Cannabis

In Canada, cannabis use became illegal in 1923 after the Act to Prohibit the Improper Use of Opium and other Drugs added cannabis to the list of illicit substances. Cannabis then became an illegal substance under the same category of harder drugs such as cocaine and heroin, despite lack of scientific or criminal correlations to suggest such categorization (CAMH, 2014). An increase in illicit drug use in the 1960’s and 1970’s was met by greatly increased criminalization and the associated individual

Tetrahydrocannabinol has been around for thousands of years now and is an active chemical in cannabis. Cannabis comes from the leaves of the hemp plant, Cannabis Sativa. Cannabis contains 60 different psychoactive chemicals called cannabinoids, and tetrahydrocannabinol is one of them and the strongest one. THC has a long history of human use starting in Asia around 500 BCE. Those who grew it at the time used it solely for medicinal purposes and eventually introduced the plant to other continents

What is cannabis to you? An illegal drug or an innocent herb? Cannabis is the scientific name for the well-known recreationally used drug called Marijuana. Also known as Mary Jane, Ganja, Reefer, Weed, and so forth. Marijuana is a psychoactive drug that is popularly used around the world. Although it is still illegal in most of America, some states have decriminalized it and some have legalized it to be used medicinally. For example, New York recently becoming the 23rd state to legalize it for medical

research is one of the most intellectually stimulating experiences. Under the guidance of Dr. Nolan Kane, the Professional Investigator of the Cannabis Genomic Research Initiative (CGRI), I have expanded from traditional bench work to bioinformatics, hemp breeding, and leading and designing my own project analyzing differential RNA expression in Cannabis. Through my work and fascination with this four nucleotide code, I am providing freedom within my research to learn about any other organism or

Medical Marijuana: Did you know that it is fact there are currently 26 states, to include Guam and the District of Columbia, that currently allow public medical marijuana and cannabis programs? The first state that passed the law to allow medical marijuana, Proposition 215, was California in 1996. (1) As of right now, the recreational use of the drug is legal in only two states, Washington State and Colorado. Marijuana is used for both recreational and medicinal uses. It is poorly looked upon

plants for different medical and recreational purposes. In Canada “a recent survey of Canadians over age 14 found that 44% reported using cannabis at least once in their lifetime” (The Legal History and Cultural Experience of Cannabis, 2017). In Health Canada’s 2015 ‘Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey’ reported 24% of the 12% of Canadians who used cannabis in the past year did so for medical uses (Health Canada, 2017). Of concern, is use among youth as “adolescents are particularly at risk

challenging. This study aims to evaluate cannabis along with training, rehab and knowledge support inside of prisons as a solution to these problems. The legalization and medicinal movement for marijuana is one of the most highly debated issues in our country. The new recreational laws further complicate the issue in states in which the legislation is in between medical and recreational legality. Massachusetts for example, passed a bill legalizing cannabis. This makes it legal for any person over

[6] THE RIGHT TO MEDICATE Cannabis, is a flowering plant which can be divided into three distinct sub-species; Sativa, Indica, and Ruderalis, all of which contain varying amounts of the psychoactive ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol or THC. This green leafy plant has had a long time and tumultuously intertwined history with mankind. Archeological digs from thousands of years into the past have been a source to study ancient Cannabis and its significance in human development. Up until the 1930s

of controversy on the matter of cannabis. Some say it is a gateway drug and other say it is a miracle plant that has saved them. This one plant can be used for many things, and that is what scares the government. The government is afraid to lose money and break partnerships with large industries, but there is another way to look at cannabis. The federal government should legalize cannabis because the medical uses, the tax profits, and the many other uses cannabis has. To start, the federal government

How and When Should I Take Medical Cannabis? If you’ve been authorized medical cannabis, you may still have questions about its use. If you’re just considering cannabis as a potential part of your treatment, you likely have many questions! One of the common questions people have is about how they should take medical cannabis. Another frequently asked question is when they should take cannabis. These questions are easily answered. How Should You Take It? Cannabis is taken in two main ways. It can