Archive for December, 2012

Using brain imaging, researchers found that the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis reduced activity in a part of the brain linked to emotional aspects of pain. But the effect on the pain experienced varied greatly, they said. The researchers’ findings are published in the journal Pain. The Oxford researchers recruited 12 healthy men to take partRead More …

Django Unchained opens in theaters today, but the big screen isn’t the only way to see the newest work by Quentin Tarantino. The issue of the Django Unchained comic book mini-series from DC/Vertigo Comics is available now in comic book stores (and online). The comic is an incredibly faithful adaptation of Tarantino’s movie script –Read More …

After watering, fertilizing, caring for, and harvesting your finished marijuana plants, you still have two more important steps before your buds are ready to smoke: drying and curing. You can do everything right during the growing season and harvest your plants at just the right time for peak THC, taste, and aroma, but if yourRead More …

Paul Simon’s English period – the year or two in the mid-60s he spent touring folk clubs here as a relative unknown – inspired some of Simon & Garfunkel’s best-loved work, including Homeward Bound and Kathy’s Song. But my favourite from this fertile time is A Most Peculiar Man, the understated story of a suicideRead More …

Marijuana is an incredibly important and often life-changing medication for people who suffer a variety of ailments, from pain, nausea and vomiting, to anxiety, migraines, menstrual cramps, glaucoma, cancer, anorexia, and for just plain relaxation. Marijuana is one of the most versatile medications on the planet, effective without needing to be chemically altered like mostRead More …

One of the most counterproductive aspects of growing high-quality medical marijuana is the use of insecticides and fungicides. Growers whose primary concern is producing a quality medicine for their patients understand the dangers of spraying toxic chemicals onto plant material that will eventually be consumed. Yet even the most meticulous growers find themselves batting unwantedRead More …

Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg’s on-screen collaboration Mac and Devin Go to High School. When Slow Burn, a CGI-animated “joint” voiced by rapper Mystikal, proclaims at the film’s opening that “you can’t watch this movie without no weed,” viewers should pretty much know what they’re in for. Unfortunately, no amount of marijuana (or any substance,Read More …

According to a new study published in the Journal Of Pain, a mouth spray containing cannabanoids is more effective in treating pain amongst groups of patients who do not experience pain relief with traditional opiate pain medications. The name of this spray is Nabixmols, but it is marketed under the name Sativex. It contains aRead More …

Police believe he was from Africa, probably from Angola, but they don’t know his identity. The mystery began in September when residents of a suburban street in the Mortlake neighborhood of West London woke up on a quiet Sunday morning to find the crumpled body of a black man on the sidewalk of Portman Avenue,Read More …

It’s known as the Amsterdam of North America, a mecca of cannabis culture that sparks more than curiosity for many visitors. The pungent scent of marijuana drifts regularly in the air on the streets of “Vansterdam,” and advocates say the West Coast city’s permissive attitude toward pot draws visitors and their pocketbooks. But while marijuanaRead More …