The idea of a functional 3D printer seemed like science fiction just a few short years ago, but like most technologies, it has evolved into a practical and affordable tool that anyone can now easily set up in the comfort of their own home. Since 3D printing technology has gone mainstream, people have begun to […]
Hemp whether eaten or smoked will not get you high. Even though hemp is a plant in the cannabis family, hemp does not have meaningful THC (the cannabanoid in marijuana that impacts brain performance in increasingly agreed upon positive ways, and also potentially some negative ways when abused) levels. Visit a Whole Foods and you […]
Mentor Capital, Inc. (MNTR) CEO Chet Billingsley sat down with California congressional candidate Marcus Musante to relay Mentor’s Five Best Cannabis Resolutions for the U.S. Congress for 2016: (1) Save 10,000 lives annually by legalizing cannabis use. There is a 24% substitution effect from riskier hard drugs to marijuana when it is legalized. Click here […]
On Tuesday, January 5, 2016 federal district court judge R. Brooke Jackson concluded that the marijuana banking situation is untenable, and he hopes it will soon be resolved by Congress. In his ruling dismissing a lawsuit that sought federal approval for a credit union aimed at serving Colorado’s marijuana businesses, Judge Jackson found that pot is still […]
The Jama Network reported that states allowing medical marijuana use saw a 25% decline in expected death rates from opiate use compared to states that have not legalized medical marijuana. This was reported in this article by the American Medical Association. JAMA Internal Medicine Official Results: States with medical marijuana laws had a 24.8 percent […]
The Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey has been held every two years since 1977 and serves as Canada’s longest-running scientific look at underage drug use. The latest version, released on Wednesday by the esteemed Canadian Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), may have shocked some suburban Ontario hockey moms when they learned […]
Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015 is in a congressional committee as we speak. It is under review by the Judiciary Committee. Please show support by contacting your congressmen and women and senators, urging they pass this bill introduced in the Senate (01/08/2015). “Excerpt from congress.gov: Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015 Amends the Controlled […]
There has been a massive shift in public perception here in the U.S. over the past 5 years with regard to medical marijuana. 23 states, Washington D.C., and even Guam have put in place safe and sustainable medical marijuana programs for their citizens. An additional 17 states have implemented some form of limited medical marijuana […]
It is now widely agreed marijuana has many medical benefits and is now being used to treat a number of ailments. A groundbreaking new medical study of 30 patients with ADHD reported improved concentration and sleep as well as reduced impulsivity after using medicinal cannabis. These 30 patients all reported having limited success with conventional treatments like […]
“Wait…you mean it wasn’t legal there already?” That is a common reaction when people hear that the South American nation of Colombia is on the verge of legalizing marijuana for medical and scientific use. Home to the infamous Pablo Escobar and his ultra-violent Medellín Cartel in the 1970’s and 1980’s, Colombia has allowed its citizens to […]
