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  • Rock Legend, Chris Cornell, Dies at Age 52

    Rock Legend, Chris Cornell, Dies at Age 52

    May 18, 2017 at 1:48 am / Cannabis News, Music

     Video (above): Chris Cornell talks about how strong the marijuana is in the Bay Area, California DETROIT –  According to his representative, rocker Chris Cornell,  frontman for Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog and later Audioslave, has died at age 52. In a statement to The Associated Press, Brian Bumbery says Cornell died Wednesday night in Detroit. Bumbery called the death “sudden and unexpected” and said his wife and family were shocked by it. The statement said the family would be [...]

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  • Las Vegas Recreational Cannabis Sales Begin July 1st

    Las Vegas Recreational Cannabis Sales Begin July 1st

    May 17, 2017 at 1:12 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Recreational Marijuana

    An early start to recreational marijuana sales in Nevada cleared the final state hurdle Monday, paving the way for the program to roll out in under two months. The Nevada Tax Commission adopted temporary regulations proposed by the Department of Taxation that will allow the state to issue recreational marijuana licenses by July 1. Most of the regulations were copied from the state’s medical marijuana program. Tax department director Deonne Contine stressed the urgency in getting the regulations adopted so [...]

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  • Consuming Marijuana Everyday Can Repair and Defend the Brain

    Consuming Marijuana Everyday Can Repair and Defend the Brain

    May 13, 2017 at 1:33 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Reviews, Medical Marijuana

    Researchers believe that cannabis could actually help to sharpen our minds later in life. Researchers at the University of Bonn and Hebrew University have discovered that low, regular doses of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), one of the main active ingredients or cannabinoids found in marijuana, may help to keep our brains from ‘slowing down’ as we get older. Published today in the journal Nature Medicine, the German study revealed that while younger mice suffered a performance drop under the influence of THC, the psychoactive [...]

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  • Marijuana Helps Stop Seizures

    Marijuana Helps Stop Seizures

    May 11, 2017 at 4:06 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

      Medical Cannabis Helps Stop Seizures in Children Medical cannabis is becoming increasingly accepted as an effective treatment for a variety of medical conditions.  Marijuana has been notably identified as an anti-seizure, particularly in relation to children with conditions like epilepsy, and Dravet, Doose, or Lennox-Gastaut syndromes. These conditions bring on dangerous seizures that can severely impact quality of life.  They can also be fatal.  As a result, due to the overwhelming harmful side-effects from other prescription drugs, more and [...]

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  • Feds Cannot Hire Hackers Because They All Use Marijuana

    Feds Cannot Hire Hackers Because They All Use Marijuana

    May 9, 2017 at 1:52 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization

    “I have to hire a great work force to compete with those cyber criminals and some of those kids want to smoke weed on the way to the interview.” Update 5/21/14: After being chastised for his comments about marijuana by Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), FBI director Comey told those in attendance at a senate hearing on the bureau’s oversight that he was just kidding. “I am absolutely dead set against using marijuana,” he said at the hearing, “I don’t want [...]

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  • Texas: Medical Cannabis Bill Supported by Majority of House, Moves Forward

    Texas: Medical Cannabis Bill Supported by Majority of House, Moves Forward

    May 8, 2017 at 2:58 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Medical Marijuana

    UPDATE: After a big bipartisan push on and off the House floor Friday, Public Health Committee Chair Four Price, R-Amarillo, called an impromptu meeting to vote on HB 2107 just before 5 p.m. The bill passed 7-2, with Price and Representative Stephanie Klick, R-Fort Worth, opposing. The measure now advances to the calendars committee, where Chair Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, can schedule the bill for debate on the House floor. The House has until May 11 to consider the legislation. ORIGINAL [...]

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