For a brief time earlier this month the National Cancer Institute, a branch of the federal government’s National Institutes of Health, had posted a webpage touting the possible benefits of marijuana in fighting cancer tumors. But less than two wee…
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Posted in Sativa Survey Time: Marijuana Use And Behavioral Data Sought By NORML
December 28, 2010 | 1 views | No Comments
Longtime cannabis researcher, professor, author, frequent medical expert on NORML’s daily podcast and NORML Advisory Board member Mitch Earleywine, Ph.D, from the University at Albany, is once again seeking the help of cannabis consumers by asking for their participation in some basic research regarding cannabis use and behavior.
Below is a description of the anonymous online [...]
Download Over 725 Peer Reviewed Research Articles And Reports on Drug Policy Reform And More!
December 13, 2010 | 2 views | No Comments
Click Here! to download over 725 peer reviewed journal articles and significant reports all dealing with the issue of Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Reform.
This comprehensive (and amazing) collection of references includes the following c…
Research Shows Marijuana’s Medical Perils, Promise
December 5, 2010 | 1 views | No Comments
Chemical compounds in marijuana can suppress the body’s immune functions — potentially speeding the growth of some cancers but possibly helping in the fight against arthritis, multiple sclerosis or allergies.
The good-news, bad-news findings w…
Compromise on Medical Marijuana
December 3, 2010 | 1 views | No Comments
Keep rules tight to minimize abuses, but make sure patients will actually use the program. Upon further thought, Gov. Chris Christie said Monday he won’t allow for any easing of the proposed restrictions the state Department of Health and Seni…
Portugal’s Drug Experience: New Study Confirms Decriminalization Was a Success
November 23, 2010 | 4 views | No Comments
By Maia Szalavitz, Time Magazine
From the perspective of drug warriors, the criminal laws against drug possession are all that protect Americans from a deluge of drugs, an orgy of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine use that would kil…
