Critics are calling “reefer madness” on a new study from Australia claiming smoking pot will give your kids cancer. Cannabis has been shown in cell, animal and limited human trials to prevent, halt or kill cancer, researchers note. Australia is getting world-famous for their reefer-madness research, this time for equating pot to the notorious birth […]
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Hemp Vs. Marijuana: Researcher Finds Genetic Difference
A University of Minnesota plant biologist has identified a key gene that distinguishes hemp from marijuana. George Weiblen is one of only a few scientists in the country who has been granted a waiver on a federal law prohibiting hemp. He joined MPR News’ Tom Weber to discuss the significance of his discovery. What are […]
Prominent Pot Researcher Blocked from Giving Lecture at Phoenix VA
After several difficult years and a lot of jumping through hoops, Arizona-based marijuana researcher Dr. Sue Sisley is finally moving forward with her federally approved PTSD pot study. That is—if she can circumnavigate the latest obstacle that has been thrown her w… Read article here: High Times
The Clinic: Researcher Fired for Studying Marijuana and PTSD
While the past two years have seen the legalization of marijuana for all adults in two states, the expansion of medical marijuana laws nationwide, and even a federal government program designed to help supply cannabis derived medicine to severely epileptic children, that … High Times