Archive for the ‘Information’ Category
Cannabis May Help You With Prostate Cancer
November 23rd, 2009
Dakta Bourbon
Source http://razqa.com/cannabis-cure-prostate-cancer
Chemicals found in cannabis leaves can be used to stop prostate cancer cells. The researchers hope that cannabis leaves can be used as a remedy for the treatment of prostate cancer.
After focusing on the network on human cancer cells,Ines Diaz-Laviada and colleagues from the University of Alcala in Madrid, also investigated the effects of the chemicals on canabis leaves on mice and the fact that the substance is capable to reduce the cancer growth significantly.
The study is published in the British Journal of Cancer. Now in the world of research, there have been many studies that examine the medical uses of cannabinoids, the chemical substance found in cannabis.
This experts focused on the research done over the years devoted to seeking the best care in dealing with cancer in humans.
The Road Ahead is Looking Green
November 21st, 2009
Dakta Bourbon
While we in New Zealand are still trying to make legalization a public issue, pro-legalization activists in the US have managed to get the ball rolling with regards to medical use, regulation and taxation of cannabis.
A recent article form NORML.org tells of the progress being made in many states.
2010 is looking to be a very good year for stoners.
The Daktory Turns One!!!
November 19th, 2009
Dakta Green
New Zealand’s first cannabis club, the Daktory, celebrates its first birthday today. In the year it has been operating, it has provided a venue where members can gather to enjoy cannabis in a safe, relaxed environment.
The Daktory has also shown the way toward the future of cannabis in New Zealand, illustrating the fact that cannabis is a benign herb which can be used in an accessible social setting without any problems for the wider community.
The Daktory was established last year by Dakta Green, following his nationwide tour in the Cannabus advocating for the legalisation of cannabis. The tour, which encompassed the entire country from Cape Reinga to Bluff, drew an overwhelmingly positive response from the public.
Unfortunately, politicians are not listening to the public. Instead they continue to inflict harm on New Zealanders by maintaining cannabis prohibition.
Tobacco-Related Health Costs: $800; Booze-Related Health Costs: $165; Pot-Related Health Costs: $20 — Any Questions?
November 18th, 2009
Dakta Bourbon
Health-related costs per user are eight times higher for drinkers than they are for those who use cannabis, and are more than 40 times higher for tobacco smokers, according to a report published in the British Columbia Mental Health and Addictions Journal.
According to the report, “In terms of [health-related] costs per user: tobacco-related health costs are over $800 per user, alcohol-related health costs are much lower at $165 per user, and cannabis-related health costs are the lowest at $20 per user.”
Lies About Marijuana Drive People to a Much More Harmful Drug – Booze
November 10th, 2009
Dakta Bourbon
As many stoners do, I agree with the title. Before I was introduced to Mary Jane, I was a heavy drinker and the weekends never ended well for me. But now as a smoker, I don’t have to worry about the basic upsides, such as hangovers and blackouts, but this article says much more about the upsides of Cannabis over Alcohol.
Anti-pot propaganda drives most people to drink alcohol instead. But booze is far more dangerous than marijuana.
Professor David Nutt didn’t play the game. As the chief drug policy advisor in the British Government, an unspoken part of his job description was to help maintain a public fiction about marijuana – or cannabis, as it is known in the U.K. and other parts of the world. Specifically, he was expected to further the misperception of cannabis as a substance worthy of being classified and prohibited in a manner similar to more dangerous drugs like heroin and cocaine.
He made a big mistake at the end of last month. In a lecture at King’s College in London, he spoke honestly – and truthfully – about the fact that cannabis is less harmful than alcohol and urged the government to factor the relative harms of substances into their policy-making. Moreover, he accused the British government of ignoring the evidence about the true harms of cannabis in order to reclassify the drug and increase penalties for possession.
Pot dispensaries spread like weeds
November 9th, 2009
Dakta Bourbon
Taken from http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=294287&ac=PHnws
Patient consultant Sean Fitzgerald, top, assists a patient at the medical marijuana dispensary in Sebastopol, which has more registered patients than the California town has people.
EBASTOPOL, Calif. — The medical marijuana dispensary in this California wine country town is in a former auto dealership and has more registered patients than the town has residents. Los Angeles has more pot shops than Starbucks or schools.
The surge in medical marijuana in California has left many communities scrambling to regulate the free-for-all, while others are trying to ban the drug altogether. The issue took on greater urgency after the Obama administration announced looser federal marijuana guidelines last month.
Similar concerns are now being heard in Maine.
On Tuesday, Maine voters approved a measure to allow the creation of medical marijuana dispensaries and expand the number of conditions for which the drug can be prescribed.
Marijuana Mamas – The Secret Lives of Cannabis Using Moms
November 8th, 2009
Dakta Green
Today on www.momlogic.com there was an amazing article called “Marijuana Mamas!” It’s hopeful to read that other Moms who are in the same situation I am in are “Coming out of the Cannabis Closet”.
Us Moms fear the “Bad Mom” label – and we all know that “society” slaps that one on us for our choice of Cannabis as medicine and recreation. It’s sad and wrong and we must try and change these views. Here is the comment I left:
I too, am a “Marijuana Mama” – and like so many other Moms, we face stigma over our cannabis use. We live with the fear of having our kids taken away or being incarcerated because we choose the safer choice – Cannabis – over addicting, zombifying, full of side effects prescription narcotics and alcohol.
Like other Moms have mentioned, using Cannabis ENABLES me to be the best Mom I can be. Before Cannabis I was a walking pharmacy, Big Pharma had a grip on my doctor & I had become a victim of the pharmaceutical industry. In early 2006 I had such a horrible reaction to a prescription medication that I ended up in the hospital, I honestly thought I was dying.
1968 – CBS Reports: Marijuana
November 5th, 2009
Dakta Green
In 1968, Mike Wallace’s report on the controversy surrounding marijuana looked at the significant increase in use and drug-related arrests.
Getting High in School
November 5th, 2009
Dakta Green
If you are under 30 years old, THESE ARE YOUR PARENTS. OH MY GOD!!! THEY SMOKED DAK!!! Yes Johnny and they still do!!!
Our Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 had been in force just 4 years when this 60 minutes program was made. Our prohibition continues with the same draconian law in place even though ‘these students’ are our political leaders with families of their own. Go figure.
30.09.79: High school students in New Jersey are interviewed about their use of marijuana. They claim it boosts their athletic and academic performance. Harry Reasoner reports.
Holy Smoke
November 5th, 2009
Dakta Green
28.10.79: In 1979, Dan Rather reported on an Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church in Star Island, Florida. They believe that marijuana was given to them by God and that smoking it is a holy ritual they should practice.