Article by Dennis Boisvert, Twelve High Chicks This is going to be an explanation of how the US Justice System works from pull-over to deal/sentencing as seen by an advocate. First of all you need to know your rights and how they are applied. Understand that any police officer you communicate with may not necessarily respect your rights, and may ...

Article by Kate Robertson, Lift News On this Purple Day, the annual international epilepsy awareness day, British six-year-old Alfie Dingley is still waiting to hear if the UK government will change its laws and allow him to use cannabis oil to prevent his seizures. The boy has as many as 150 seizures per month brought on by a rare form of ...

Article by Cecilia Keating, Lift News If you’re going to Roy and Claire Kaufman’s Passover Seder, the annual feast commemorating the liberation of the Jews from Egyptian slavery, the ceremony will include sipping Manischewitz and smoking marijuana. “During the Seder, we traditionally fill, bless and drink four cups of wine,” reads the Kaufmans’ Official Le’Or Cannabis Passover Seder Haggadah. “At tonight’s Seder, we ...

Article by Deja Leonard, Lift News Rylan Usselman has depended on cannabis to treat migraines and insomnia for the past two years, but after his licensed cannabis producer ran out of the type of cannabis he uses, he ran into a challenge. Canadians have to order medical cannabis directly from the Health Canada-licensed producer (LP) they’re registered with. When the 28-year-old ...

Article by The Telegram Seven in 10 Atlantic Canadians — 74 per cent of residents of Newfoundland and Labrador — support landlords having the right to alter current lease agreements to ban the smoking of marijuana in their buildings once legalized, according to the most recent survey conducted by Corporate Research Associates (CRA) Inc. According to a news release, CRA ...

Article by The Toronto Star A Prince Edward Island advocate for medicinal marijuana is praising the province’s decision to allow up to four cannabis plants per home and consumption in “designated spaces” after legal cannabis sales start up. The province provided updated plans Tuesday for the sale of marijuana once the federal government has passed its legalization bill for recreational ...

Article by USA Health Times Have you ever tried a raw cannabis smoothie? There are several surprisingly good reasons why cannabis may be the next new superfoodHave you ever tried a raw cannabis smoothie? While it may sound gross to some, there are several surprisingly good reasons why cannabis may be the next new superfood. Raw cannabis is not psychoactive, meaning ...

Article by CBC News Smoking cannabis and vaping may soon be banned from almost all public places in Greater Victoria. A Capital Regional District committee gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a proposal to add cannabis and e-cigarettes to the clean air bylaw that already bans tobacco smoking in parks, within seven metres of buildings and in other public spaces. Dr. ...

Article by Rob Waugh, Metro News Anti-drug campaigners like to portray weed as a ‘gateway’ drug which leads on to harder substances – but could cannabis actually stop addicts relapsing? A preclinical study has shown that an ingredient in cannabis, CBD, may help to stop addicts relapsing to take drugs such as cocaine and alcohol. ‘Cannabidiol’ (CBD), is a chemical ...

Article by Musa Sami, Independent Most people who smoke pot enjoy it, but a smaller proportion experience psychotic-like symptoms, such as feeling suspicious or paranoid. The question that polarises researchers is whether smoking cannabis is associated with a risk of developing psychotic problems, such as schizophrenia, in the long term. Of course, cannabis use is common, while schizophrenia is relatively rare, affecting less ...