A 3D Printed, Wifi Enabled Medical Marijuana Inhaler

The world of 3D printing shows no signs of stopping. From 3D printed guns and medical implants to food and shoes, it seems that just about anything can be 3D printed.
An Israeli company, Syqe Medical, thinks it has a way to make medical marijuana more accepted with the help of 3D printing. The company has printed a pocket-sized metered dose cannabis inhaler they hope will help move the bar forward in medical inhalers and help physicians overcome the unpredictability of prescribing cannabis.
 
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferhicks/2014/09/28/a-3d-printed-wifi-enabled-medical-marijuana-inhaler/

 

Canadian Hemp Guitars Give Literal Meaning to “Stoner Rock”

By Jamie Ludwig

 
In his workshop in a 200-year-old barn in rural Quebec, Boyd Pellow handcrafts electric guitars using traditional luthier methods to create beautiful instruments with optimal sound. The guitars are uniquely designed, using classic styles of the 50s and 60s for inspiration, and aside from the marijuana leaves emblazoned on each headstock, there’s no indication that there is anything at all out of the ordinary about the instruments… until it comes out that they’re built from hemp.
 
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http://noisey.vice.com/blog/canadian-hemp-guitars-give-literal-meaning-to-stoner-rock

Growing our way out of climate change by building with hemp and wood fibre

Mike Lawrence
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Houses made from hemp could mitigate climate change. Photograph: Roy Morsch/Corbis
 
How can buildings help with climate change? It’s all about renewables and “sequestered carbon”.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills’ 2010 report on Low Carbon Construction concluded that construction was responsible for around 300m tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, which is almost 47% of the UK’s total. Of this, around 50m tonnes is embedded in the fabric of buildings.
 
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http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/sep/25/hemp-wood-fibre-construction-climate-change
 

Cannabis dissolves cancerous tumor in young infant, deemed a ‘miracle baby’ by physician

by: Carolanne Wright
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Instead of opting for chemotherapy and radiation in an attempt to shrink an inoperable brain tumor, the father of an eight-month-old baby pushed for alternative treatment with cannabis oil. The baby’s physician, Dr. William Courtney, was initially skeptical early in his career about cannabis as medicine but has since seen such impressive results that he’s now a staunch advocate for its use.
“They were putting cannabinoid oil on the baby’s pacifier twice a day, increasing the dose… And within two months there was a dramatic reduction, enough that the pediatric oncologist allowed them to go ahead with not pursuing traditional therapy,” said Dr. Courtney in an interview with The Huffington Post.
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http://www.naturalnews.com/046994_cannabis_cancerous_tumors_miracle_baby.html#

Mexican state likely to change marijuana law

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A Mexican state could approve medicinal use of marijuana by the end of this year, paving the way for further steps toward legalising the drug, former Mexican President Vicente Fox said on Monday.
Political pressure inside Mexico to liberalise its stance on marijuana has been rising since the U.S. states of Washington and Colorado legalised possession and sale of the drug for recreational use in 2012.
 
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/61446412/mexican-state-likely-to-change-marijuana-law

Now that’s a pot pie! California entrepreneur creates cannabis-infused gourmet pizzas – saving stoners a late-night trip to the deli?

By ERIN CLEMENTS FOR MAILONLINE
High-end dining: Stoned Oven sells pizzas laced with marijuana at dispensaries around Los Angeles
 

Marijuana has been known to increase one’s appetite for pizza – and now the two have been rolled into one.

Stoned Oven Gourmet Pizzas is selling cannabis-laced frozen pizzas in medical marijuana dispensaries around Los Angeles.

Each six-inch pie contains 250 mg of ethanol-extracted THC concentrate and costs $10.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2765590/Now-s-pot-pie-California-entrepreneur-creates-cannabis-infused-gourmet-pizzas-saving-stoners-late-night-trip-deli.html

It Looks Like Pot Will Soon Be Legal in the Nation’s Capital, Maybe in Oregon Too (Alaska Is Iffier)


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Seven weeks before Election Day, a new Marist poll finds that 65 percent of voters in Washington, D.C., favor Initiative 71, which would make it legal for adults 21 or older to possess up to two ounces of marijuana and grow up to six plants at home. The survey, sponsored by The Washington Post and the local NBC station, found that just 33 percent of voters opposed the initiative, with 2 percent undecided. “Voters in the District of Columbia are poised to follow Colorado and Washington state into a closely watched experiment to legalize marijuana,” thePost concludes. “The results show an electorate unshaken—even emboldened — nine months after legal marijuana sales began in Colorado and six months after D.C. lawmakers stripped away jail time for possession, making it just a $25 offense.”
 
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http://reason.com/blog/2014/09/19/it-looks-like-pot-will-soon-be-legal-in

Medical Marijuana leads to fewer overdoses | The Johns Hopkins Newsletter

By SUNNY CAI
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While binging on Twinkies, picking up daddies at the playground and drinking up all your money may not constitute constructive life decisions, Tove Lo might be on to something in her 2014 single “Stay High,” in which she documents her experiences of, well, getting high.

Although remaining under the influence of marijuana for extended periods of time is poor medical advice for anyone, new research shows that in states where medical marijuana use for chronic pain management is legal, the annual number of deaths from prescription drug overdose is 25 percent lower than in states where medical marijuana use is still illegal.

The study, published in the Aug. 25 issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, suggests that despite the controversy over medical marijuana laws, the drug may have unexpected benefits as well. The findings of the study suggest that the wider availability of medical marijuana for people suffering from chronic or severe pain might help to decrease the rising number of deaths attributed to prescription painkiller overdose.

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http://www.jhunewsletter.com/2014/09/18/medical-marijuana-leads-to-fewer-overdoses-96744/