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December 1, 2017

Music and Marijuana: The Perfect Pairing? Have you ever heard a song and thought to yourself: “Man, I bet this would sound even better if I were high?” Perhaps you even have a playlist titled best songs to listen to while high. No matter how many times you listen to a song, when you hear […]

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A Brief History of Cannabis

November 27, 2017

The history of marijuana spans thousands of years, dating back to its original cultivation in the ancient world. In fact, burned cannabis seeds have been found in tombs dating back to 3000 B.C. History of Marijuana Cannabis comes from Central Asia. It acquired one of its more common names from a region called the Hindu […]

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Education Entertainment

6 Fun Facts on Marijuana

November 22, 2017

If you’re reading this that means you’re alive during perhaps the most important time in marijuana's history. The debate over marijuana legalization has largely swayed in favor of pro-marijuana supporters as loads of scientific evidence on weed’s medicinal uses have piled up. As weed is likely—if it hasn’t already—to be introduced into your daily life, […]

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Culture Entertainment

10 Celebrities with Cannabis Businesses

November 20, 2017

With the legalization movement sweeping the nation, many new opportunities in the cannabis business are popping up in states that have just gone recreational. Everyone wants a slice of the wealth associated with this vast, growing industry—and between edible endorsement deals, “designer” lines of joints, and innovative new cannabis products, celebrities nationwide have been jumping […]

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Education Health

Can Cannabis Help Treat Sleep Apnea?

November 17, 2017

Are you often tired, even after a full night of supposed sleep? Do you spontaneously wake up at night for no reason? Or maybe you just snore so loudly your partner wakes you up to get you to stop? All of these are manifestations of a condition known as sleep apnea, estimated to afflict over […]

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Education Health

Does Smoking Weed Help (or Worsen) Anxiety?

November 14, 2017

A massive study funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, partnering with Harvard, Johns Hopkins University, and several other top Universities around the world, found that anxiety affects nearly 1 in every 13 people worldwide. In North America this number was even higher, afflicting about 10 percent of the entire population with some form […]

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Politics

Can Cannabis Unify Republicans and Democrats?

November 3, 2017

Once upon a time, cannabis was one of the most divisive issues in the nation. Since well before federal prohibition in 1937, cannabis—or “marihuana”—was seen either as a corrupter of young Americans’ moral fiber and a mainline to a life of violent crime or as a beneficial, all-natural antidote to an increasingly commercialized, authoritarian state […]

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Entertainment

Who’s a Bigger Pothead, Snoop Dogg or Willie Nelson?

November 1, 2017

For a long time, marijuana use in the U.S. was pretty stigmatized. Being known as a consumer of “the Devil’s lettuce” could tarnish your prestige or reputation. Although there are plenty of famous people who have admitted to smoking pot today, including a few Presidents of the United States, none are better known for their […]

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Culture Politics

How Did Cannabis Ever Become Illegal?

October 24, 2017

Nearly everyone now alive in the United States was born in an era of cannabis prohibition, and for some, the shift to legalization has been both exciting and a bit bewildering. But as cannabis enters the mainstream and—as we hope and expect—enjoys full legality soon, that calculus is going to change. More and more Americans […]

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