by Johnny Green

 
Did you booze it up at a New Year’s party last night? Maybe you started with one drink. One drink became two drinks. Two drinks became many drinks, and so on. Hopefully you didn’t blackout, and whether you did or didn’t, hopefully you didn’t do anything you will regret because you drank too much. How do you feel today? Stomach a little queasy? Head hurt? If so, you are in the middle of a battle with an alcohol induced hangover.
 
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http://www.theweedblog.com/can-consuming-marijuana-help-cure-an-alcohol-hangover/

 
For over 4,000 years, the cannabis plant has been a reliable source for textile fibers, medicine and food. The Chinese, who are renowned for perfecting herbal medicine and concocting some of the earliest effective treatments against a range of debilitating conditions, were the first civilization to cultivate and use marijuana extensively. Ancient Chinese literature documents over 100,000 medicinal recipes and almost 2 million different types of drugs based almost exclusively on plants.
 
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http://news.therawfoodworld.com/cannabis-use-traditional-chinese-medicine/

BY BARRY BARD

Pictured: Washingtonians celebrating the state’s first day of legal marijuana sales on June 8, 2014
 
Every day, legal marijuana businesses continue to hire and employ more and more job-seekers who continue to target America’s fastest growing industry. And as more states continue to join the legalization bandwagon (Alaska, Oregon, and Washington D.C.), more jobs and revenue will clearly continue to become available.
A recent Press Release from CannaInsider estimates that as soon as next year, the legal marijuana industry will create 200,000 new jobs in 2015. Living in Colorado the last 18 months, it’s been easy to see first-hand a clear influx of college graduates and cannabis refugees flocking to the state to enter the green rush.
 
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http://marijuana.com/news/2014/12/marijuana-industry-to-create-200000-jobs-in-2015-generate-21-billion-by-2020/

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Sonja Renea

 
Hemp seed oil has been referenced to as nature’s perfect food due to its balanced concentrations of omega fatty acids. The human body needs these omega fatty acids for many functions, from building healthy cells to maintaining brain and nerve function. Our bodies can’t produce them. The only source is food.

What Is Hemp Seed Oil?

Hemp seed oil is nothing new. Throughout history, from continent to continent, hemp seed oil has been used in many cultures around the globe. Commonly used as a bath oil, lamp oil, cooking oil and even used to make paint, oil derived from the hemp seed has been a key ingredient found in a variety of consumer-facing products.

It is a non-greasy substance that is easily absorbed through the pores in your skin. Hemp seed oil is renowned for its ability to help moisturize, nourish, rejuvenate and protect the skin from damaging radiation. It can be added to almost any cosmetic product, and has been. As such, Hemp seed oil is commonly found in different shampoos, conditioners, lip balms, creams, massage oils, soaps and much more.

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http://www.medicaljane.com/2014/12/24/the-beauty-of-hemp-seed-oil/?rel=author

KSDK-TV

 
The state of Illinois will expand its medical marijuana program to children starting January 1st.
Tuesday, officials posted emergency rules explaining how kids will be covered under the new law.
 
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http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/illinois/2014/12/23/ill-kids-can-apply-for-medical-marijuana-in-2015/20846143/

By Ricardo Baca, The Cannabist Staff

 
Marijuana legalization activists in Oklahoma are rallying the troops and organizing a protest of the state’s pot lawsuit against Colorado.
“Attorney General Scott Pruitt is suing Colorado for their marijuana laws,” the activists wrote on the Facebook invite to the rally. “This is a waste of tax payer money and a clear violation of states’ rights.”
The rally, sponsored by the Oklahoma Libertarian Party and the state’s NORML branch, will run from noon to 2 p.m. on Jan. 8 outside of Pruitt’s office at 313 NE 21st St. in Oklahoma City, according to the invite.
 
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http://www.thecannabist.co/2014/12/24/oklahoma-marijuana-lawsuit-protest-rally/25958/

By Paul Armentano

 
Legislation decriminalizing the possession of one ounce or less of cannabis in the United States Virgin Islands became law this weekend.
On Friday, Senate lawmakers voted to override Gov. John P. DeJongh’s line-item veto of the decriminalization provision, which had been included in territory’s 2015 fiscal year budget.
 
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http://www.thedailychronic.net/2014/39555/marijuana-possession-now-decriminalized-in-us-virgin-islands/

By Thomas H. Clarke |  The Daily Chronic

 
Marijuana concentrates are protected under California’s 1996 medical marijuana law, a state appellate court ruled last week.
In a unanimous decision, a three-justice panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeal reversed a ruling issued previously by El Dorado Superior Court Judge James R. Wagoner that a medical marijuana patient violated probation by possessing concentrated cannabis.
 
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http://www.thedailychronic.net/2014/39558/concentrates-proteced-under-medical-marijuana-law-california-court-rules/

Jim Maas

 
First, the good news. It looks like the majority of our population is finally getting a grip on the reality of the failed war-on-drugs disaster and is ready to move on. Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical cannabis, a natural, herbal remedy, and several more are working on legislation.
Furthermore, new evidence shows that cannabis can be a safe and effective alternative to pharmaceutical drugs, which can have dangerous or deadly consequences. The National Cancer Institute, the U.S. government’s principal agency for cancer research, has reported that molecules found in cannabis kill breast and lung cancers in lab tests.
Two new studies claim that legalizing medical cannabis could be a lifesaver, especially for certain demographic groups. Suicide rates are down in states with legal medical cannabis. Traffic fatalities decrease between 8 percent and 11 percent in states where cannabis is legal. Highway fatalities in Colorado are said to be at near-historic lows since cannabis legalization.
 
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http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/opinion/2014/12/22/legal-weed-can-improve-community-health-column/20775765/