The intention of this blog is to debunk all of the myths surrounding marijuana.Tumblr (3.0; @killthestigma)http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c26a646a943b2e65df31a0ecf20c6401/tumblr_mh4rl1arbb1r588nvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>NUGS NOT DRUGS</p>http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/41355711910http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/41355711910Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:48:37 -0600<a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/ancient-egypt-and-cannabis">Ancient Egypt and #Cannabis</a>: <p><img height="350" src="http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_content_width/hash/0c/bd/Slide1_190.JPG" width="467"/> </p> <p>Egypt is one of the great ancient civilizations with a notably advanced medical system. There is ample evidence to support the use of Cannabis as a medicine in ancient Egypt, as indications for use and instructions for preparation are written in some of the oldest medical texts in existence. Although, the extent of Cannabis use in ancient Egypt is debatable. </p> <p><a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/ancient-egypt-and-cannabis">Read more…</a><br/><br/></p>http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/40811254477http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/40811254477Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:39:48 -0600“You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She’s not perfect – you aren’t either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break – her heart. So don’t hurt her, don’t change her, don’t analyze and don’t expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she’s not there.”<br/><br/> - <em>Bob Marley</em>http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/40794827546http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/40794827546Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:18:37 -0600<a href="http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/01/long-term-marijuana-use-could-have-zero-effect-on-iq/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=20130114&utm_content=surprisingsciencemarijuanaiq2">Long-Term #Marijuana Use Could Have Zero Effect on IQ</a>: <p><img height="215" src="http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/files/2013/01/cannabis.jpg" width="300"/> </p> <p>Last summer, a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences sparked a new round of worries about the dangers of smoking pot—especially for those who start smoking at younger ages. The study found that consistent marijuana use gradually eroded cognitive functioning and IQ, and with the legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington, it’s made an appearance in a number of articles arguing that legalized pot poses a serious health hazard. Today, though, a new study published in the very same journal—and using the very same data set—suggests that the case against marijuana is a little less cut-and-dry.</p> <p><a href="http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/01/long-term-marijuana-use-could-have-zero-effect-on-iq/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=20130114&utm_content=surprisingsciencemarijuanaiq2">Read more…</a><br/><br/></p>http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/40567338915http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/40567338915Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:14:14 -0600<a href="http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2013/01/07/medical-marijuana-is-safe-for-children">Medical #Marijuana Is Safe for Children</a>: <p><strong><img height="283" src="http://www.usnews.com/pubdbimages/image/38856/FE_PR_080522marijuana425x283.jpg" width="425"/> </strong></p> <p><strong>Numerous cases show clinical cannabis is effective on illnesses in children</strong></p> <p>The courage and fortitude of parents who have chosen cannabis compounds to treat their children facing life-threatening illness have raised eyebrows. Some live in terror that their government will take their child away, since medical marijuana is only legal in some states. However, there are numerous cases demonstrating the benefits of clinical cannabis, which happen to threaten a very profitable healthcare industry that relies on conventional drugs, as well as political agendas.</p> <p><a href="http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2013/01/07/medical-marijuana-is-safe-for-children">Read more…</a></p>http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/40177939851http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/40177939851Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:48:08 -0600<a href="http://www.marijuana.com/news/2012/09/marijuana-rem-sleep-cycles-and-pstd/">How #Marijuana Affects Dreams and Can Benefit Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Patients</a>: <p><img height="349" src="http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/marijuana-brain.gif" width="370"/> </p> <p>There are many scientific research papers which point to use of marijuana’s cannabinoids as a potential memory suppressant in the treatment of PTSD, specifically with the THC cannabinoid. As scientist gaze into the future of PTSD and the THC compound found in cannabis. It is believed that THC may have the curing properties so desperately sought by those that suffer with post-traumatic stress disorder. </p> <p><a href="http://www.marijuana.com/news/2012/09/marijuana-rem-sleep-cycles-and-pstd/">Read more…</a><br/><br/></p>http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/40173018506http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/40173018506Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:45:22 -0600<a href="http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/history/first12000/1.htm">#Cannabis in the Ancient World</a>: <p><img height="531" src="http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evils%20in%20Government/hemp1.jpg" width="401"/> </p> <p>The earliest record of man’s use of cannabis comes from the island of Taiwan located off the coast of mainland China. In this densely populated part of the world, archaeologists have unearthed an ancient village site dating back over 10,000 years to the Stone Age. While traces of early Chinese fabrics have all but disappeared, in 1972 an ancient burial site dating back to the Chou dynasty (1122-249 B.C.) was discovered. In it were fragments of cloth, some bronze containers, weapons, and pieces of jade. Inspection of the cloth showed it to be made of hemp, making this the oldest preserved specimen of hemp in existence. The ancient Chinese not only wove their clothes from hemp, they also used the sturdy fiber to manufacture shoes. In fact, hemp was so highly regarded by the Chinese that they called their country the “land of mulberry and hemp”. </p> <p><a href="http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/history/first12000/1.htm">Read more…</a><br/><br/></p>http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/40142034136http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/40142034136Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:25:58 -0600<a href="http://www.letfreedomgrow.com/cmu/SEPTEMBER_6_1988.htm">Can #Cannabis Kill You?</a>: <p><img height="317" src="http://topnews.in/files/marijuana-skull.jpg" width="300"/> </p> <p>Nearly all medicines have toxic, potentially lethal effects. But marijuana is not such a substance. There is no record in the extensive medical literature describing a proven, documented cannabis-induced fatality.</p> <p><a href="http://www.letfreedomgrow.com/cmu/SEPTEMBER_6_1988.htm">Read more…</a><br/><br/></p>http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/40121991336http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/40121991336Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:23:19 -0600<a href="http://psychedelicadventure.blogspot.com/2009/08/cannabis-pineal-gland-turn-on-third-eye.html">#Cannabis & The Pineal Gland : Turn On The Third Eye</a>: <p><img alt="image" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4A9r9yKkkNs/Sn2PflI_ahI/AAAAAAAADvc/DlugcAZeDS8/s400/Cannabis+Pineal+Gland+Third+Eye+Ajna+Chakra+Activation.jpg" width="400"/> </p> <p>The Pineal Gland or the ‘Seat of the Soul’ as described by Rene Descartes, is the focal point of our spiritual guiding system which makes us go beyond the five senses of rationality and become multisensory, tuned into and aware of higher dimensions of consciousness within a holographic cosmos. Cannabis or Marijuana among other psychedelics facilitates the activation of the pineal gland and helps turn on the third eye or the mind’s eye directing our spiritual evolution to wholeness.</p> <p><a href="http://psychedelicadventure.blogspot.com/2009/08/cannabis-pineal-gland-turn-on-third-eye.html">Read more…</a></p>http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/38979199302http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/38979199302Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:34:12 -0600<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/21/teens-marijuana-brain-tissue-alcohol_n_2331779.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular">Teen #Marijuana Use May Show No Effect On Brain Tissue, Unlike Alcohol, Study Finds</a>: <p><img height="525" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jijEmx3KxfQ/TRHkGNeNacI/AAAAAAAAFkw/dueMF18hFPg/s1600/cannabisDM1803_228x343.jpg" width="350"/> </p> <p>Researchers scanned the brains of 92 adolescents, ages 16 to 20, before and after an 18-month period. During that year and a half, half of the teens — who already had extensive alcohol and marijuana-use histories — continued to use marijuana and alcohol in varying amounts. The other half abstained or kept consumption minimal, as they had throughout adolescence.</p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/21/teens-marijuana-brain-tissue-alcohol_n_2331779.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular">Read more…</a></p>http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/38626874906http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/38626874906Sun, 23 Dec 2012 08:48:49 -0600<a href="http://www.melodika.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=439767&Itemid=50">#Cannabis based epileptic drug on its way</a>: <p><img height="509" src="http://www.medicalmarijuanablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/042011_1010_MedicalMari1.jpg" width="639"/> </p> <p>The recent novel research studies carried out in animals has shown that cannabidivarin, a natural compound present in cannabis had the potential to suppress seizures in a wide range of research models afflicted with the detrimental epileptic condition.</p> <p><a href="http://www.melodika.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=439767&Itemid=50">Read more… </a></p>http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/34157101245http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/34157101245Tue, 23 Oct 2012 04:08:38 -0500<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=o_dKbMFRSzUC&pg=PA129&lpg=PA129&dq=Zulu+treat+asthma+marijuana+infusion+asthma+attacks+-twitter&source=bl&ots=gagccke8E8&sig=O6oJwUw25hoNH7onhkdT0sPmEzg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HUp9UMOyMqns2gWdu4DwBw&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Zulu%20treat%20asthma%20marijuana%20infusion%20asthma%20attacks%20-twitter&f=false">The African Zulu people treat asthma with a cold #marijuana infusion and they smoke it for asthma attacks.</a>: <p><img height="300" src="http://images.contentreserve.com/ImageType-100/1939-1/%7B737FD33E-DCFB-4471-BA84-79F729441B2E%7DImg100.jpg" width="250"/> </p> <p>According to the book<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=o_dKbMFRSzUC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false"> “Marijuana Medicine: A World Tour of the Healing and Visionary Powers of Cannabis” by Christian Ratsch</a>, the hemp (or cannabis) plant has been used for centuries to treat asthma symptoms such as asthma attacks as well as a host of other common ailments…</p> <p><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=o_dKbMFRSzUC&pg=PA129&lpg=PA129&dq=Zulu+treat+asthma+marijuana+infusion+asthma+attacks+-twitter&source=bl&ots=gagccke8E8&sig=O6oJwUw25hoNH7onhkdT0sPmEzg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=HUp9UMOyMqns2gWdu4DwBw&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Zulu%20treat%20asthma%20marijuana%20infusion%20asthma%20attacks%20-twitter&f=false"> Read more… </a></p>http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/33704205253http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/33704205253Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:00:53 -0500<a href="http://freemygreenpdx.com/index.php?/topic/4102-cannabinoids-occur-naturally-in-human-breast-milk/">#Cannabis Science: Cannabinoids Occur Naturally In Human Breast Milk</a>: <p><img height="190" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EVztTSBdJqU/UCA81o3kULI/AAAAAAAAAA0/YU3iSaXUs-Y/s1600/Breast-Milk-Canabinoids-300x190.jpg" width="300"/> </p> <p>Woven into the fabric of the human body is an intricate system of proteins known as cannabinoid receptors that are specifically designed to process cannabinoids such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), one of the primary active components of marijuana. And it turns out, based on the findings of several major scientific studies, that human breast milk naturally contains many of the same cannabinoids found in marijuana, which are actually extremely vital for proper human development.</p> <p><a href="http://freemygreenpdx.com/index.php?/topic/4102-cannabinoids-occur-naturally-in-human-breast-milk/">Read more… </a></p>http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/33226880726http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/33226880726Tue, 09 Oct 2012 06:48:43 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dSXhwP5QjUQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><img height="225" src="http://www.endalldisease.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Marijuana_2011-300x225.jpg" width="300"/></p> <p>Harvard Study says #Marijuana Cures #Cancer </p> <p>Researchers at Harvard tested the chemical THC in both lab and mouse studies. They say this is the first set of experiments to show that the compound, THC actually activates naturally produced receptors to fight off lung cancer. The researchers suggest that THC or other designer agents that activate these receptors might be used in a targeted fashion to treat lung cancer. </p> <p>*HERE IS THE INTERESTING PART* The only clinical trial testing THC as a treatment against cancer growth was a recently completed British pilot study. For three weeks, researchers injected standard doses of THC into mice that had been implanted with human lung cancer cells, and found that tumors were reduced in size and weight by about 50 percent in treated animals compared to a control group. There was also about a 60 percent reduction in cancer lesions on the lungs in these mice as well as a significant reduction in protein markers associated with cancer progression.</p> <p> <a href="http://www.endalldisease.com/tag/harvard-study-cannabis/">Read more…</a> </p>http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/32928367114http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/32928367114Fri, 05 Oct 2012 02:36:11 -0500<object width="512" height="328"> <param name="movie" value="http://dgjigvacl6ipj.cloudfront.net/media/swf/PBSPlayer.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="video=http://watch.montanapbs.org/videoPlayerInfo/1825223761&player=viral&end=0" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://dgjigvacl6ipj.cloudfront.net/media/swf/PBSPlayer.swf" flashvars="video=http://watch.montanapbs.org/videoPlayerInfo/1825223761&player=viral&end=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="256" bgcolor="#000000"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><img height="441" src="http://www.cannabissativa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/cannabis_science.jpg" width="600"/> </p> <p>MontanaPBS Presents:</p> <p> Clearing the Smoke: The #Science of #Cannabis<br/><br/>MontanaPBS’s new documentary, Clearing the Smoke, reveals how cannabis acts on the brain and in the body to treat nausea, pain, epilepsy and potentially even cancer. Extensive interviews with patients, doctors, researchers and skeptics detail the promises and the limitations of medicinal cannabis.</p>http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/32521207874http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/32521207874Sat, 29 Sep 2012 09:28:17 -0500<embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=4736563701346383014" flashvars="" wmode="transparent"> </embed><br/><br/><p>Medical #Cannabis Video: Professor describes the role of Cannabinoids as anti-inflammatory for arthritis, as neuroprotectant for brain injury and as a possible treatment for PTSD </p> <p>- Dr. Mechoulam, Professor at Hebrew University in Jerusalem</p>http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/32394743739http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/32394743739Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:45:57 -0500<a href="http://medicalmarijuana.com/medical-marijuana-treatments/GastroEsophgeal-Reflux-Disease">Medical #Marijuana: Cannabinoids Alleviate Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder (GERD)</a>: <p><img height="195" src="http://medicalmarijuana.com/files/condition/uploads/images18.jpg" width="258"/> </p> <p>Research suggests that cannabis is effective in treating the symptoms of these GI disorders in part because it interacts with the endogenous cannabinoid receptors in the digestive tract, which can result in calming spasms, assuaging pain, and improving motility. Cannabis has also been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties and recent research shows crucial neuromodulatory roles in controlling the operation of the gastrointestinal system, with synthetic and natural cannabinoids acting powerfully to control gastrointestinal motility and inflammation. </p> <p><a href="http://medicalmarijuana.com/medical-marijuana-treatments/GastroEsophgeal-Reflux-Disease">Read more…</a></p>http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/32354537879http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/32354537879Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:30:35 -0500<a href="http://www.world-mysteries.com/marijuana1.htm">The #Marijuana Conspiracy : The Real Reason why #Hemp is ILLEGAL by Doug Yurchey</a>: <p> <img height="408" src="http://www.world-mysteries.com/hemphearts2.jpg" width="523"/></p> <p>Pot is NOT harmful to the human body or mind. Marijuana does NOT pose a threat to the general public. Marijuana is very much a danger to the oil companies, alcohol, tobacco industries and a large number of chemical corporations. Various big businesses, with plenty of dollars and influence, have suppressed the truth from the people.</p> <p><a href="http://www.world-mysteries.com/marijuana1.htm">Read more… </a></p>http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/32283266155http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/32283266155Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:29:54 -0500<a href="http://coedmagazine.com/2010/09/02/10-major-health-benefits-of-marijuana/">10 Major Health Benefits of Marijuana</a>: <p> <img height="360" src="http://coedmagazine.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/medical-marijuana-lead.jpg" width="600"/></p> <p> The days of Reefer Madness are pretty far gone, but the American public is still vastly uninformed about marijuana, particularly concerning its myriad of amazing health benefits. Here are 10 (out of countless) health benefits that marijuana possesses. With that said, it’s simply baffling that medical marijuana is not legal in most of the country, and still there retains such a negative reputation. So, if you have one of these conditions, now might be a good time to call up your cousin’s dealer.</p> <p><a href="http://coedmagazine.com/2010/09/02/10-major-health-benefits-of-marijuana/">Read more…</a></p>http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/31982632933http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/31982632933Fri, 21 Sep 2012 08:35:26 -0500<a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/14/news/la-sn-cannabis-cbdv-epilepsy-20120914">Compound in #Cannabis May Help Treat #Epilepsy, Researchers Say</a>: <p><img height="449" src="http://www.trbimg.com/img-50538346/turbine/la-heb-cannabis-cbdv-epilepsy-20120914-001/600" width="600"/> </p> <p>British researchers have determined that a little-studied chemical in the cannabis plant could lead to effective treatments for epilepsy, with few to no side effects.<br/><br/>The team at Britain’s University of Reading, working with GW Pharmaceuticals and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, tested cannabidivarin, or CBDV, in rats and mice afflicted with six types of epilepsy and found it “strongly suppressed seizures” without causing the uncontrollable shaking and other side effects of existing anti-epilepsy drugs.</p> <p><a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/14/news/la-sn-cannabis-cbdv-epilepsy-20120914">Read more… </a></p>http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/31840027818http://killthestigma.tumblr.com/post/31840027818Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:55:33 -0500