Category Archives: Marijuana

The surprising effectiveness of medical marijuana

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Caspar

The other highly surprising thing I learnt at the recent SSDP UK conference was just how amazingly effective cannabis is as a medicine. Obviously, I knew that marijuana was available as ‘medicine’ in some countries and US states. But I largely … Continue reading →

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Scientific progress goes bong

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Caspar

Now that is some impressive laboratory glassware. via RICHARD THEHUMAN, thats right. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend

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War, Famine, Pestilence and Tobacco

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Caspar

What price do you put on a human life? If you were an executive at Philip Morris it might be about $2,730. At least if we’re talking profit and loss.  That is how much profit tobacco companies made last year for … Continue reading →

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Hemp helps

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Caspar

Hemp, even the none psychoactive kind, is a great cash crop. Just ask George Washington or Thomas Jefferson, both of whom grew it on their farms. Unfortunately, for modern American farmers it has been illegal since 1970, treated as equivalent to cannabis … Continue reading →

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Medical marijuana prevents road traffic deaths [indirectly].

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Caspar

A friend who is a Justice of the Peace tells me that in 20 years sitting in court he has never once had to deal with a driver who has caused an accident under the influence of marijuana. He sentences … Continue reading →

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Drug quotes #018 – Ron Paul on Marijuana

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Caspar

Ron Paul wants to be president of the US and he wants to legalise marijuana. You’d think that the latter wouldn’t go down well with the Republican Party whose nomination he is seeking but he is currently leading the polls … Continue reading →

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