You must have heard success stories of how marijuana helped people shed the pounds successfully. So, is it true that smoking weed can help you lose weight? Study on marijuana's effects on metabolism Researchers from the University of Miami used 15 years of data from 3617 black and white adults to determine the relationship between cannabis and metabolism. The researchers discovered no connection…
Did you know that marijuana heals the broken bones? It is a known fact that the use of marijuana can be beneficial in healing a wide range of diseases. However, a research team in Israel found another benefit of this unusual plant. It had not been discussed anywhere before. So with the results of their research, it appears that a compound of the…
If we had to make a complete list of the uses and benefits of cannabis, that would have to be a huge one. Below we will explore just a few of the physical and spiritual advantages that cannabis has to offer. Cannabis contains several hundred compounds called cannabinoids and each one holds different properties. What is more impressive is that the human nervous…
In 2003, Canada became the first country in the world to offer medical marijuana to pain-suffering patients. Eight of the 10 states that had legalized medical marijuana saw a decrease in the percentage of teens using the drug during the period of 1999 to 2006. As of April 2015, 23 states and Washington D.C. have legalized cannabis for medical use with seven states…
There is no better irony in a story than that of a recent move by the federal government to commission a group of scientists to prove that medical marijuana had no health benefits only to be proven otherwise! Does it mean that the government now admits that medical marijuana kills cancer cells? Marijuana and cancer The scientists from the St. George's University of…
There is good news for medical marijuana users in the United States. First, what does marijuana cure? It cures PTSD, which stands for a post-traumatic stress disorder. The government medical practitioners have prescribed patients suffering from PTSD to use medicinal marijuana. Get it right, marijuana was legalized for strictly medicinal reasons only, so don’t get carried away! This move by the Obama government…