Friday 27 February 2015

Cannabis combined with radiotherapy can make brain cancer ‘disappear,’ study claims


Cannabis combined with radiotherapy can make brain cancer ‘disappear,’ study claims
Reuters / Alessandro Bianchi
Reuters / Alessandro Bianchi
Two cannabis components can have a significant effect on the size of cancerous tumors in the brain, especially when combined with radiotherapy, according to new research. The study says the growths can virtually “disappear.”

Tour an SF cannabis dispensary with Google View


Tour an SF cannabis dispensary with Google View
by Oscar Pascual in Lifestyletechnology
Since Google Maps launched its Street View initiative years ago, folks can step into a virtual storefront to peruse comic book stores, coffee shops, and other businesses before actually setting foot in them.
Medical marijuana dispensaries can be added to that list, as you can now walk into San Francisco’s Green Cross dispensary and check out all the tantalizing strains whenever you’d like.
It’s a perfect tool for would-be first time patients checking out the classy interior of their new favorite dispensary before their first visit, or even for returning customers just noticing the new sign raising the price of indoor 1/8ths by two dollars. Bummer.

The U.S. government has patent on cannabis

patentThe U.S. government has patent on cannabis

by Jonathan Landsman – Naturalhealth365.com
Most United States citizens have been brainwashed into believing that cannabis is dangerous and has no therapeutic value. Yet, on February 2, 2001, the Unites States Patent Office issued – patent #6630507 – to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – which clearly states:

Natural Cannabis Company Announces 2nd Annual High Art Challenge

Natural Cannabis Company Announces 2nd Annual High Art Challenge

BY MONKEYSHINES, High Times
The Natural Cannabis Company is launching its second annual High Art challenge, an international design competition to develop product packaging for Natural Cannabis Company’s product lines. The annual event, now in its second year, follows a robust global artistic response to High Art 2014, as over 400 artists from seven continents submitted designs in hopes of winning the top prize and one-year product feature. Hosted by Juxtapoz magazine, the artistic theme for this year’s contest is "Shapes, Patterns, Doodles, Sacred Geometry, Time and Numbers." Entries will be accepted from now until March 9 at 4:20 pm PST.