cannabis

Following its premiere at a rooftop screening in Los Angeles, fans have been given the chance to see a new documentary on the late Nipsey Hussle via YouTube.The doc, titled The Marathon (Cultivation), gives viewers a look at the journey Nipsey and his brother, Samiel “Blacc Sam” Asghedom, took as they together built a successful cannabis business. In a statement shared Friday, Asghedom described the upcoming opening of the new Marathon (Collective) retail THC and CBD store as marking the long-sought fulfillment of a…

A new research study finds that medicinal cannabis reduces cancer-related pain and the need for opiate-based painkillers.Medicinal cannabis reduces cancer-related pain and the need for opiate-based painkillers, reveals a new comprehensive study of its use by oncology patients.A comprehensive assessment of the benefits of medical cannabis for cancer-related pain found that for most oncology patients, pain measures improved significantly, other cancer-related symptoms also decreased, the consumption of painkillers was…

That cannabis offers more than a high has been known for millennia. Hemp is a traditional medicinal plant that contains an eclectic mix of terpenes, flovonoids, and most importantly, cannabinoids. About 100 of these cannabinoids have been studied so far and the most well-known is certainly the intoxicating tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Cannabidiol, or CBD for short, unfolds its medical effects without any intoxication. It is a potent pain reliever, relieves anxiety, can prevent epileptic seizures and has an…