A former pro-football star and an advocate for athletes’ use of marijuana have joined forces to pilot the opening of a weed-friendly gym. The gym, which will be called Power Plant, will be opening soon in San Francisco, California and will be the first gym to allow patrons to smoke marijuana inside while they are working […]

Drug testing using hair is still the favored method of testing for marijuana by employees or by child protection units. Parents who have temporarily lost custody of their children need to submit to a marijuana test if they try to get their kids back. Prospective employers still use this method to test prospective employees, and […]

The occurrence of male breast cancer varies throughout the world. In the UK it accounts for approximately 0.7% of all diagnosed breast cancer. In the USA there is an increasing incidence, especially among black males. Approximately 2190 men were diagnosed in the US in 2010, of those almost a quarter will die from the disease. […]

Although limited studies have been carried out on the effects of marijuana on triple negative breast cancer, current thinking is that this type of breast cancer responds well to high THC strains of marijuana. Triple negative breast cancer is characterised by having a lack of hormone receptors (estrogen, progesterone and HER2 receptors). This means it […]

When you think about how many people have considered marijuana evil over the past century or so, it’s nothing short of spectacular that the plant has managed to survive all this time. With an entire political and financial deck stacked against it, support for cannabis is stronger now than ever before — and it’s only growing. […]

Michael Phelps is an American hero. The iconic swimmer who captured the love and admiration of the United States by breaking numerous world records at the 2004 Olympic Games was the subject of controversy in 2009, when a photo depicting him smoking marijuana out of a bong surfaced on the internet. In a matter of […]

For years, those of us who have been awakened to the truth have been championing the benefits of medical marijuana and fighting for its necessary — and let’s face it, inevitable — legalization across the United States. For purely financial and political reasons, the federal government has been doing everything in their power to prevent […]

You can’t make a list of beloved Americans of the past century and not include Carl Sagan. He’s one of the most influential and important scientific minds of all time, and a man whose legacy has continued to live on twenty years after his death. For any awakened minds, the reasons to admire Sagan are limitless. […]

Manuel Guzman, a biochemist who has studied cannabis for 20 years in Spain, has captured the headlines when it comes to brain cancer. Clinical trials based on Guzman’s work are now underway at St. James’ University Hospital in Leeds, England. Neuro-oncologists are treating patients with aggressive brain tumors in England with a combination of temozolomide […]

Companion planting is a practice that can benefit cannabis plants, whether they are grown indoors or outdoors. Monoculture means that hundreds of plants are grown in the same area as a crop, whereas companion planting means dispersing your cannabis plants among other beneficial plants for the best results. Companion planting can improve the quality of […]

For centuries, religion has brought people around the world together. For a similar amount of time, so has cannabis. Now, worlds are colliding in the form of the First Cannabis Church of Logic and Reason in Lansing, Michigan. Yes, folks, there is now a “religious” organization whose belief system is based around the fact that cannabis […]

Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness or unease about something with an uncertain outcome. This disorder affects how someone feels and behaves. Mild anxiety is a vague and unsettling feeling, but severe anxiety can be debilitating, having a severe impact on a person’s quality of life. Does medical marijuana really help? Anxiety is not […]

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most terrifying and debilitating illnesses imaginable, so combating it is especially important. Scientists at Salk Institute have found new evidence that supports the theory that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and many other compounds found in cannabis can help with the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease. Science Daily reports, “The researchers found that […]

At an international health conference in Jerusalem, information was revealed as to how patients react and respond to medical marijuana. The study, carried out by Professor Shvartzman of Ben-Gurion University, Health Sciences Faculty, concluded that most users enjoy significant benefits from medical marijuana. The study looked at patients’ socio-economic backgrounds, disease profiles and observed how […]

Although campaigns against cancer are more visible for female cancers, such as breast and cervical cancers, men are more commonly affected by cancer than women. Men also have a higher mortality rate from cancer than women. Cannabinoids in the system, as well as lifestyle changes can help. The most common cancers in men, according to […]