It has long been known that vaporizing cannabis is an inherently healthier ingestion method than the traditional smoking of it, but it never hurts to have some published scientific research to back up the claims. Just over a week ago, a Swiss team of researchers published such findings in a scientific journal called PLOS One. […]
Archive | January, 2016
Gary Johnson, Former Governor of New Mexico, and Presidential Candidate, Pushing For Full Legalization of Marijuana in US
Libertarian candidate for president Gary Johnson is the first high level US official, and the only presidential candidate, calling openly and aggressively for federal decriminalization of marijuana to allow interstate activity in an industry that could grow substantially faster, create more jobs, and generate increasing government revenues if the federal government removed it as a […]
Growing Selection of Hemp Products Offered by Whole Foods
Last year Whole Foods supported the 3rd Annual Hemp History Week (June 4-10) by publishing information on its growing array of hemp based products gaining in popularity due to the quality of hemp as an ingredient. Hemp History Week joins natural products pioneers, health and wellness advocates and interested citizens across the country to […]
Cannabis Science Symposium Gets Geeky at The Emerald Conference
The Emerald Conference Takes Cannabis Science Higher Than Ever On January 21st-22nd 2016 at the Monte Carlo Resort in convention-friendly Las Vegas, the Emerald Conference kicks off its annual gathering of the ganja geeks of the cannabis community. The two day event aims to explore the wide array of scientific applications and fields cropping up in the […]
Largest Medical Marijuana Farm in North and South America is Not in the USA
Chile is leading the way amongst nations in North and South and Latin America by allowing large medical marijuana plantations. They help drive costs down for quality cannabis medicine and decrease black market illegal activity. It is unknow how much of the production ends up in the recreational black market but surely some likely does. […]
BrainBot Looks to Take the Guesswork Out of the Cannabis Deal
The BrainBot by PotBotics aims to neurologically link you to your ideal cannabis strain A patient’s first time in a medical marijuana dispensary can be pretty overwhelming. With the ink still drying on their freshly creased doctor’s recommendation, being buzzed back into a budroom often induces flashbacks to scenes from Willy Wonka & The Chocolate […]
New York joins 22 other states with operating medical marijuana dispensaries
As part of the Compassionate Care NY program, the state government has issued licenses to five organizations so they can produce and sell medical marijuana through dispensaries. The move comes nearly two years after New York governor Andrew Cuomo signed the legislation approving the use of the drug for medical purposes in the state. “The […]
3D Printing Takes Cannabis Packaging to the Next Level
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 […]
Will Smoking Hemp Papers with Hand Rolled Cigarettes Get You High?
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 […]
Five Best Cannabis Resolutions for US Congress in 2016
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 […]