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Croatio and other EU nations legalized medical marijuana use throughout the country

Croatia has legalized the use of marijuana for medical purposes for patients with illnesses such as cancer, multiple sclerosis or AIDS.   The decision to legalize the use of medical marijuana has followed a months-long campaign by supporters of the cause in EU’s newest member nation. Several other EU countries have also allowed some level […]

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Australia approving medical cannabis and marijuana research throughout the country

The Australian government announced it will soon allow cannabis to be legally grown for medical and scientific purposes. Health Minister Sussan Ley stated they are incredibly sympathetic to the suffering of those Australians with debilitating illnesses and we want to enable access to the most effective medical treatments available. Read the full CNN report by clicking […]

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Medical Marijuana Could Replace These 5 Prescription Drugs

A new study published in the journal “Drug and Alcohol Review” found that people are increasingly substituting prescription medication, alcohol, and illicit drugs with cannabis, signaling a shift in the public’s understanding of marijuana’s medicinal benefits. Of the 473 adult cannabis users surveyed by the Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia, more than 86 percent of […]

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Marijuana Users Less Likely to Be Obese and have Lower Diabetes Risk – Recent Study Concludes

Investigators from the Conference of Quebec University Health Centers assessed cannabis use patterns and body mass index (BMI) in a cohort of 786 Inuit (Arctic aboriginal) adults ages 18 to 74. Researchers reported that subjects who consumed cannabis in the past year were more likely to possess a lower BMI, lower fasting insulin, and lower […]

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Support Removing Marijuana From the Controlled Substances Act – Defeat the Anti-Cannabis Conspiracy

Marijuana Is Inappropriately Scheduled. It should be Schedule III or IV at worst, and probably like other natural botanicals, not on the list of Controlled Substances at all; after all it very likely is Mother Nature’s most medicinal herb – and we are not referring to THC and getting high on pot, but rather the […]

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Parkinson sufferers Benefiting from Marijuana Therapy

This video taken years ago (click here to view) contains testimonials of spouses who witnessed improved mobility and happiness in loved ones having access to medical marijuana therapy (referred to as “vegetable therapy” in some spots due to fear of prosecution). Also, and more convincing of the importance of this issue, is actual footage toward […]

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