easy-to-understand organic labels for marijuana has consumer advocates cheering. States that allow commercial pot sales do require labels listing chemicals used on the plants, but they can be difficult to decipher.
A trustworthy symbol would be better, said Teri Robnett, head of the Cannabis Patients Alliance.
"That's important to a lot of patients," she said. "This is one reason some prefer marijuana rather than pharmaceuticals, because they want something organic. This will help patients know when that's the case."
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DENVER (AP) — Marijuana has attracted many labels in its time. On Friday, Colorado lawmakers debated whether the state should give the drug one more often associated with purple carrots than purple haze — certified organic.
Colorado starts work on becoming the first state to regulate organic labels in its pot industry, with other legal weed states watching to see whether they too should step in to help consumers wondering what's on their weed. Organic standards are regulated federally, and pot remains illegal at the federal level, meaning there's nothing stopping commercial pot growers from calling their wares organic.
"Consumers have a right to know what they're putting in their body," said Colorado Rep. Jonathan Singer, a Democrat sponsoring the bill to create the state-sanctioned labels. The bill had its first hearing Friday in the state House Public Health Care and Human Services Committee. The measure doesn't specify what growers would have to do to get the certification, it instead directs the state's agricultural department to get a third party to draft the regulations. The bill also doesn't say which pesticides would be off-limits for organic growers.
Consumer confusion over organic marijuana peaked in Colorado earlier this year, when Denver health authorities seized thousands of marijuana plants from growers suspected of using off-limits chemicals on their plants.
Most of the plants were ultimately released, but some were sold with names that suggested the products were natural or organic.
"That misleads people," said Larisa Bolivar, head of the Cannabis Consumers Coalition. "We don't want to wait for someone to get sick. You need to know that when something says organic, it's organic."
Colorado is likely just the first state to tighten the rules for advertising marijuana products as organic, said Chris Lindsey, legislative analyst for the pro-legalization Marijuana Policy Project.
"This is not exactly a movement, but it's not too much of a stretch to say we're headed that way," he said.
The only other pot state to even mention organic certification is California, which last year adopted a regulation requiring organic certification for marijuana products by 2020, if permitted under federal law.
So far federal authorities that have weighed in on state marijuana experiments haven't mentioned accurate labeling standards, though a 2013 memo from the Department of Justice warned states that federal authorities want "strong and effective" regulations.
Colorado's marijuana industry generally supports a state-level organic labeling bill.
"It's something that we need," said Meg Sanders, CEO of Mindful, a company that grows marijuana and produces marijuana concentrates. "Because of the federal illegality, to have a state standard would be incredibly helpful."
Some pot producers are taking issue, though, with the fact that the industry would have to pay for the privilege of having regulators check to see if their plants are organic. Some organic marijuana producers said the cost burden would hurt small organic growers in the so-called "craft cannabis" niche.
"I would be proud to advertise that our cannabis is organic," said Julie Berliner, CEO of Sweet Grass Kitchen, which makes marijuana-infused sweets. "My concern lies with the cost of this certification."
A nonpartisan analysis prepared for lawmakers predicted that only about 5 percent of Colorado's pot growers would apply for the certification, roughly the same percentage as food producers.
The analysis gave no estimate of how much pot growers would be charged for the certification, or what the organic labels might look like.
Still, just the prospect of one day having easy-to-understand organic labels for marijuana has consumer advocates cheering. States that allow commercial pot sales do require labels listing chemicals used on the plants, but they can be difficult to decipher.
A trustworthy symbol would be better, said Teri Robnett, head of the Cannabis Patients Alliance.
"That's important to a lot of patients," she said. "This is one reason some prefer marijuana rather than pharmaceuticals, because they want something organic. This will help patients know when that's the case."
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How Marijuana Tolerance Builds Up — And How to Bring It Down
The latest research from cannabis neuroscientists uncovers the mechanism behind the tolerance for cannabis, and shows us that it doesn’t take long for the brain to return to complete normalcy.
A recently published study authored by Deepak Cyril D’Souza et al, a veritable cannabis expert from the Yale School of Medicine, has uncovered how a tolerance to cannabis happens, and roughly how long it takes for it to return to a normal level. This latest piece of research was a collaboration project between prestigious organization such as the Schizophrenia and Neuropharmacology Research Group of the Connecticut Healthcare System, Yale University School of Medicine, the New York University Langone Medical Center and the Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital.
The age-old problem with cannabis requires people to smoke or dab more after the first time. Unlike opiates, overdosing on cannabis is difficult and THC does not become toxic until it reaches incredibly high levels in the body, equivalent to eating pounds and pounds of pure active ingredient in one sitting. Though a smoker might need to consume successively consume more cannabis as time goes on, it does not spiral out of control; someone could smoke the same amount of weed everyday for their entire life and still get high.
The experiment used males of ages 18-35 that were “cannabis dependent” according to the Diagnostics and Statistics Manual-IV. They used positron emission tomography (a PET scan) to observe a radiotracer ligand for cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1), the receptor in our brains triggered by THC in cannabis to induce its psychoactive effects. The PET was able to see where exactly CB1 receptors are located in the brain and how densely distributed they were throughout each section.
What did the experiment find? “In chronic moderate daily cannabis smokers, CB1R availability is decreased in most brain regions. Significant CB1R upregulation begins within 2 days of abstinence and continues over 4 weeks.” In other words, a cannabis smoker has less CB1 receptors in their brain than non-smokers do, but they start to bounce back after just two days of abstinence, and return to almost-normal levels after four weeks of abstinence. The fact that CB1 receptors did not fully bounce back after four weeks the authors attributed to their small sample size that might not have adequately assessed the initial levels of CB1 before they stopped smoking.
Another drawback they noted was the lack of female participants. Females respond differently to THC than males, which may be due to differential expression of cannabinoid receptors. In order to avoid this variable, the experiment only included males. They noted that similar experiments in the future should include females, and also monitor possible changes in cognitive abilities throughout the course of an abstinence period.
Cannabis smokers in the study had roughly 20% less CB1 receptors in their brains than controls that do not imbibe. Interestingly, the amount of cannabis they consumed on a regular basis did not correlate with the level of CB1 downregulation. Regardless of how much cannabis a person consumed, CB1 receptor expression still only took about two days to bounce back significantly after abstaining. After four weeks of abstinence, PET scans did not find a statistical difference between past smokers and the eternally sober.
This latest by D’Souza also has important complications for medicinal patients that use cannabis for its neurological, as opposed to physical effects. Patients who suffer from PTSD or anxiety need to understand that even a short break of less than a week will significantly reduce their tolerance, and they should not consume as much the first time going back to it. Thinking about taking a tolerance break? A solid break of a month or two to clear your mind never hurts, but the receptors in your brain only really need a short time to return to their initial state.
http://www.hightimes.com/read/how-marij ... ng-it-down?
The latest research from cannabis neuroscientists uncovers the mechanism behind the tolerance for cannabis, and shows us that it doesn’t take long for the brain to return to complete normalcy.
A recently published study authored by Deepak Cyril D’Souza et al, a veritable cannabis expert from the Yale School of Medicine, has uncovered how a tolerance to cannabis happens, and roughly how long it takes for it to return to a normal level. This latest piece of research was a collaboration project between prestigious organization such as the Schizophrenia and Neuropharmacology Research Group of the Connecticut Healthcare System, Yale University School of Medicine, the New York University Langone Medical Center and the Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital.
The age-old problem with cannabis requires people to smoke or dab more after the first time. Unlike opiates, overdosing on cannabis is difficult and THC does not become toxic until it reaches incredibly high levels in the body, equivalent to eating pounds and pounds of pure active ingredient in one sitting. Though a smoker might need to consume successively consume more cannabis as time goes on, it does not spiral out of control; someone could smoke the same amount of weed everyday for their entire life and still get high.
The experiment used males of ages 18-35 that were “cannabis dependent” according to the Diagnostics and Statistics Manual-IV. They used positron emission tomography (a PET scan) to observe a radiotracer ligand for cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1), the receptor in our brains triggered by THC in cannabis to induce its psychoactive effects. The PET was able to see where exactly CB1 receptors are located in the brain and how densely distributed they were throughout each section.
What did the experiment find? “In chronic moderate daily cannabis smokers, CB1R availability is decreased in most brain regions. Significant CB1R upregulation begins within 2 days of abstinence and continues over 4 weeks.” In other words, a cannabis smoker has less CB1 receptors in their brain than non-smokers do, but they start to bounce back after just two days of abstinence, and return to almost-normal levels after four weeks of abstinence. The fact that CB1 receptors did not fully bounce back after four weeks the authors attributed to their small sample size that might not have adequately assessed the initial levels of CB1 before they stopped smoking.
Another drawback they noted was the lack of female participants. Females respond differently to THC than males, which may be due to differential expression of cannabinoid receptors. In order to avoid this variable, the experiment only included males. They noted that similar experiments in the future should include females, and also monitor possible changes in cognitive abilities throughout the course of an abstinence period.
Cannabis smokers in the study had roughly 20% less CB1 receptors in their brains than controls that do not imbibe. Interestingly, the amount of cannabis they consumed on a regular basis did not correlate with the level of CB1 downregulation. Regardless of how much cannabis a person consumed, CB1 receptor expression still only took about two days to bounce back significantly after abstaining. After four weeks of abstinence, PET scans did not find a statistical difference between past smokers and the eternally sober.
This latest by D’Souza also has important complications for medicinal patients that use cannabis for its neurological, as opposed to physical effects. Patients who suffer from PTSD or anxiety need to understand that even a short break of less than a week will significantly reduce their tolerance, and they should not consume as much the first time going back to it. Thinking about taking a tolerance break? A solid break of a month or two to clear your mind never hurts, but the receptors in your brain only really need a short time to return to their initial state.
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Marijuana Use May Lead to Abuse of Other Substances
Using marijuana may lead in short order to using even more marijuana as well as abusing other drugs and alcohol, suggests a new analysis of U.S. data.
Based on national surveys three years apart, researchers found that adults who reported using pot in the first survey were two to nine times more likely to have a substance abuse problem by the time of the second survey.
These risks should be considered not only by patients and doctors, but also by policymakers in states where marijuana may be up for legalization for recreational or medical use, experts say.
Using marijuana may lead in short order to using even more marijuana as well as abusing other drugs and alcohol, suggests a new analysis of U.S. data.
Based on national surveys three years apart, researchers found that adults who reported using pot in the first survey were two to nine times more likely to have a substance abuse problem by the time of the second survey.
These risks should be considered not only by patients and doctors, but also by policymakers in states where marijuana may be up for legalization for recreational or medical use, experts say.
"Patients who may be considering using cannabis should know that by using cannabis they are approximately doubling their risk of developing a drug use disorder over the next few years," said senior study author Dr. Mark Olfson of Columbia University Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institute in New York City.
"Patients who already use cannabis should be aware that increasing their use may further increase their risk of developing a substance use disorder, while reducing or stopping their cannabis use is likely to reduce that risk," he told Reuters Health by email.
Olfson and colleagues analyzed survey responses from a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults interviewed in 2001-2002 and again in 2004-2005. More than 34,650 people responded, almost evenly split among men and women, with a mean age of about 45.
In the first survey, 1,279 individuals reported using cannabis. Three years later, that was linked to a nearly three times higher rate of abusing alcohol compared to people who didn't use cannabis in the first survey. The risk of abusing other drugs or being dependent on tobacco was twice as high, and the risk of having a cannabis abuse disorder by the second survey was nine times higher.
Contrary to some past studies, the researchers did not find any link between cannabis use and the development of mood disorders like depression or anxiety or with any other mental illnesses.
The study team points out that these associations do not prove cannabis use causes other substance abuse problems.
Still, they write in JAMA Psychiatry, there could be overlap in brain "circuitry" that drives drug use and dependence. Shared mechanisms between marijuana and other substances "may contribute to the association of cannabis use with (substance use disorders) but not with most other disorders examined," they explain.
"Use of cannabis can also lead to behavioral disinhibition, which increases the likelihood of use of other substances and the risk of abuse or dependence on those substances," the authors add.
"Policymakers who may have to vote on legalization of marijuana should consider potential adverse effects of marijuana use on the risks of developing other drug and alcohol abuse problems," Olfson said. "In states with marijuana laws that permit recreational marijuana use, regulators and public health officials should develop means of monitoring and communicating this risk."
"By studying the effects of existing state-to-state variation in marijuana laws in relation to key outcomes, such as cannabis-related traffic injuries and fatalities, emergency department mentions, poison control calls, and admissions to addiction facilities, it might be possible to increase our understanding of the public health effects of marijuana legislation," he added.
Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, told Reuters Health by email, "These results delineate more clearly the outlines of the possible adverse psychiatric outcomes associated with cannabis use. Patients, doctors, advocates, and policymakers should understand that cannabis use, even for medicinal purposes, is associated with a clear risk of developing cannabis and/or other substance use disorders. This knowledge should be incorporated into clinical care and policy planning."
The message coming out of this and similar studies, Volkow said, is that marijuana is not a benign drug.
"The potential for chronic cannabis exposure to induce or exacerbate various mental illnesses is an area of continuous debate," she added.
"This particular study is a step forward in that we can now state with a higher degree of confidence that cannabis use is associated with an increased prevalence and incidence of substance use disorders but less likely to be linked with any mood disorder or anxiety disorder," Volkow said.
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-ne ... es-n523071
Using marijuana may lead in short order to using even more marijuana as well as abusing other drugs and alcohol, suggests a new analysis of U.S. data.
Based on national surveys three years apart, researchers found that adults who reported using pot in the first survey were two to nine times more likely to have a substance abuse problem by the time of the second survey.
These risks should be considered not only by patients and doctors, but also by policymakers in states where marijuana may be up for legalization for recreational or medical use, experts say.
Using marijuana may lead in short order to using even more marijuana as well as abusing other drugs and alcohol, suggests a new analysis of U.S. data.
Based on national surveys three years apart, researchers found that adults who reported using pot in the first survey were two to nine times more likely to have a substance abuse problem by the time of the second survey.
These risks should be considered not only by patients and doctors, but also by policymakers in states where marijuana may be up for legalization for recreational or medical use, experts say.
"Patients who may be considering using cannabis should know that by using cannabis they are approximately doubling their risk of developing a drug use disorder over the next few years," said senior study author Dr. Mark Olfson of Columbia University Medical Center and the New York State Psychiatric Institute in New York City.
"Patients who already use cannabis should be aware that increasing their use may further increase their risk of developing a substance use disorder, while reducing or stopping their cannabis use is likely to reduce that risk," he told Reuters Health by email.
Olfson and colleagues analyzed survey responses from a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults interviewed in 2001-2002 and again in 2004-2005. More than 34,650 people responded, almost evenly split among men and women, with a mean age of about 45.
In the first survey, 1,279 individuals reported using cannabis. Three years later, that was linked to a nearly three times higher rate of abusing alcohol compared to people who didn't use cannabis in the first survey. The risk of abusing other drugs or being dependent on tobacco was twice as high, and the risk of having a cannabis abuse disorder by the second survey was nine times higher.
Contrary to some past studies, the researchers did not find any link between cannabis use and the development of mood disorders like depression or anxiety or with any other mental illnesses.
The study team points out that these associations do not prove cannabis use causes other substance abuse problems.
Still, they write in JAMA Psychiatry, there could be overlap in brain "circuitry" that drives drug use and dependence. Shared mechanisms between marijuana and other substances "may contribute to the association of cannabis use with (substance use disorders) but not with most other disorders examined," they explain.
"Use of cannabis can also lead to behavioral disinhibition, which increases the likelihood of use of other substances and the risk of abuse or dependence on those substances," the authors add.
"Policymakers who may have to vote on legalization of marijuana should consider potential adverse effects of marijuana use on the risks of developing other drug and alcohol abuse problems," Olfson said. "In states with marijuana laws that permit recreational marijuana use, regulators and public health officials should develop means of monitoring and communicating this risk."
"By studying the effects of existing state-to-state variation in marijuana laws in relation to key outcomes, such as cannabis-related traffic injuries and fatalities, emergency department mentions, poison control calls, and admissions to addiction facilities, it might be possible to increase our understanding of the public health effects of marijuana legislation," he added.
Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, told Reuters Health by email, "These results delineate more clearly the outlines of the possible adverse psychiatric outcomes associated with cannabis use. Patients, doctors, advocates, and policymakers should understand that cannabis use, even for medicinal purposes, is associated with a clear risk of developing cannabis and/or other substance use disorders. This knowledge should be incorporated into clinical care and policy planning."
The message coming out of this and similar studies, Volkow said, is that marijuana is not a benign drug.
"The potential for chronic cannabis exposure to induce or exacerbate various mental illnesses is an area of continuous debate," she added.
"This particular study is a step forward in that we can now state with a higher degree of confidence that cannabis use is associated with an increased prevalence and incidence of substance use disorders but less likely to be linked with any mood disorder or anxiety disorder," Volkow said.
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-ne ... es-n523071
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Marijuana survey finds medical users more likely to consume edibles and vaporize
People who use marijuana for medical purposes are much more likely to vaporize or consume edible forms of the drug than recreational users, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
The study, which surveyed people from four western states that have legalized medical marijuana, also found that those who use marijuana for medicinal purposes are more likely to report daily or near-daily use and consume more as measured by grams per day.
In addition, those who only use marijuana for medicinal purposes do not report use of marijuana concurrently with alcohol, while those who report using recreationally consume marijuana with alcohol on nearly one in five occasions. Findings regarding the simultaneous use of alcohol and marijuana is important because past research shows such activity is more likely to result in health harm, including accidents.
The study, found that 41 percent of people reported having used marijuana recreationally at least once in their lifetime, while only about 7 percent of those surveyed reported using marijuana for medical purposes. More than half of those who said they used for medicinal purposes reported that they did not have a physician's recommendation to do so.
Published online by the journal Addiction, the study provides some of the first evidence about patterns of marijuana use in states that have legalized medical marijuana. While past efforts have surveyed special populations such as those suffering from cancer pain, the RAND study draws on a sample of the general household population in these states.
"Understanding how people use marijuana will allow us to better understand the implications of changing policies and better track changes in behavior," said Rosalie Pacula, the study's lead author and a senior economist at RAND, a nonprofit research organization. "Our findings provide new insights, but there is still much more that we need to learn."
The RAND study surveyed 1,994 people from Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington state in October of 2013 about their marijuana use, including the frequency of use and where they consumed the drug. At the time of the survey, Colorado and Washington voters had voted to legalize recreational use, but retail outlets for recreational sales had not yet opened. Survey participants were recruited from an Internet-based panel of adults and statistical weighting was used to make the group representative of the household population in each of the states.
Researchers caution that their survey included a high proportion of women and relatively few younger people, which could skew the results. However, the study's findings on several questions about overall marijuana use were similar to previous studies.
The survey found rates of lifetime use of medical marijuana were similar in Colorado and Washington (8.8 percent and 8.2 percent), while the rates were lower in Oregon (6.5 percent) and New Mexico (1 percent). Lifetime use of recreational cannabis was similar in Oregon and Washington (about 45 percent in both states), while rates were lower in Colorado (36 percent) and New Mexico (32 percent).
About 86 percent of the people who reported using marijuana for medical purposes also use the drug recreationally. Using cannabis during the past month -- a common metric for regular marijuana use -- was higher among medical marijuana users than recreational users, consistent with the notion that medical users would use the substance more regularly.
"We found that relatively few people were growing their own marijuana and many people who used medical marijuana were getting it from dealers, rather than from dispensaries," Pacula said.
The rate of simultaneous use of alcohol and marijuana was lower than researchers expected. About 17 percent of recreational marijuana users reported they usually used cannabis and alcohol together, while such use was reported by fewer than 3 percent of those who said they use marijuana for both recreational and medical purposes.
"Our sample captured a relatively small number of younger people so we need to be particularly cautious about these results on concurrent use," Pacula said. "While the results clearly indicate that the household population aged 30 and older do not commonly use these substances concurrently even for recreational purposes, we cannot presume that is the case for adolescents or young adults, whose motivations for using may differ from those captured in this study.
"But our findings suggest that public health officials concerned about the risks of simultaneous use of alcohol and cannabis should focus on people who use cannabis exclusively for recreational purposes."
People who use marijuana for both medicinal and recreational purposes were more than three times as likely to report recreational cannabis use on a near-daily basis as compared to those who use marijuana only for recreation. The same group also consumed more cannabis on average each day than recreational-only users (1.1 gram per day versus 0.35 grams) and spent more each month on cannabis ($50.50 versus $24.80).
"It will be important to watch how these self-reported behaviors change with the opening of retail outlets in legalizing states," Pacula said.
Support for the study was provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Other authors of the study are Mireille Jacobson of the University of California, Irvine and Ervant J. Maksabedian of the Pardee RAND Graduate School.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 133040.htm
People who use marijuana for medical purposes are much more likely to vaporize or consume edible forms of the drug than recreational users, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
The study, which surveyed people from four western states that have legalized medical marijuana, also found that those who use marijuana for medicinal purposes are more likely to report daily or near-daily use and consume more as measured by grams per day.
In addition, those who only use marijuana for medicinal purposes do not report use of marijuana concurrently with alcohol, while those who report using recreationally consume marijuana with alcohol on nearly one in five occasions. Findings regarding the simultaneous use of alcohol and marijuana is important because past research shows such activity is more likely to result in health harm, including accidents.
The study, found that 41 percent of people reported having used marijuana recreationally at least once in their lifetime, while only about 7 percent of those surveyed reported using marijuana for medical purposes. More than half of those who said they used for medicinal purposes reported that they did not have a physician's recommendation to do so.
Published online by the journal Addiction, the study provides some of the first evidence about patterns of marijuana use in states that have legalized medical marijuana. While past efforts have surveyed special populations such as those suffering from cancer pain, the RAND study draws on a sample of the general household population in these states.
"Understanding how people use marijuana will allow us to better understand the implications of changing policies and better track changes in behavior," said Rosalie Pacula, the study's lead author and a senior economist at RAND, a nonprofit research organization. "Our findings provide new insights, but there is still much more that we need to learn."
The RAND study surveyed 1,994 people from Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington state in October of 2013 about their marijuana use, including the frequency of use and where they consumed the drug. At the time of the survey, Colorado and Washington voters had voted to legalize recreational use, but retail outlets for recreational sales had not yet opened. Survey participants were recruited from an Internet-based panel of adults and statistical weighting was used to make the group representative of the household population in each of the states.
Researchers caution that their survey included a high proportion of women and relatively few younger people, which could skew the results. However, the study's findings on several questions about overall marijuana use were similar to previous studies.
The survey found rates of lifetime use of medical marijuana were similar in Colorado and Washington (8.8 percent and 8.2 percent), while the rates were lower in Oregon (6.5 percent) and New Mexico (1 percent). Lifetime use of recreational cannabis was similar in Oregon and Washington (about 45 percent in both states), while rates were lower in Colorado (36 percent) and New Mexico (32 percent).
About 86 percent of the people who reported using marijuana for medical purposes also use the drug recreationally. Using cannabis during the past month -- a common metric for regular marijuana use -- was higher among medical marijuana users than recreational users, consistent with the notion that medical users would use the substance more regularly.
"We found that relatively few people were growing their own marijuana and many people who used medical marijuana were getting it from dealers, rather than from dispensaries," Pacula said.
The rate of simultaneous use of alcohol and marijuana was lower than researchers expected. About 17 percent of recreational marijuana users reported they usually used cannabis and alcohol together, while such use was reported by fewer than 3 percent of those who said they use marijuana for both recreational and medical purposes.
"Our sample captured a relatively small number of younger people so we need to be particularly cautious about these results on concurrent use," Pacula said. "While the results clearly indicate that the household population aged 30 and older do not commonly use these substances concurrently even for recreational purposes, we cannot presume that is the case for adolescents or young adults, whose motivations for using may differ from those captured in this study.
"But our findings suggest that public health officials concerned about the risks of simultaneous use of alcohol and cannabis should focus on people who use cannabis exclusively for recreational purposes."
People who use marijuana for both medicinal and recreational purposes were more than three times as likely to report recreational cannabis use on a near-daily basis as compared to those who use marijuana only for recreation. The same group also consumed more cannabis on average each day than recreational-only users (1.1 gram per day versus 0.35 grams) and spent more each month on cannabis ($50.50 versus $24.80).
"It will be important to watch how these self-reported behaviors change with the opening of retail outlets in legalizing states," Pacula said.
Support for the study was provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Other authors of the study are Mireille Jacobson of the University of California, Irvine and Ervant J. Maksabedian of the Pardee RAND Graduate School.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 133040.htm
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Watch: Incredible Microscopic Footage Of Cannabis Oil Eliminating Cancer Cells
Have you heard about Rick Simpson from Canadian Nova Scotia and how hard he tried to legalize cannabis oil as it helped him and many others to cure cancer? Rick thought that the world was ready to hear his story about the health benefits of cannabis oil.
After he had several attempts to get cannabis oil allowed with the help of many testimonies from people who were also cured, he realized that the cancer industry doesn’t want to find the cure for cancer.
He used to make cannabis oil and give it free to those who needed it after he was cured from skin cancer. Many people from his town were also cured from various disorders and lung cancer as well.
After a while, Rick moved to Amsterdam. Since then, he is travelling around the world and is sharing his story with people who want to listen.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/6OhUtL6T6BE
The Constantly Disappearing Cannabis Research from 1974
In 1974, the NIH (National Institutes of Health) funded the Medical College of Virginia to show that cannabis destroys the immune system and brain cells. This research was initiated by DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency), so they can put pot smokers into prison.
Unfortunately the researchers found something quite opposite with the help of their lab mice. They found that the cancer cells were destroyed not the healthy ones and the immune system is improved not worsen. And they ended the research.
DEA stopped investing into the research and the documents were destroyed. In 1976, the president Gerald Ford also stopped all research on cannabis except the Big Pharma’s attempts to produce synthetic THC. In 1983 Regan administration ordered to destroy all the documents on the Virginia research which could be still found in some collage research centers.
The Virginia medical collage asked for permission to continue with the research on cannabis’ healing potentials in 1996 and 2006 and unfortunately the both times it was denied.
The documents were well hidden and when the researchers from Madrid, Spain in 2000 conveyed a huge study on cannabis TCH cannabinoid effects on cancer, they couldn’t get the documents to help them with their study. Madrid’s lead researcher, Dr. Manual Guzman stated: “I am aware of the existence of that research. In fact I have attempted many times to obtain the journal article on the original investigation by these people, but it has proven impossible.”
Unfortunately even this study in Madrid was ignored by most of the media. This study has proven that cannabis reduces brain tumor in rats and it also tested healthy rats with THC and the results showed that there weren’t any harmful effects on healthy brain tissue.
At the moment two major hospitals in Israel, Sheba and Abarbanel are obtaining two successful clinical studies and treatments on humans with cannabis. This study is supported by the Israel government but it is still not mentioned by the mainstream media.
Anecdotal Testimonies and Independent Studies Confirm Cannabis Cancer Efficacy and Safety
Everyone who is trying to find out more information on alternative remedies isn’t blocked by mainstream media’s lack of exposure. There are many stories about recoveries from terminal cancer.
So, cannabis is safe and effective as it induces apoptosis on tumor cancer cells. Apoptosis is cellular programmed cell death (PCD) when normal cells die and are replaced by new cells. But tumor cells don’t do apoptosis. They just keep on growing and spreading. Cannabinoids are able to control angiogenis, which tumors use to create new blood vessels which supply the tumors with glucose.
Cannabis supports apoptosis to destroy cancer cells and prevents angiogenis to prevent cancer cells from feeding. The study conveyed in Madrid as well as many people who used cannabis confirmed that healthy cells are not touched.
There are also many proofs that cancer deaths are linked with chemo and radiation treatments. But the Medical Mafia family denies this. At the same time fund raisers keep investing money, time and energy to find cure for cancer.
Warning: Smoking cannabis is the least effective for healing. Better choice is using a vaporizer or “vaping” but the best way is ingesting cannabis oil or pastes. But improper lifestyle and diet can destroy the positive effects of alternative cancer treatments.
This is an example of a baby who was cured of brain cancer with the help of cannabis oil. The parents soaked the pacifier into cannabis oil and gave it to the baby. Within eight months the baby was cancer free. This short video will show you the brain scans of the baby and how the cancer went into remission.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/DqHassCMX-0
Source: http://www.healthy-holistic-living.com
http://420intel.com/articles/2016/02/23 ... ncer-cells
Have you heard about Rick Simpson from Canadian Nova Scotia and how hard he tried to legalize cannabis oil as it helped him and many others to cure cancer? Rick thought that the world was ready to hear his story about the health benefits of cannabis oil.
After he had several attempts to get cannabis oil allowed with the help of many testimonies from people who were also cured, he realized that the cancer industry doesn’t want to find the cure for cancer.
He used to make cannabis oil and give it free to those who needed it after he was cured from skin cancer. Many people from his town were also cured from various disorders and lung cancer as well.
After a while, Rick moved to Amsterdam. Since then, he is travelling around the world and is sharing his story with people who want to listen.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/6OhUtL6T6BE
The Constantly Disappearing Cannabis Research from 1974
In 1974, the NIH (National Institutes of Health) funded the Medical College of Virginia to show that cannabis destroys the immune system and brain cells. This research was initiated by DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency), so they can put pot smokers into prison.
Unfortunately the researchers found something quite opposite with the help of their lab mice. They found that the cancer cells were destroyed not the healthy ones and the immune system is improved not worsen. And they ended the research.
DEA stopped investing into the research and the documents were destroyed. In 1976, the president Gerald Ford also stopped all research on cannabis except the Big Pharma’s attempts to produce synthetic THC. In 1983 Regan administration ordered to destroy all the documents on the Virginia research which could be still found in some collage research centers.
The Virginia medical collage asked for permission to continue with the research on cannabis’ healing potentials in 1996 and 2006 and unfortunately the both times it was denied.
The documents were well hidden and when the researchers from Madrid, Spain in 2000 conveyed a huge study on cannabis TCH cannabinoid effects on cancer, they couldn’t get the documents to help them with their study. Madrid’s lead researcher, Dr. Manual Guzman stated: “I am aware of the existence of that research. In fact I have attempted many times to obtain the journal article on the original investigation by these people, but it has proven impossible.”
Unfortunately even this study in Madrid was ignored by most of the media. This study has proven that cannabis reduces brain tumor in rats and it also tested healthy rats with THC and the results showed that there weren’t any harmful effects on healthy brain tissue.
At the moment two major hospitals in Israel, Sheba and Abarbanel are obtaining two successful clinical studies and treatments on humans with cannabis. This study is supported by the Israel government but it is still not mentioned by the mainstream media.
Anecdotal Testimonies and Independent Studies Confirm Cannabis Cancer Efficacy and Safety
Everyone who is trying to find out more information on alternative remedies isn’t blocked by mainstream media’s lack of exposure. There are many stories about recoveries from terminal cancer.
So, cannabis is safe and effective as it induces apoptosis on tumor cancer cells. Apoptosis is cellular programmed cell death (PCD) when normal cells die and are replaced by new cells. But tumor cells don’t do apoptosis. They just keep on growing and spreading. Cannabinoids are able to control angiogenis, which tumors use to create new blood vessels which supply the tumors with glucose.
Cannabis supports apoptosis to destroy cancer cells and prevents angiogenis to prevent cancer cells from feeding. The study conveyed in Madrid as well as many people who used cannabis confirmed that healthy cells are not touched.
There are also many proofs that cancer deaths are linked with chemo and radiation treatments. But the Medical Mafia family denies this. At the same time fund raisers keep investing money, time and energy to find cure for cancer.
Warning: Smoking cannabis is the least effective for healing. Better choice is using a vaporizer or “vaping” but the best way is ingesting cannabis oil or pastes. But improper lifestyle and diet can destroy the positive effects of alternative cancer treatments.
This is an example of a baby who was cured of brain cancer with the help of cannabis oil. The parents soaked the pacifier into cannabis oil and gave it to the baby. Within eight months the baby was cancer free. This short video will show you the brain scans of the baby and how the cancer went into remission.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/DqHassCMX-0
Source: http://www.healthy-holistic-living.com
http://420intel.com/articles/2016/02/23 ... ncer-cells
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Legal Marijuana Used Over $6 Billion in Energy Last Year, Report Says
Legal indoor marijuana grows are consuming energy at an exorbitant rate, according to a recent report by a cannabis industry data provider.
While most of legalized marijuana's effects on communities are measured in terms of dollars and crime statistics, electricity usage is becoming an issue of growing concern among environmentalists and industry folk alike. According to pot data firm New Frontier, the marijuana industry used over $6 billion in energy last year, or around 1 percent of the country's energy output– and that number is only expected to grow.
“Both operators and legislators will need to be very mindful of the high energy demands of the legal cannabis industry," New Frontier Founder Giadha Aguirre De Carcer said in a statement. "Companies that adopt the most energy efficient practices will have an important cost advantage as the industry becomes more competitive and prices fall, and states that prioritize energy efficiency will reduce the fast-growing industry’s impact on the grid and on the environment."
Because of the intense local regulations that surround it, growing legal marijuana is often confined indoors, requiring the use of intense growing lights, dehumidifiers and ventilation and watering systems. Although some rural communities in southern Colorado like Pueblo County allow commercial outdoor marijuana grows and greenhouses, most municipalities ban them in attempts to keep the grows discreet and less accessible.
As of February 4, the City and County of Denver has 371 registered medical marijuana cultivation facilities and 196 recreational grows, almost all of which are indoor/warehouse operations. The State of Colorado had over 1,200 active licenses for legal marijuana grows as of February 1.
A recent NPR report cited a 10,000-square foot warehouse grow with LED lights using roughly $12,000 worth of energy per month to cultivate. Some Denver warehouse grows, such as LivWell Enlightened Health's monster facility in north Denver, are as large as 150,000 square feet.
Keep reading for more marijuana events:
Clover Leaf University is offering a Cannabis Extraction class on Tuesday, February 23, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the CLU campus. The class will focus on extraction safety, room layouts, efficient working environments and government compliance. The class costs $299 to attend, and certificates from CLU and the Colorado Department of Higher Education will be presented upon course completion.
CLU also presents a Budtender 101 class on Thursday, February 25, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the CLU campus. For $199, students will learn how to be lawful, safe, and knowledgeable cannabis sales representatives, beginning with a base understanding of law compliance and consumption safety. Proper dosage, safe consumption and all things involving consumer safety will be covered as well.
Christian/marijuana support group Stoners 4 Jesus — a church group whose members embrace the spiritual connection that cannabis brings them — holds weekly Bible-study meetings from 6 to 8 p.m. every Thursday at Quince Essential Coffee House.
The organizers of the Puff, Pass and Paint classes bring Puff, Pass and Pottery to Denver on Friday, February 26, at 7 p.m. at 2087 South Grant Street. For $55 ($63 for non-locals), students will choose a color and glaze and take instruction from local potter Jessa Decker-Smith while getting an eye-glaze of their own. Firing is included — but pick up your pottery no more than ten days after class. Bring your own cannabis (and booze, if you want). 21+
Investing in the legal marijuana industry is both interesting and full of unique risks, but you can attack the pot trade like a true venture capitalist after attending Investing in Cannabis Companies — a "How to" Investment Workshop on Saturday, February 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Potenza Lodge. Designed for novice and veterans investors alike, the conference will cover both private and public cannabis businesses, the risk/reward factor of investing in pot, how to open a brokerage account and more. Tickets to attend are $149, and virtual attendance is also available.
http://420intel.com/articles/2016/02/23 ... eport-says
Legal indoor marijuana grows are consuming energy at an exorbitant rate, according to a recent report by a cannabis industry data provider.
While most of legalized marijuana's effects on communities are measured in terms of dollars and crime statistics, electricity usage is becoming an issue of growing concern among environmentalists and industry folk alike. According to pot data firm New Frontier, the marijuana industry used over $6 billion in energy last year, or around 1 percent of the country's energy output– and that number is only expected to grow.
“Both operators and legislators will need to be very mindful of the high energy demands of the legal cannabis industry," New Frontier Founder Giadha Aguirre De Carcer said in a statement. "Companies that adopt the most energy efficient practices will have an important cost advantage as the industry becomes more competitive and prices fall, and states that prioritize energy efficiency will reduce the fast-growing industry’s impact on the grid and on the environment."
Because of the intense local regulations that surround it, growing legal marijuana is often confined indoors, requiring the use of intense growing lights, dehumidifiers and ventilation and watering systems. Although some rural communities in southern Colorado like Pueblo County allow commercial outdoor marijuana grows and greenhouses, most municipalities ban them in attempts to keep the grows discreet and less accessible.
As of February 4, the City and County of Denver has 371 registered medical marijuana cultivation facilities and 196 recreational grows, almost all of which are indoor/warehouse operations. The State of Colorado had over 1,200 active licenses for legal marijuana grows as of February 1.
A recent NPR report cited a 10,000-square foot warehouse grow with LED lights using roughly $12,000 worth of energy per month to cultivate. Some Denver warehouse grows, such as LivWell Enlightened Health's monster facility in north Denver, are as large as 150,000 square feet.
Keep reading for more marijuana events:
Clover Leaf University is offering a Cannabis Extraction class on Tuesday, February 23, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the CLU campus. The class will focus on extraction safety, room layouts, efficient working environments and government compliance. The class costs $299 to attend, and certificates from CLU and the Colorado Department of Higher Education will be presented upon course completion.
CLU also presents a Budtender 101 class on Thursday, February 25, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the CLU campus. For $199, students will learn how to be lawful, safe, and knowledgeable cannabis sales representatives, beginning with a base understanding of law compliance and consumption safety. Proper dosage, safe consumption and all things involving consumer safety will be covered as well.
Christian/marijuana support group Stoners 4 Jesus — a church group whose members embrace the spiritual connection that cannabis brings them — holds weekly Bible-study meetings from 6 to 8 p.m. every Thursday at Quince Essential Coffee House.
The organizers of the Puff, Pass and Paint classes bring Puff, Pass and Pottery to Denver on Friday, February 26, at 7 p.m. at 2087 South Grant Street. For $55 ($63 for non-locals), students will choose a color and glaze and take instruction from local potter Jessa Decker-Smith while getting an eye-glaze of their own. Firing is included — but pick up your pottery no more than ten days after class. Bring your own cannabis (and booze, if you want). 21+
Investing in the legal marijuana industry is both interesting and full of unique risks, but you can attack the pot trade like a true venture capitalist after attending Investing in Cannabis Companies — a "How to" Investment Workshop on Saturday, February 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Potenza Lodge. Designed for novice and veterans investors alike, the conference will cover both private and public cannabis businesses, the risk/reward factor of investing in pot, how to open a brokerage account and more. Tickets to attend are $149, and virtual attendance is also available.
http://420intel.com/articles/2016/02/23 ... eport-says
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Medicinal marijuana users await ruling on right to grow their own
Federal Court decision expected at noon ET/9 a.m. PT in constitutional challenge to Conservative law
A Federal Court judge is expected to release a decision today on whether medical marijuana patients have the right to grow their own cannabis.
The constitutional challenge was launched by four British Columbia residents who argued that legislation introduced by the previous Conservative government violated their charter rights.
The Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations were introduced in 2013 and required patients to buy cannabis from licensed producers instead of growing their own.
An injunction has allowed those who already held licences to continue growing marijuana until the Federal Court decision, which is set to have national impact on medical cannabis users and the new Liberal government.
The Liberals have committed to regulating and legalizing recreational marijuana but have said little about their plans for medical marijuana since being elected.
Neil Allard, who launched the case with three others, said he expects to bring it to the Federal Court of Appeal if today's decision is not in their favour.
"If we don't win our rights to grow our own cannabis at home, you can pretty much guarantee that there's going to be an appeal," he said.
Injunction protected plants
Lawyer Kirk Tousaw said the Crown has argued the injunction allowing licence holders to continue growing their own should immediately end if the judge upholds the law.
Tousaw said he has asked the judge to give people time to remove their plants.
"If we lose, we will appeal, and we will attempt to, as quickly as possible, get a hearing on either continuation of the injunction issued by the trial court or a new injunction," he said.
"Obviously, it's going to be incredibly difficult for patients who have been protected by the injunction to be criminalized overnight, and I think that that's fundamentally unfair to them."
Judge Michael Phelan heard the case between February and May 2015 in Vancouver's Federal Court.
Federal government lawyers argued that the new regime ensures patients have a supply of safe medical marijuana while protecting the public from the potential ills of grow-operations in patients' homes.
But the lead counsel for the plaintiffs, John Conroy, told court that the legislation has robbed patients of affordable access to medicine. Some people were left with no choice but to run afoul of the law, he argued, either by continuing to grow their own or by purchasing on the black market.
Watch our twitter feed for live reaction to the decision
http://420intel.com/articles/2016/02/24 ... -their-own
Federal Court decision expected at noon ET/9 a.m. PT in constitutional challenge to Conservative law
A Federal Court judge is expected to release a decision today on whether medical marijuana patients have the right to grow their own cannabis.
The constitutional challenge was launched by four British Columbia residents who argued that legislation introduced by the previous Conservative government violated their charter rights.
The Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations were introduced in 2013 and required patients to buy cannabis from licensed producers instead of growing their own.
An injunction has allowed those who already held licences to continue growing marijuana until the Federal Court decision, which is set to have national impact on medical cannabis users and the new Liberal government.
The Liberals have committed to regulating and legalizing recreational marijuana but have said little about their plans for medical marijuana since being elected.
Neil Allard, who launched the case with three others, said he expects to bring it to the Federal Court of Appeal if today's decision is not in their favour.
"If we don't win our rights to grow our own cannabis at home, you can pretty much guarantee that there's going to be an appeal," he said.
Injunction protected plants
Lawyer Kirk Tousaw said the Crown has argued the injunction allowing licence holders to continue growing their own should immediately end if the judge upholds the law.
Tousaw said he has asked the judge to give people time to remove their plants.
"If we lose, we will appeal, and we will attempt to, as quickly as possible, get a hearing on either continuation of the injunction issued by the trial court or a new injunction," he said.
"Obviously, it's going to be incredibly difficult for patients who have been protected by the injunction to be criminalized overnight, and I think that that's fundamentally unfair to them."
Judge Michael Phelan heard the case between February and May 2015 in Vancouver's Federal Court.
Federal government lawyers argued that the new regime ensures patients have a supply of safe medical marijuana while protecting the public from the potential ills of grow-operations in patients' homes.
But the lead counsel for the plaintiffs, John Conroy, told court that the legislation has robbed patients of affordable access to medicine. Some people were left with no choice but to run afoul of the law, he argued, either by continuing to grow their own or by purchasing on the black market.
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Ten Interesting Facts About Cannabis Seeds
Cannabis seeds may all look pretty much the same, but within those brown, speckled hulls, the potential for infinite variety is captured. From industrial hemp to carefully refined sativas, from the most modern autoflowering strains to the most ancient cannabis seeds discovered to date, it all starts from a seed! Here we present ten interesting facts about cannabis seeds for you to enjoy and share.
1. There is no visible difference between regular cannabis seeds, feminized cannabis seeds, autoflowering cannabis seeds, and seeds for growing industrial hemp plants. For this reason, always buy your cannabis seeds from a reputable seed bank (such as Sensi Seeds and White Label Seed Company) so you definitely know what you’re getting.
2. Cannabis seeds are usually around the size of a match-head, but can vary by variety from not much larger than a tomato seed to as big as a small pea. The size of the seed is no indication of the size (or vitality) of the cannabis plant that will grow from it.
3. Cannabis seeds contain a near-perfect balance of the essential fatty acids Omega 3, 6 and 9. These are vital to human health and cannot be produced by the body. It is better to eat hemp seeds than cannabis seeds as the former are a lot cheaper, and there is no difference in the EFA content of the seeds – just the THC content of the plants they produce.
4. The oldest cannabis seeds we know of are 2,700 years old and were found in 2007 in a grave in China.
5. A single cannabis plant can produce hundreds of, and even over a thousand, cannabis seeds depending on its size and the efficiency of pollination. Some hemp strains are bred to enhance seed production for when seeds are the primary crop.
6. The best temperature to store cannabis seeds is 5 – 7 degrees centigrade, which is usually the temperature of the door in a domestic refrigerator, handily enough. Cannabis seeds should also be kept perfectly dry to avoid both mould and premature germination.
7. In many countries, the possession of cannabis seeds is legal whereas germinating them is harshly punished. Many people are forced to buy and preserve their seeds as collector’s items, in the hope that legislation in their area will soon change to a more enlightened approach to home cannabis cultivation.
8. Hemp seeds were taken on long sea voyages by sailors during the Dutch Golden Age of shipping and naval exploration. If stranded on a deserted island, the sailors could use some of the seeds as a simple but nourishing essential food source and plant the rest, relying on the rapid growth and multiple uses of hemp to fix their ships.
9. The Scythians were the ancient race who gave their name to the scythe thanks to their use of these curve-bladed tools to harvest their crops, including hemp. Some of their religious rites incorporated hemp seeds, which they threw onto smouldering fires inside small tents where they sat inhaling and bathing in the fumes.
10. Hemp seeds are a common ingredient in bird food, and there is a urban legend of accidental crops caused by someone – usually a grandmother – emptying the bird food bowl at the bottom of the garden and then being arrested six months later for the flourishing plants they were unwittingly growing.
http://420intel.com/articles/2016/02/24 ... abis-seeds
Cannabis seeds may all look pretty much the same, but within those brown, speckled hulls, the potential for infinite variety is captured. From industrial hemp to carefully refined sativas, from the most modern autoflowering strains to the most ancient cannabis seeds discovered to date, it all starts from a seed! Here we present ten interesting facts about cannabis seeds for you to enjoy and share.
1. There is no visible difference between regular cannabis seeds, feminized cannabis seeds, autoflowering cannabis seeds, and seeds for growing industrial hemp plants. For this reason, always buy your cannabis seeds from a reputable seed bank (such as Sensi Seeds and White Label Seed Company) so you definitely know what you’re getting.
2. Cannabis seeds are usually around the size of a match-head, but can vary by variety from not much larger than a tomato seed to as big as a small pea. The size of the seed is no indication of the size (or vitality) of the cannabis plant that will grow from it.
3. Cannabis seeds contain a near-perfect balance of the essential fatty acids Omega 3, 6 and 9. These are vital to human health and cannot be produced by the body. It is better to eat hemp seeds than cannabis seeds as the former are a lot cheaper, and there is no difference in the EFA content of the seeds – just the THC content of the plants they produce.
4. The oldest cannabis seeds we know of are 2,700 years old and were found in 2007 in a grave in China.
5. A single cannabis plant can produce hundreds of, and even over a thousand, cannabis seeds depending on its size and the efficiency of pollination. Some hemp strains are bred to enhance seed production for when seeds are the primary crop.
6. The best temperature to store cannabis seeds is 5 – 7 degrees centigrade, which is usually the temperature of the door in a domestic refrigerator, handily enough. Cannabis seeds should also be kept perfectly dry to avoid both mould and premature germination.
7. In many countries, the possession of cannabis seeds is legal whereas germinating them is harshly punished. Many people are forced to buy and preserve their seeds as collector’s items, in the hope that legislation in their area will soon change to a more enlightened approach to home cannabis cultivation.
8. Hemp seeds were taken on long sea voyages by sailors during the Dutch Golden Age of shipping and naval exploration. If stranded on a deserted island, the sailors could use some of the seeds as a simple but nourishing essential food source and plant the rest, relying on the rapid growth and multiple uses of hemp to fix their ships.
9. The Scythians were the ancient race who gave their name to the scythe thanks to their use of these curve-bladed tools to harvest their crops, including hemp. Some of their religious rites incorporated hemp seeds, which they threw onto smouldering fires inside small tents where they sat inhaling and bathing in the fumes.
10. Hemp seeds are a common ingredient in bird food, and there is a urban legend of accidental crops caused by someone – usually a grandmother – emptying the bird food bowl at the bottom of the garden and then being arrested six months later for the flourishing plants they were unwittingly growing.
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Bio Tech Company Pushes Cannabis DNA Sequencing into Public Domain, Providing Patent Protection Against Big Ag, Big Pharma.
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