Tag: marijuana
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How marijuana ingredient helps reduce lung damage from Covid-19
One way CBD appears to reduce the cytokine storm that damages the lungs is by enabling an increase in levels of a natural peptide called apelin, says a new study published in the Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine.
October 20, 2020 -
Karnataka police seize 6,000 marijuana plants
The police said that the Kalabaurgi which shares borders with Telangana and Maharashtra makes it ideal choice for drug smugglers to hide and transport from here.
September 30, 2020 -
No restriction on offering prasad to God, UP Minister on marijuana use at Kumbh Mela
"Where is any restriction when it comes to offering 'prasad' to God," Gupta asked at a press conference here.
December 27, 2018 -
Canada legalizes sale, use of recreational cannabis after Uruguay
US Customs and Border Protection spokesperson Todd Owen though said the amnesty would not guarantee people with criminal records of possession of marijuana to enter the US territory in future.
October 17, 2018 -
India should legalise marijuana: Uday Chopra
Uday, who is the son of late veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra, said he does not use it but finds legalising it a "wise move".
September 14, 2018 -
Canada becomes second nation to legalise marijuana
Canadians will be able to buy and consume cannabis legally as early as this September
June 20, 2018 -
Smoking marijuana may lead non-smokers to cigarettes
If you only smoke marijuana there are higher chances that you may end up smoking cigarettes too.
March 28, 2018 -
Man who filed tax return of Rs 40 crore arrested for selling marijuana
A man in Bengaluru was arrested on charges of drug peddling in an operation launched after he filed his Income Tax return. The man, Rachappa, was arrested by the Koramangala police in the city on Monday, 29 January, along with one of his associates, Srinivas. The 34-year-old Rachappa worked as a migrant construction worker but …
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January 30, 2018 -
Marijuana use may not affect fertility
Marijuana use -- by either men or women -- does not lower a couple's chances of becoming parents, finds a study challenging previous theories.
January 24, 2018 -
Boxing legend Mike Tyson to open 40-acre marijuana farm in California
Boxing legend Mike Tyson will open a marijuana ranch in the southern California with the state legalising the sale of non-medical marijuana on the first day of 2018. According to The Blast media outlet, the former boxer broke ground in California City, about 96 km southwest of Death Valley National Park, for the “Tyson Ranch”, …
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January 4, 2018 -
Marijuana may not aid patients fighting opioid addiction
The effectiveness of cannabis for relieving distressing symptoms remains mixed.
December 4, 2017 -
US college students using marijuana at highest level: Study
Percentage of US college students using marijuana was at the highest level in 2016 since the past three decades, according to a study conducted by University of Michigan researchers. The national Monitoring the Future follow-up study, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, showed in 2016, 39 per cent of full-time college students aged …
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September 12, 2017 -
Richard Harris once gave Micheal Caine some marijuana
Veteran actor Micheal Caine revealed that late in the ’60s his contemporary Richard Harris had offered him marijuana. The 84-year-old actor said although he did not indulge in drugs regularly, he smoked the weed given by the Gladiator actor which made him laugh so hard he almost “had a hernia”, reported The Independent. “It was midnight. I …
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September 6, 2017 -
Marijuana may up psychosis risk in teenagers
Daily consumption of marijuana may increase an adolescent's risk of having recurrent psychotic-like experiences by 159 per cent, according to a new study. The psychotic-like experiences include the experiences of perceptual aberration — for example feeling that something external is part of their body — and thinking that they have been unjustly badly treated. "Our …
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July 7, 2017 -
Marijuana valued at Rs.2 crore seized in Imphal
Marijuana, valued at Rs.2 crore in the international market, was seized in Imphal and the driver of the truck in which it was carried was arrested, the police said on Wednesday. A combined team of police officers and the Narcotics Control Bureau officials, led by Imphal East District Police Superintendent K. Kabib, confiscated the contraband …
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July 5, 2017 -
Marijuana compound may cut seizures in rare epilepsy disorder
Administering marijuana compound may help reduce the frequency of seizures in patients with a rare and severe form of epilepsy by 39 per cent, researchers say. The Dravet syndrome is a complex childhood epilepsy disorder that is associated with drug-resistant seizures and a high mortality rate. The study showed that cannabidiol, or CBD — a …
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May 25, 2017 -
Marijuana use linked to poorer school performance
Teenagers who regularly indulge in smoking marijuana may be less likely to get good grades in school as well as have decreased academic aspirations, according to a new study. The findings showed that when teenagers started using marijuana at least once a month, they were about four times more likely to skip class, two-to-four times …
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May 12, 2017