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Humans have been using cannabis for millennia to cure our ailments and enhance our quality of life. Despite the legal challenges to cannabis use in many areas, this amazing plant continues to be one of the most potent medicines we have. The beneficial properties health of cannabis are immense, and the side effects are far fewer than most modern pharmaceuticals. While it is of course possible to gain the medicinal benefits of cannabis simply from drying the herb and smoking it, as many people do, there are also tremendous benefits to be gained from consuming various forms of cannabis extracts....

There are a lot of advantages to cooking with cannabis, as opposed to smoking it. You can munch on weed cookies without anyone knowing what you’re really indulging in. The high can last longer (depending on your own tolerance levels). You’re not exposing your lungs to the carcinogenic effects of smoke. You don’t end up smelling like weed. But if you’re going to cook with weed, you need to know how much to use to get the right THC dosage. Different recipes will give you a ballpark – half an gram of dry herb, a gram of dry herb, two...

Marijuana and the Law, what can I do without going to jail the United States? Up until very recently, marijuana was completely illegal except for a few scattered exceptions for medicinal uses. In fact, the federal government still has the right, upheld by the Supreme Court, to prosecute marijuana growers, distributors, and users even in states where state law allows for medical or recreational marijuana. However, under the Obama administration, the federal government has not pursued that right and has in practice allowed states to make and enforce their own rules regarding cannabis use. As a result, marijuana laws are...

Buying Marijuana in California and Colorado: How do Medicinal and Recreational Marijuana Dispensaries Work? Well, California gained a reputation years ago as a pot-friendly state simply because it was the first state to legalize medical marijuana, and for many years the only state where you could get a prescription for pot, let alone get it filled. Then Colorado came along and wowed the country by legalizing recreational marijuana. Now many other states and even DC have joined California and Colorado in legalizing either medical marijuana or recreational cannabis. But how does it actually work? What is it like buying marijuana...

In states with legal medicinal or recreational marijuana, there is a new public health threat looming: kids who get into their parents’ pot. This problem wasn’t much discussed in the debates about the relative benefits and risks of marijuana, but emergency room workers and child welfare professionals say that it’s becoming more and more of an issue, as more and more people – especially honest, responsible parents – have marijuana in the house. Marijuana edibles are the biggest problem here. Live plants aren’t very tempting for kids to munch on, though they should be kept away from kids anyway. Dried...