Europe has long been one of the world’s largest consumer markets for cannabis resin. The European market for cannabis is now increasingly dominated by herbal products. This change in the market shares of the two types of cannabis products is the result of a shift in how the market is …
According to Forbes, it’s easier to die from drinking too much water, than from smoking too much weed
Last February, reports filtered through from Germany that two men died of cardiac arrhythmia, apparently triggered by marijuana intoxication. News that seemed to spoil the reputation and undamaged track record of weed. Until that point, no cases of fatal overdose were known to science. Now it should be noted, that …
The Clinic: Smoke Weed and Don’t Worry About Schizophrenia
Of all the scare tactics used over the last century to make people afraid of a largely harmless plant, the idea that smoking pot can cause psychotic episodes or even schizophrenia is one of the oldest and most difficult to overcome. Especially in regards to adolescents, whose developing brains may …
Study: CBD Helps Reverse Booze Brain Damage
A new study published by Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior reports that delivery of the non-psychoactive cannabinoid compound cannabidiol (CBD) through the skin can reduce alcohol-related damage to the brain. The study, which was given the catchy title “Transdermal delivery of cannabidiol attenuates binge alcohol-induced neurodegeneration in a rodent model of …
Kings of Cannabis (Full Length Documentary)
Vice covers Colombian guerrilla-style weed growing in the jungle. This documentary is crazy. You might not know who Arjan Roskam is, but if you’ve been to Amsterdam then you’ve probably smoked his weed. Arjan’s been breeding some of the most famous marijuana strains in the world—like White Widow, Super Silver …
What happens to your Brain on Drugs: Weed
This video shows us what you look like, on the inside when you smoke weed. It shows us what happens to your mind and your body when you smoke weed. Your brain helps define your experience when you smoke weed, and everyone experiences something similar, but also slightly different depending …
This Cartoon Illustrates Why We Need to End Pot Prohibition
This cartoon, by TechtodaProductions illustrates perfectly why we need to end pot prohibition. According to TechtodaProductions, “The Flower contrasts a utopian society that freely farms and consumes a pleasure-giving flower with a society where the same flower is illegal and its consumption is prohibited. The animation is a meditation on …
How Weed Works: THC
This short youtube video explains how Weed works – THC, cannabinoids and receptors! Good watch!