USA: The largest American association of physicians calls for reclassification of cannabis and protection of patients who use the drug according to state laws.
The largest association of physicians, the American College of Physicians (ACP), is calling on the federal government to ease its strict ban on cannabis as medicine and hasten research into the [...]
Read the rest of this entry >>This painting was produced by Giulio Rosati (1858-1917).
Rosati was an Italian artist who studied at San Luca’s academy in Rome in the mid 1870’s.
Well known for his very detailed watercolors, Rosati was a prolific painter who used photography as his main source of inspiration.
While the perky breasts and shapely bottoms of the harem are [...]
Researchers working in support of the War on Drugs upped the ante yet again yesterday, with the release of a report that purports that smoking cannabis is directly related to gum disease and tooth loss.
Here’s how the news was reported in Pravda, the official paper of Russia . . .
Scientists: cannabis causes gum [...]
Read the rest of this entry >>We’d prefer not to be perceived as “attacking” our new science “friend”, or his “study” using 12 individuals to try and prove the so called “addictive” effects of Cannabis. He personally seems well intentioned enough, even if we do consider him hopelessly naive when it comes to the harsh reality of being used as [...]
Read the rest of this entry >>In an earlier posting here at the Cannabis Chronicles, we featured artwork inspired by an Oriental movement in European Art, that prominently featured hookah’s and harem girls. Surprisingly it’s turned out to be among our most viewed posts!
With that in mind, we’ll feature a Super Bowl extravaganza of visual delights for our readers [...]
If a certain researcher out there wonders why we are rather aggressive in our distrust of scientific attempts to prove that pot smoking is addictive, here’s an example of what’s passed for previous attempts at “science” by the National Institute on Drug Abuse . . .
Reefer monkey madness
Researchers persuade simians to get themselves stoned — [...]
In working to give our readers the most balanced view of the current “debate” on cannabis and addiction, we thought we’d add another brief “reference” - an entry from a blogspot blog called Addiction Inbox : The Science of Substance Abuse - by Dirk Hanson, self described as “Articles and health studies about addiction and [...]
Read the rest of this entry >>Our lives have been rather filled and busy of late, so we’ve not done as much original writing for the Cannabis Chronicles as we may have wished or hoped originally. Fortunately, there’s still time for reading, which requires less effort than writing, and which also can be done while soaking in a hot bathtub [...]
Read the rest of this entry >> Herbal Smoking Mixtures
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Herbal Smoking Mixtures
by Howie Brounstein
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Introduction
I became an adult immersed in the counter-culture of the Pacific Northwest. As a teacher, wild crafter, herbalist, [...]
Would you believe that the author of a critically flawed study on Cannabis “addiction” came to the Cannabis Chronicles to comment on our criticism?
Here’s the full exchange - culled from the comments section and brought right out to the main pages of our humble blog, lest they be missed by our readers.
Here’s the exchange . [...]
The standards of “medical research” in the modern age may very well have sunk to a new low, thanks to the drug war.
Looking at the methodology of the following study, we noticed it is based on the “self-reporting” of a group of only 12 individuals.
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine
Released: Thu 24-Jan-2008, 12:20 ET
Marijuana Withdrawal as [...]
we missed getting in pics or posts on Day 38
. . . sorry about that . . . life happens even for birds . . . the plants did get one more drink of plain water during Day 38 . . . we could have used any of our standard grow [...]
I found this entry out in the blogosphere . . . it kinda reminded me of myself in my younger days . . . anyway it brought a smile to my face . . . and I hope it will do the same for you . . .
The Little Ounce That Could…
Hey everybody, I’m [...]
In case you hadn’t already heard, it was announced yesterday that Marc Emery, BC’s self styled “Prince of Pot”, has accepted a plea bargain deal to avoid extradition to the United States, where he faces a potential life sentence for drug trafficking.
Here’s the story as reported by Ian Mulgrew of the Vancouver Sun.Â
Marc Emery [...]
