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Dr. Andrew Weil on Cannabis and Integrative Medicine

Project CBD

He is the author of several bestselling books, including Spontaneous Healing (1995), Eating Well for Optimum Health (2000), and Healthy Aging (2007). NM: Please tell us about the history of cannabis use in folk medicine. Dr. Weil: Cannabis has a long history of use in folk medicine throughout the world.

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Cannabis? Weed? Marijuana? Why what we call it matters

The Cannigma

Some are botanical (“cannabis sativa”), some steeped in history and discrimination (“marijuana”) and others just good for a giggle (“the devil’s lettuce”). The final result was that it was just too complicated and expensive to treat patients with cannabis. Maybe more than all of them put together.

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Understanding Weed’s Past for our Present Health

Ezra Parzybok

We can find cannabinoids at this moment in biological history. We all share some biological history, it’s just a fascinating biological fact that cannabis plants were producing this chemical with the right sequence and structure of molecules to fit all vertebrates. That’s like indica and sativa, right there.

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A Soulful Relationship – Music

SpeedWeed

The connection actually has a rich history, dating back to the days of jazz and even native heritage. In fact, this rich history continues into the early days of reggae, pop, rapper music and even soul. According to the book the Altered States of Consciousness , events take longer to occur. Music Aids in Cannabis Relaxation.

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15 cannabis strains to take Pride in this year

SpeedWeed

: An abbreviated cultural history. You can always keep Pride pairings simple—broad, effect-based, pre-made joints in sativa or hybrid are in season this June, from San Francisco to Bangor, Maine. For example: Proof Prerolls offer uplifting sativa sticks from ‘queer-to-table’ Ventoso Farms of Mendocino County, CA.

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Searching for the origin of Blue Dream marijuana strain

SpeedWeed

Producing consistent THC percentages around 18 percent, this mellow strain is energizing, but not like a stress-inducing sativa. It’s a power fueled by the botanists, outlaws, and activists who gave the small, liberal surf city of Santa Cruz, California, an outsize role in shaping the history of cannabis. Source Blue Dream.

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Perfecting cannabis with Michael Backes

The Cannigma

In our chat, Michael shares his personal journey into the cannabis space, and how his history of migraines aided him in discovering the powers of medical marijuana. Michael Backes has a background in writing about turbines and in Cannabis Pharmacy, a book he wrote. If you’ve read his book, you would know that. EG: Right.