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Got Stress?

Category: Fun | Posted on Thu, September, 22nd 2011 by THCFinder

The new stress reliever!

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Marijuana blocks post-traumatic stress? What reefer research says

Category: Medical Marijuana | Posted on Thu, September, 22nd 2011 by THCFinder

Is Marijuana the cure for PTSD? New research shows some promising results which may just prove another ailement that Marijuana has medicinal value for.

(CBS) Can pot prevent post-traumatic stress disorder, a.k.a. PTSD? New research on rats suggests that it just might.

In a study published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, Israeli scientists showed that injections of so-called "cannabinoid" compounds extracted from marijuana blocked development of PTSD-like symptoms in rodents that had been subjected to extreme stress.

But timing was key.

"We found that there is a 'window of opportunity' during which administering synthetic marijuana helps deal with symptoms simulating PTSD in rats," study leader Dr. Irit Akirav, a psychologist at the University of Haifa, said in a written statement.

For the study, the scientists divided the rats into four groups. One group got no marijuana, and the other three groups were given the cannabinoid injections at different time intervals after being exposed to extreme stress - one group two hours after the stress, another 24 hours after the stress, and the third 48 hours afterward.

One week later, the researchers observed the rats and noticed that those who got no pot or pot after 48 hours continued to display high anxiety and PTSD-like symptoms. But the symptoms had disappeared in the rodents who got pot two or 24 hours after experiencing the stress.

Talk about lucky rats.

Does the study really suggest that pot might prove helpful for humans at risk for PTSD? Maybe so. Experts say rats resemble humans in their response to extreme stress, with symptoms including an exaggerated startle reflex (being easily startled) and learning impairments. But since humans live longer than rodents, the researchers said, the "window of opportunity" might come a bit later than it did for the rodents.

PTSD is an anxiety disorder that some people get after witnessing or living through a traumatic event - combat, sexual assault, physical abuse, natural disasters, etc. Symptoms include bad dreams, flashbacks, and frightening thoughts. The disorder is typically treated with medication, psychotherapy, or a combination of the two.

About 6.8 percent of Americans will develop PTSD at some point in their lives.

(Source) http://www.cbsnews.com

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Governor vetoes marijuana dispensary distance bill

Category: News | Posted on Thu, September, 22nd 2011 by THCFinder

A bill that could of possibly shut down dozens and dozens of dispensaries and cause even more headaches down the road was vetoed yeseterday afternoon.

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have put strict limits on how close to schools medical marijuana dispensaries can operate.

Senate Bill 847 goes in the opposite direction of legislation he already signed that gave cities and counties authority to regulate dispensaries, he said in the veto message.

The bill tried to prohibit a dispensary from locating within 600 feet of a school unless a local entity enacts an ordinance that specifically regulates the medical marijuana business.

Brown signed Assembly Bill 1300 on Aug. 31, which allows local governments to regulate the location, operation or establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries.

“Decisions of this kind are best made in cities and counties, not the State Capitol,” Brown said in the SB 847 veto message.

(Source) http://www.bizjournals.com

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Joint rolling 101

Category: Fun | Posted on Thu, September, 22nd 2011 by THCFinder

Learning something new everyday...

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Nevada's medical marijuana situation is an unclear mess

Category: Medical Marijuana | Posted on Thu, September, 22nd 2011 by THCFinder

What sense does it make to pass a law to let medical marijuana users legally smoke medical marijuana but have absolutely no way to obtain it? You can grow it yourself but if you process the seeds thats a no no as well.

Nevada’s medical marijuana statute is a cruel farce, like a dark Kafka story for those in need of weed.

Passed by voters in 2000 as section 38 of Article 4 of the Nevada Constitution, the measure called on the Legislature to approve “appropriate methods for supply of the plant to patients authorized to use it.”

Shocking: The Legislature largely ignored the mandate and told patients and caregivers to more or less fend for themselves.

So as it stands now, dispensaries are illegal, and even though you can grow your own plants, you may not possess the seeds to grow them.

Patients and patient, um, advocates, have tested the law by opening large-volume “co-ops” and nonprofit dispensaries. In retrospect, it was probably foolish, as both local and federal law enforcement have cracked down.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced in 2009 he would stop prosecutions of medical marijuana in states where it is legal, though the order was confused by a second one from his deputy David Ogden, who said the feds would prosecute growers and sellers who go big.

After all the arrests this year, here and in other states, medical marijuana advocates asked for some clarity, but Holder has yet to offer it.

(Source) http://www.lasvegasweekly.com

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