Someone hit one of my pet peeve buttons in a meeting today. That particular pet peeve happens to be the confusion between correlation and cause. Just because two things are related or associated does not mean that one caused the… Read More ›
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Rx MaryJane in the news: Colorado seeks permission for colleges to grow marijuana
KDVR.com | JANUARY 2, 2015, BY KENT ERDAHL DENVER — Colorado leaders are asking the feds to allow our colleges to grow pot. It might sound like an unusual request, but it’s part of the state’s effort to increase access to… Read More ›
CPA in the News: Colorado will lead research into pot’s real medical value
By Electa Draper December 26, 2014 | The Denver Post After Coloradans decreed in 2000 that the cannabis plant had medical value, scientific evidence has had to play catch-up with the anecdotal cases. The list of claims of healing… Read More ›
Infographic: 10 Major Health Benefits of Marijuana
Treats migraines Slows tumor growth Relieves symptoms of chronic diseases Prevents Alzheimer’s Treats Glaucoma Prevents seizures Helps those with ADD & ADHD May treat MS Helps relieve PMS Helps calm those with Tourette’s and OCD Explore more visuals like this… Read More ›
Excessive Drinking Kills 1 in 10 Americans
Ten percent of Americans will die due to alcohol abuse this year, adding up to millions of years of lost life. If people moderated their alcohol intake and avoided excessive drinking, it would prevent 10 percent of the deaths that… Read More ›
Charlatan’s Web: A CBD Debacle
The medical cannabis community has recently received some major support from well known doctors, Dr. Oz and Dr. Sanjay Gupta. These doctors switching sides to promote cannabis as a medicine, rather than demonize it, is indicative of a broader shift in… Read More ›
Harvard: Marijuana Doesn’t Cause Schizophrenia
By John M. Grohol, Psy.D. (December 10, 2013) Good news for people who’ve worried that smoking too much marijuana cannabis — especially as a teenager — might lead to some dramatic problems in the future, even schizophrenia. New research from… Read More ›
Mellow Moms: Marijuana Babies Nearly Twice as Likely to Survive
It’s 3 a.m. and I lean over my wife staggered in front of the porcelain toilet idol, pull her hair back from the retching, and hand her the vape pen. She takes it like it was Jesus himself who signed… Read More ›
So What? Study says more Colorado drivers in fatal crashes positive for pot
A couple of things to note about this article: In the first study, they don’t specify what type of test was used, but from the results, I suspect it was urinalysis which, when it comes to marijuana, shows no relationship to impairment. And… Read More ›
2014 Colorado Cannabis Legislative Update
The 2014 legislative session is almost at an end and we’re still standing. Here’s a little update on where we are, in no particular order, moving into these final days. HB1122, a clean-up bill, defines “locked and enclosed” among other… Read More ›
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