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Blog posts May 2017

Why Does Smoking Cannabis Give You Red Eyes and How to Prevent It?

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Tattle-tale eyes! Marijuana users often wind up with red eyes. It’s a common side-effect of many strains, and some smokers have more trouble with red eyes than others. It shouldn’t frighten you, and it doesn’t signal bigger problems. But, you may wonder why smoking cannabis gives you red e…

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Cannabis as a Treatment for Opioid Addiction

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Is trading opioids for cannabis a deal with the devil? Does it mean flipping from frying pan to fire? If there’s a chance that treatment with cannabis derivatives can help the opioid addicted it is certainly worth consideration.

Expert opinion on opioid addiction

In a May 14, 2014 presen…

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10 Highest THC Cannabis Strains of 2017 So Far

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If you’re interested in the high in marijuana, THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is what you want to check. But, it also has medical benefits as discovered by Dr. Raphael Mechoulam in the 1960s.

The chemical composition resembles other compounds in the human brain and body. The body naturally gene…

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How the Effects of Eating Cannabis Differ from Smoking It

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Candy, cupcakes, and chocolate cannabis edibles, yum! What could go wrong? Eating is better than smoking, no? When it comes to using cannabis, ingestion takes a different metabolic route than inhalation. So, just how do the effects of eating cannabis differ from smoking it?

Why people smoke m…

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Why Does Some Cannabis Strains Lead to Paranoia While Others Don't

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The often outrageous and always outspoken Molly Ivins wrote, "Being slightly paranoid is like being slightly pregnant – it tends to get worse." With less good humor, when Green Day meant something, they recorded Basket Case with lyrics:

Sometimes I give myself the creeps

Sometimes my…

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What to Expect from Your First Joint and Why It’s Not such a Big Deal

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Will you be as cool as your stoner bros, or will you go reefer mad? You can count on one thing; your first experience with marijuana is not what you expect.

Some people get nauseous and/or cough until they’re embarrassed. Most are surprised that the effect isn’t a portal into a fantasy world.…

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