By Larry Gabriel
THE ERWIN FAMILY AFTER ALYSA’S DIOGNOSIS
IN JANUARY 2011, then-4-year-old Alysa Erwin began having intense, debilitating headaches. By that spring she was diagnosed with Grade 3 Anaplastic Astrocytoma — brain cancer — at University of Michigan Medical Center.
According to information at mdguidelines.com, “Individuals with grade 3 astrocytoma have a median survival time of 18 months with treatment (radiation and chemotherapy). … Even with aggressive treatment, astrocytomas of all types tend to recur, making the prognosis generally poor.”
Full Article:
http://metrotimes.com/higherground/what-if-cannabis-oil-cured-cancer-1.1601913
Month: December 2013
Review: Stay warm in Gramicci’s NPT Winter Wonder organic cotton/hemp baselayer pants
Sara Davidson
This winter, retire your old bulky baselayer and replace it with Gramicci’s Winter Wonder pants, new this season from the company’s NPT (natural performance technology) athletic line.
The Tahoe (men) and Aquarius (women) pants are made from a blend of hemp, organic cotton and Spandex to give them an athletic, trim fit that goes under just about any pants without bunching.
Full Article:
http://blogs.militarytimes.com/pt365/2013/12/17/review-stay-warm-in-gramiccis-npt-winter-wonder-organic-cottonhemp-baselayer-pants/
Top 10 States Addicted to Cigarettes Have No Legal Cannabis
by Oscar Pascual
Apparently the South has not come a long way, baby. By using government data on cigarette smoking and quit rates, Health.com recently identified the top 10 states whose citizens aremost likely to smoke themselves to death.
Full Article:
http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2013/12/17/top-10-states-addicted-to-cigarettes-have-no-legal-cannabis/
Denver Council Makes Move To Decriminalize Marijuana For Minors
(credit: CBS)
The Denver City Council has made a move to try and make sure minors who are caught with pot aren’t punished too harshly.
Full Article:
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2013/12/16/city-council-makes-move-to-decriminalize-marijuana/
NY Lawmaker Steve Katz, Who Voted Against Medical Marijuana, Invests In Pot
by David Downs
Pedaling for Cancer: The Medical Cannabis Bike Tour
By: Anna Wilcox
Cancer patients often use medicinal cannabis to ease pain and increase appetite, yet Guzman and Velasco’s studies are finding that cannabis does much more than relieve side effects. Both professors have discovered that the cannabis plant actually causes some types of tumors to auto-digest themselves, while normal cells remain healthy.
Full Article:
http://www.leafly.com/(F(qq9jdvbUMzzlRzVK9i8xAXi1SAWA9_nFUln8Ddfvm3efKZTWk_qGxCpiBeY1o_02g3TXuOMCvOOFOWtvYfWOekW-jE4pXFFIAx0Vm5zC9156wAiLtL_wd3367lo-WNPAS6iQpZhAAVvozhe60))/news/medical/pedaling-for-cancer-the-medical-cannabis-bike-tour
Should marijuana be more available for sick children?
Holy Smoke! Medical Marijuana About to Become Legal in Illinois
Why Isn’t Marijuana Used to Treat Eating Disorders?
Simone Fischer
At least 24 million Americans of all ages and genders are currently suffering from an eating disorder, and research shows that eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of ANY mental illness. In light of these statistics, it amazes me that eating disorders are often still not considered a “qualifying condition” under state medical marijuana laws.
Full Article:
http://www.ladybud.com/2013/12/16/why-isnt-marijuana-used-to-treat-eating-disorders/
Pot plays big on TV in ‘Glee,’ ‘Parenthood,’ and ‘Mad Men’
By Joanne Ostrow | The Denver Post