Cannabis Sativa

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Name: Cannabis Sativa

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Regular marijuana use is associated with favorable indices related to diabetic control, say investigators

. They found that current marijuana users had significantly lower fasting insulin and were less likely to be insulin resistant, even after excluding patients with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. Their findings are reported in the current issue of The ... [Published News-Medical.Net - May 15 2013]

Entities: Insulin, Fasting, Insulin Resistance

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Cannabis Heals Comedian Tommy Chong of Prostate Cancer?

More nations and U.S. states are considering the legalisation of medical marijuana to provide relief to cancer and MS patients, but a comedian attributes the cure of his prostate cancer to the weed, and he is not cracking a joke.Tommy Chong of the rock ... [Published International Business Times UK - May 14 2013]

Entities: Tommy Chong, Prostate Cancer, Cannabis

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

THC Toxicity

The hemp plant Cannabis sativa contains the toxic compound Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Dogs can be intoxicated through inhalation of smoke, ingestion of the plant, or ingestion of products made with leaves, concentrated THC, or hashish oil. Signs, ... [Published Clinician's Brief - May 11 2013]

Entities: Tetrahydrocannabinol, Medical Marijuana, Toxicity

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Is smoking weed really that bad for you?

Cannabis sativa (Image: Ryan Van Lenning)A recent survey conducted by UNICEF revealed that Canadian youngsters smoke more marijuana than kids anywhere else in the developed world. We talked to toxicologist and drug safety researcher at Sunnybrook Health ... [Published Postcity.com - May 07 2013]

Entities: Cannabis, Smoking, Drugs

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Goldman Small Cap Research Provides Valuation for Nuvilex, Inc.'s Medical Marijuana Segment Marketwired

- Goldman Small Cap Research, a stock market research firm focused on the small cap and micro cap sectors, has released a research report which highlights the valuation for the medical marijuana segment of Nuvilex, Inc. (OTCQBNuvilex's subsidiary, Medical ... [Published Yahoo! Finance - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Nuvilex Inc, Cannabis Sativa, Medical Marijuana

First reported Mar 05 2013 - Updated Mar 05 2013 - 1 reports

Abattis to buy Cannabidiol from Cromogen

Abattis Bioceuticals Corp. has signed a letter of intent for a multimillion-dollar supply agreement with Cromogen Biotechnologies to purchase Cannabidiol for the use of creating infused products to be sold in the U.S. natural health product markets. Under ... [Published Stockwatch - Mar 05 2013]

Entities: Cannabidiol, cannabigerol, Cannabinol, Cannabis Sativa, Abattis Bioceuticals Corp

First reported Feb 15 2013 - Updated Feb 15 2013 - 1 reports

Republican Party (US)

GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell supports bill to legalize hemp production

Toby Jorrin / AFP - Getty Images, file Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), speaks at the White House after meeting with US President Barack Obama on November 16, 2012 in Washington,DC. ... [Published First Read - Feb 15 2013]

Entities: Mitch McConnell, Legalization, Republican Party (US)

First reported Dec 13 2012 - Updated Dec 13 2012 - 1 reports

Jean Quan tells Feds to back off on pot

Oakland's latest round in its campaign to save the nation's largest medical marijuana dispensary includes a statement this week from Mayor Jean Quan saying federal prosecutors should back off, and the federal government's own patent application lauding ... [Published San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 13 2012]

Entities: Jean Quan, Oakland (California, United States), Cannabis, Medical Marijuana

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Notes for Editors "The impact of marijuana use on glucose, insulin, and insulin resistance among US adults,” by Elizabeth A Penner, Hannah Buettner, and Murray A Mittleman (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.03.002 ) "

Novel Study Reports Marijuana Users Have Better Blood Sugar Control [Published theCSRfeed - May 15 2013]

...He also had several sessions with a practitioner named Adam Dreamheater whom the comedian described as a world-renowned healer. "I kicked cancer's ass ... So the magic plant does cure cancer with the right diet and supplements" wrote Mr Chong who will undergo another blood test, MRI and other procedures although he insists he feels well

Cannabis Heals Comedian Tommy Chong of Prostate Cancer? [Published International Business Times UK - May 14 2013]

"A cucumber should be well sliced, and dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out, as good for nothing" , said Samuel Johnson [1]. The lexicographer's wit is as piquant as the cucumber's taste is bland...

606 - A Cucumber Map of Europe [Published Big Think - Apr 29 2013]

"In a number of studies, cannabinoids have demonstrated an ability to act as an anticancer agent. Leveraging the use of the Company's successful encapsulation technology to treat certain cancers in clinical trials and other tests, the initial efforts of Medical Marijuana Sciences, Inc. are targeted towards developing treatments for some of the most difficult-to-treat forms of cancer."

Goldman Small Cap Research Provides Valuation for Nuvilex, Inc.'s Medical Marijuana Segment Marke ... [Published Yahoo! Finance - Apr 22 2013]

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Can hemp escape the role of marijuana's sober s... [Published Westword - Mar 13 2013]
Abattis to buy Cannabidiol from Cromogen [Published Stockwatch - Mar 05 2013]
Nuvilex's Subsidiary, Medical Marijuana Science... [Published GlobeNewswire - Feb 25 2013]
CRS — Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity [Published Full Text Reports... - Feb 22 2013]
GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell supports bill... [Published First Read - Feb 15 2013]
Jean Quan tells Feds to back off on pot [Published San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 13 2012]
Seminar hones in on benefits of hemp [Published Corvallis Gazette-Times - Nov 21 2012]
Drug 'Peddler' Arraigned [Published AllAfrica.com - Sep 14 2012]