Medical Marijuana Zone

Marijuana legalization is a beginning, not an end. When residents of Colorado and Washington voted to legalize the adult use of cannabis, it felt like a momentary rush of sobriety in a country dazed by decades of anti-marijuana hysteria. But what comes next?

This article originally appeared in the March 2019 issue. For subscription services, click here. Del the Funky Homosapien endured a life-altering experience while performing overseas with Gorillaz at the 2018 Roskilde Festival. During their performance of “Clint Eastwood,” Del tumbled off the stage and suffered significant injuries. Gorillaz front man Damon Albarn immediately sprang into […]

In 1997, Will Foster, then 38, was sentenced to 93 years in an Oklahoma state prison for growing a small cannabis garden in a locked bomb shelter under his home in Tulsa.

Little more than a week into his premiership, Boris Johnson has tapped Blair Gibbs, one of the United Kingdom’s leading advocates of cannabis legalization, for a top post as special adviser on crime and justice policy. Since last November, Gibbs has worked as a senior policy advisor with the London-based industry group Centre For Medicinal […]

Study: Patients Report Reduced Anxiety, Improved Sleep Following CBD Administration | NORML DENVER, CO — The administration of plant-derived CBD is associated with sustained reductions in anxiety and short-term improvements in sleep, according to clinical trial data published in The Permanente Journal. A team of investigators with the University of Colorado and Colorado State University College of Health […]

And did cannabidiol really kill four-and-a-half mice? The huge popularity of cannabidiol (CBD), a non-intoxicating component of cannabis, has helped to destigmatize the plant and restore its reputation as an important medicinal herb. But bogus science and inept reporting continue to distort how we understand the benefits and risks of CBD and cannabis.

The most commonly studied extracts of cannabis sativa are cannabidiol (CBD) and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).  These are also called phytocannabinoids because they are naturally occurring in the plant.  Endocannabinoids are naturally occurring in the human body and are part of the Endocannabinoid System (ECS).