Dietary and Medicinal Use of Cannabis

Net Resources

Websites with Useful Information
Related To The Dietary And Medicinal
Study And Use Of Cannabis

Cannabis Connections / Links to Links

International Association of Cannabinoid Medicine Links

National Cancer Institute Reveiw of Cannabis

A definitive and current reveiw of cannabis, signalling a change at the top. Excellent lists of references.

Wikipedia Highlights: Online Education

The sites of action of Phytocannabinoids

ECS modulates cellular function, the more one knows about the range of cell structure and function the better one can conceive of phytocannabinoid influenced cellular modulation. Up and down regulation of the cell specific physiologic and pathophysiologic function.

The Endogenous Cannabinoid System

A group of neuromodulatory lipids and their receptors that are involved in a variety of physiological processes including appetite, pain-sensation, mood, and memory; it mediates the psychoactive effects of cannabis.

Cannabinoid Receptors

The Cannabinoid Receptors are one of several sites of actions of the Phytocannabinoids.

Enzymes

Phytocannabinoids also have direct action of enzymes & channels. This article covers the generic principals.

Overview of cannabis limited to psychoactive uses

I hope if you are at this level at Cannabis International you are interested in anti-oxidant anti-inflammatory, anti-neoplastic, or other uses ideally in a preventive or therapeutic mode, more accurately in a phrase, developing recognition of cannabis as a ‘dietary essential’. Other than the initial comments, an incredible series of links.

Medical Cannabis

More on point, this medical cannabis page does not emphasize the cannabinoid acids that act at GPR55, affectionately known as the Orphan Receptor. There is no doubt it deserves to be CB3, the Phytocannabinoid Receptor, where the delicate cannabinoid acids act as an antagonist producing their potent anti-inflammatory effects.

Organizations

Versativa

A pleasant reveiw of the diverse uses of cannabis.

Beckley Foundation

A well thought out global policy on ‘victimless crimes’.

Search the Beckley Foundation library

The Beckley Foundation online library comprises an extensive scientific bibliography, with research papers on consciousness and drug policy research.

Patients out of Time

Every two years, Patients out of Time presents a national CME qualified conference.

ICRS / International Cannabinoid Research Society

20 years of rigorous research, presented in North America and Europe on alternating years. This year in Chicago. The annual ICRS Programme is an excellent overview of the breadth of research on the Endogenous Cannabinoid System, Exogenous ligands including synthetic and phytocannabioids. Go to the particular year and in the side bar is the Programme PDF. Drop on a CD, print & bind and pull up a very comfortable chair.

International Association of Cannabinoid Medicine

A bi-annual conference held in Germany, with affiliate conferences in other European countries.

O’Shaughnessy’s Journal for Cannabis Clinicians

US National Library of Medical Publications

Google Patent Search

Clinical Trials site

Review of anti-oxidant trials

Institute of Medicine

Schaffer Library of Drug Policy

Schaffer Library Table of Contents

Companies

List of medical conditions, developing patented products

Online Education

GGECO University

Medical Cannabis Conference – Speakers

Kristen Peskuski and myself presented, at some point they may be available online

707Cannabis College

Oaksterdam University

Source: http://www.cannabisinternational.org/index.php

Cannabis International

A Resource For The Dietary And Medicinal
Study And Use Of Cannabis

 

First Ever High Times Cannabis Cup, DENVER!!! 4/20/2013

If you’ve never attended a High Times Cannabis Cup before, buckle your seats and get ready for a dazzling whimsical ride through the back stage door of Canna culture! These folks sure do know how to put on a party, all while educating and spreading the good vibes of activism. Information as follows:

 

US CANNABIS CUP SCHEDULE

Doors open at noon both days of the expo. The seminar stage is located in the main building of EXDO. The awards show will take place in the expo hall of EXDO’s main building.

Friday, April 19
An Evening with Snoop Lion
Details to come.

Saturday, April 20
1:30 p.m. THE ART OF EDIBLES
Elise McDonough (moderator)
Jennifer Smith
Jennifer Hawkins
Scott Durah
Jessica Laroux
Tamir Wise

3 p.m. MARIJUANA WAR STORIES
Michael Kennedy (moderator)
Gerry Goldstein
Michael Stepanian
William Rittenberg
Keith Stroup

4:20 p.m. A 420 WEDDING
The nuptials of Tim Docken & Michelle Peterson

5 p.m. “FREE WEED FROM DANNY DANKO”

A live podcast featuring cultivation experts: Adam from T.H. Seeds, Scott from Rare Dankness, Kyle Kushman and D.J. Short

Expo closes at 8 p.m.

8 p.m. THE HIGH TIMES US CANNABIS CUP CONCERT AT RED ROCKS (featuring Slightly Stoopid and Cypress Hill)
TICKET HOLDERS: Please come to the HIGH TIMES booth to pick up your concert tickets!

Sunday, April 21
1:30 p.m. NEW CANNABIS DIRECTIONS AND CONNECTIONS
Jen Bernstein (moderator)
“Radical Russ” Belville
Lenny Gaiter
Coral Reefer
Paul Tokin

3 p.m. CANNABIS CONCENTRATES 101
Bobby Black (moderator)
Derek Cummings
Daniel de Sailles
K from Trichome Technologies
Nikka T

4 p.m. ADVANCED CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES with Nico Escondido

5 p.m. COLORADO’S REVOLUTION/EVOLUTION
David Holland (moderator)
Rob Corry
Christian Sederberg
Mason Tvert
Brian Vicente

7:30 p.m. THE OFFICIAL HIGH TIMES US CANNABIS CUP AWARDS SHOW
Awards will be presented for the top sativas, indicas, hybrids, edibles, concentrates and more.

 

Source: http://www.cannabiscup.com/

 

Okay, so, you have to school me on Ganja Vibes. Go!

Today I made a new friend. It all started when I “liked” a picture and commented with praise of a certain awesome distribution company‘s move on Facebook…..The response was a “friending” along with the entitled request in a private message.

This is my response:

I have been a long time advocate of Cannabis and a healthy sex life. After a long romance with both cultures I saw a niche market untapped.

Enters “Ganja Vibes”, a place where sex and weed combine to help you find your highest highs!

I have conceptualized adult novelty designs for Cannabis enthusiasts. The “Mary Jane VibratorTM” is my first product on the manufacturing line. Currently being manufactured in China, eventually I hope the products will one day be “made in America”.

The “Mary Jane VibratorTM” is a personal massager/ clitoral stimulator. Discrete enough to leave lying around the house, but so well designed that you’ll want one for your every day massage use as well as sexual use. It’s amazing while being utilized with a partner. The most common response, a loud “I WANT ONE!”

The Ganja Vibes adult novelty line will include your basic toys, along with some other wild machinations I have worked out. I have yearned for more creativity and a safe haven (toys that I actually relate to; i.e. my love of Marijuana) while exploring sexuality, pleasure and fun. So I created it.

Clitoral Stimulator: The Mary Jane VibratorTM
Butt Plug: Under Development
Dildo: Under Development
Dong: Under Development
Fetish Toys: ‘Spanker’ Under Development

Accompaniments:
Lube
Pasties
Sensual Dust
Oral enhancer

Apparel & Accessories:
Shirts Male & Female
Hats
Panties

Online presence:
www.ganjavibes.com – This is a blog I started in November of 2011 to test my name. This address will soon become our e-commerce website; the blog will remain a feature.

Twitter:
@ganja_vibes
@maryjanevibe

Instagram:

@_ganjavibes_

Facebook:
www.facebook.com/ganjavibes
The facebook page, like the blog, is a musing, entertainment and updates hub. I have been very careful while establishing my trademarks, copyrights and patents, so you will not find any images of the toys soon to be released.

Can a cornucopia of marijuana related sex tools change the minds of many and effect our society as we know it??? – I believe it can!

My goal is to offer these goodies at an affordable cost to all those who love the cultures.

I get phone calls every day from friends and messages from new supporters asking when can they see what’s being produced and some even ask where can they buy one, before they even see it. I can not express how much fuel this puts on the huge fires burning….I am GRATEFUL, TREMENDOUSLY APPRECIATIVE AND PUMPED about how excited everyone is to welcome Ganja Vibes on the scene with open arms! THANK YOU!

Me, Heather B, Founder of Ganja Vibes

Be Kinky, Be High…on life….One Love!

The Comedy Roast of Weed

source: http://www.420friendsonline.com/video/the-roast-of-weed

 

Medical Marijuana Community Cultivating Pot Farmers Markets | Marijuana.com

Posted July 24th, 2012 by Johnny Dank & filed under 420 Jam, Events, Marijuana and Food.

‘Cheers’ had it right — people love going to places where they know your name — a community of friends in all walks of life embracing one another. Washington being a pro marijuana state with legalized cannabis, the “Ever-Green” state has fully embraced the “community” in medical marijuana community, with some cultivating to physically build one. On one hand we have medical marijuana card holding patients that like to get their pot and run, debating on where to smoke weed; and others that mash-up their love of marijuana with mingling and shopping — Mary Jane meets the farmers market.

This idea isn’t just an idea in a haze…Washington Farmer’s Market in Olympia provides a stoner’s haven for market fare. Open to the public and not being exclusive, the 420 friendly patients and vendors welcome all passerby’s with a smile and open arms; even if you’re the novice stoner still learning how to smoke from a bong.

The marijuana farmer’s market embodies why marijuana laws need to be re-addressed. The market is all about weed; having fun, enjoying the marijuana treats, while learning about all the medical benefits of pot and the exponential medical possibilities of THC and cannibinoids. With about 20 tables, vendors offer anything for the medical marijuana patient to salivate over from marijuana flowers, pot brownies to pot seeds and dank concentrates. Competition helps to have high quality pot products for a low cost, with free weed to sample for patients that donate. With energetic sativas for the day stoner and sedative indicas for the night pot smoker.

With many people with a ‘wake and bake,’ on the go mentality, Sonshine Organics provides relief. This medical marijuana collective runs on the same high grounds as the Washington Farmer’s Market and has a unique feature – a drive-thru. Sonshines own Sarena Haskins says, “It’s perfect for the busy mom on the go, who don’t want to leave her children in the car.”

A staple for the growing marijuana niche market is their food, like any other well-groomed farmer’s market. The BBQ pork slider, infused with cannabutter, from Chef Bilbus Yeoldshire is a must have for all patients. A bang for your buck being less than $5. For stoners with a sweet-tooth, there is a bevy of potent medicated weed treats which include: hash brownies, dark chocolate chip pot cookies and cannabis peanut butter cups.

With a serene and energetic atmosphere for all ages to enjoy; the Washington Farmer’s Market, hopefully, is the start of an ongoing influx of Pot Farmers Markets around the country so more medical marijuana patients can take pleasure in — A safe and nurturing environment for the medical marijuana community. Vendors and patients alike entertaining, educating one another for the greater of medical cannabis.

Identical to the typically, socially-accepted local farmers market minus the cannabis – there’s never a bland moment. With live music, smoking lounges, entertainers at every corner. Hopefully one day there will be a “C” answer to: “Want to go to the farmer’s market?”

A.) Yes

B.) No

C.) Which one? Pot or not?

Source: Marijuana.com

via Medical Marijuana Community Cultivating Pot Farmers Markets | Marijuana.com.

Amsterdam To Weed Smokers: Party On. – Forbes

Pot smokers, you can chill now. Amsterdam has been given a reprieve from the Netherlands’ ban on foreigners purchasing marijuana and hashish in its famous “coffeeshops.” 

Earlier this year, the Dutch government began phasing in restrictions on the coffeeshops, which sell marijuana and hashish legally and under regulation and pay taxes. On May 1, starting in southern provinces, Dutch citizens were required for the first time to present a government-issued “weed pass” for admission to the coffeeshops. Non-Dutch citizens could not get a weed pass, effectively killing the foreign trade. Dutch citizens have largely voided the weed pass.

The idea was to prevent mostly German, Belgian and French tourists from crossing the border to purchase drugs illegal in their own countries. The ban, imposed by the outgoing national government, was due to roll out – so to speak – to the rest of the country on January 1, 2013.

Yet in an interview yesterday in the Dutch newspaper Volkskrant, Amsterdam Mayor Eberhard Van der Laan said that the new measures will not take effect in Amsterdam, the nation’s largest city and biggest tourist draw.

“Amsterdam gets some 7 million tourists per year, of whom it is estimated that 1.5 million visit one of the city’s coffeeshops,” he said. If barred from the coffeeshops, “The one-and-a-half million tourists will not say, ‘then no more marijuana.’ They will swarm all over the city looking for drugs,” from illicit sources. “This would lead, to more robberies, quarrels about fake drugs, and no control of the quality of drugs on the market,” precisely the effects the ban was intended to avoid.

Amsterdam credits the coffeehouse system, in part, with cleaning up neighborhoods where illicit sales once reigned, such as the historic enclaves of Zeedijk and De Wallen. “The city council, the police and the residents have been busy 20 years to reclaim that area,” Van der Laan said. If the ban hit Amsterdam, “Everything we have worked towards would be lost to misery.”

The newspaper reports about 220 coffeeshops in Amsterdam, about one-third of the total nationwide.

To arrive at this deal with the national Minister for Security and Justice, Amsterdam had to offer assurances of policies of checks and balances on the coffeeshops. “Sales to minors, drugs which are too strong, stocking of too large a quantity, advertising or causing nuisance – we will close in and deal with offenders ruthlessly,” Van der Laan said.

 

Amsterdam To Weed Smokers: Party On. – Forbes.

 

California NORML’s conference marking the 100th anniversary of marijuana prohibition in California

 

All are invited to California NORML’s conference marking the
100th anniversary of marijuana prohibition in California.

 

Cannabis in California: Ending the 100 Year War
January 26 & 27, 2013
Ft. Mason Conference Center, San Francisco

All are invited to California NORML’s conference marking the 100th
anniversary of marijuana prohibition in California. This two-day
event, held January 26 & 27, 2013 at Ft. Mason Conference Center in
San Francisco, will explore the history, causes and costs of the war
on cannabis, and strategies for ending it.

Speakers at this historic conference will include leading experts on
cannabis, reform movement leaders, public officials, attorneys,
scientific and medical experts.

Following up on Cal NORML’s “Next Steps” conferences of 2011, we will
discuss concrete measures to reform California’s cannabis laws, both
medical and otherwise, through legislation, litigation and ballot
initiatives.

Special early bird CalNORML Member Registration is $65 for both days.
Non-Member Earlybird Registration is $75.

The Radisson at Fisherman’s Wharf is offering a special room rate for
attendees.
Call 415-392-6700 and ask for the California NORML group rate.

Proposals for participation and sponsorship are invited at:
conference@canorml.org or (415) 563-5858.

 

 

 

Whoops-a-daisy: ‘Significant’ outdoor bust in Lethbridge history wasn’t weed

 

Michael Platt

Yesterday at 8:55 PM

Which is which: Daisy and cannabis. Pick below the story to find out. (Left photo: http://www.123rf.com/Right: File)

Can you tell the difference? Find out below the story.

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It’s blooming embarrassing, is what it is.

The best part: police still won’t admit the plants they seized in what was supposedly the biggest outdoor marijuana bust in Lethbridge history are plain old flowers — daisies, to be precise.

All police will concede at this point is the 1,624 plants torn from a suburban Lethbridge garden on July 30 isn’t marijuana, as first claimed after a phalanx of police marched in and starting plucking.

“This is a significant bust, given the size of this operation,” is how a senior officer put it at the time, while proudly displaying garbage bags full of the dastardly daises.

That same officer, Staff Sergeant Wes Houston, now admits the plant haul was a mistake.

“In any investigation, police count public safety as our top priority — our decision to seize the plants was made with the best information we had at the time,” said Houston, leader of CFSEU-Lethbridge.

Police were certainly convinced they had a huge haul of pot — and this was not the opinion of some lone rookie, frisky at the prospect of a big drug raid.

This was the judgment of veteran officers from the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team — supposedly the best drug squad this province has to offer.

So many badges, and apparently, so little clue — at least when it comes to the difference between daisies and dope.

It’d be pure comedy if not for the damage the dubious raid may have caused.

There’s the garden.

These plants, called Montauk daisies, have been growing in Ryan Thomas Rockman’s yard for the past decade, and the once lush yard, tended by the avid gardener, is now trashed.

And speaking of trashed, there’s the 41-year-old grandfather’s reputation.

Rockman freely admits smoking pot to alleviate back pain, and says he’s applied to the federal government for a medicinal marijuana licence.

But there’s a vast gap between possessing marijuana for personal use and growing huge crops of the stuff for the sake of trafficking.

Rockman is still facing four charges connected to 1.5 pounds of marijuana and 6.3 grams of resin allegedly found in his home, but that’s a small-time bust by any law enforcement definition.

It was the 1,624 plants that got cops excited, and it’s the 1,624 plants that made Rockman sound like a big league dealer.

“They muddied my name pretty good,” Rockman told reporters shortly after the big bust. “The whole situation makes me want to hang my head and cry.”

It’s especially sad when Rockman kept telling police that the plants they’d torn from his yard were daises — this wasn’t some ruse that caught police off guard.

At first glance, and certainly to an untrained eye, the daisies do look a little like weed.

Tamara Cartwright-Poulits, director of the Southern Alberta Cannabis Club, knows Rockman, and at one point, she had the very same daises growing in her yard.

“To be fair, they do look very similar. You have to look close to see the difference,” said Cartwright-Poulits.

She lists a number of obvious clues — the number and shape of the leaves being the most obvious — but she says it’s one thing for an average person to be fooled, another for a seasoned drug cop.

“This just shows they are totally uneducated about marijuana, and when you’re dealing with law enforcement officers, that’s unacceptable,” said Cartwright-Poulits.

“To me, this looks like they were scrambling for the big bust, hoping for a big headline.”

She’s harsh, as you’d expect from someone dedicated to making marijuana legal.

But her criticism about police being easily duped by a common garden plant has the sting of truth — and if the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team isn’t asking tough questions, they should be.

A major drug trafficker growing his crop outdoors in a backyard?

That alone should have raised red flags — and when the target of the bust tells you the plants are daisies, it’s worth checking with a horticulturist before putting out a province-wide press release.

It’s a funny story, and one that’s bound to make the rounds as an example of sloppy police work — but long-term damage to the reputation of Alberta’s crack drug squad is no laughing matter.

Instead of catching criminals red-handed, this case has police red faced.

Whoops-a-daisy, indeed.

michael.platt@sunmedia.ca

 

Cannabis Cup Seattle!

HIGH TIMES is headed to the Emerald City! For the very first time, HIGH TIMES will host a Medical Cannabis Cup in Seattle – September 14-16, 2012.

Join the world’s premier marijuana magazine in the Pacific Northwest for a medical cannabis competition like no other. HIGH TIMES will crown the very best medicinal indicas, sativas, hybrids, concentrates, hashish, and edibles!

Don’t miss your chance to take in a mind-blowing two-day expo, cultivation, legalization, and activism seminars, and of course a very special Friday night VIP party. Grab your tickets today!

For more info, or to purchase tickets, head to medcancup.com

Famous Friends Of Cannabis

21 July 2012 – Morgan Freeman adds his name to the list of A-list actors who have spoken publicly about their support of marijuana legalization, a point he gave depth to in a recent interview with Newsweek:

“Marijuana! Heavens, oh yeah. It’s just the stupidest law possible, given history. You don’t stop people from doing what they want to do, so forget about making it unlawful. You’re just making criminals out of people who aren’t engaged in criminal activity. And we’re spending zillions of dollars trying to fight a war we can’t win! We could make zillions, just legalize it and tax it like we do liquor. It’s supid.”

Famous Friends Of Cannabis – Pot Stars – Celebrity Stoners – Hemp Heroes – News.

Medical marijuana should be left to communities to decide, legislator says | Hemp Beach TV

 

Medical marijuana should be left to communities to decide, legislator says | Hemp Beach TV Stoner News & Television Network HBTV Stoner Television Network.

 

Hey Nevada!

 NRS 453A

Whats Legal

NRS 453A recognizes the medical use of marijuana and removed criminal penalties, which were formerly applicable for use, possession and cultivation of marijuana.

Medical Marijuana has been legal in Nevada since 2001. It is your right to get the correct and safest treatment possible for your medical needs.

Wellness Center is a network of highly trained doctors who specialize in providing safe, affordable, and reliable access to patients seeking a medical marijuana evaluation. All of our physicians are board certified in Nevada, knowledgeable about NRS 453Aand are dedicated to providing outstanding care.

We take the stress and fear out of obtaining a medical marijuana evaluation. Our goal is simple: Legalize everyone who suffers from a qualifying chronic or debilitating medical condition.

If you suffer from a condition or disease that you feel can benefit from medical marijuana or are currently using marijuana to treat your condition, it’s time you get a legal recommendation from a physician who specializes in medical marijuana.

 Get Legal Today!

wellnesscenterlv.com.

Back in Ole’ 2010 ABC News notes the new “high class” marijuana subculture

ABC News notes the new “high class” marijuana subculture | The NORML Stash Blog.

 

Miley Cyrus Wears Marijuana Leaf Kicks – Miley Cyrus – Photos & Pics

Miley Cyrus Wears Marijuana Leaf Kicks – Miley Cyrus – Photos & Pics.

Smoking Marijuana is Sorcery!

Exposing Satan’s Power!

How Satan uses drugs like marijuana to carry out his purposes.

You’ve been warned. Now let’s get back to the Magic!