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March 27th, 2008

Viagra Turns 10.

The ‘little blue pill’ turns 10 this month. In fact, it was on this day in 1998 that Viagra was approved for use in erectile dysfunction by the Food and Drug Administration, making it the first anti-impotence pill to be approved for use in the United States.
So to mark it’s birthday I thought I’d dig […]

By Liz -- 0 comments

March 25th, 2008

Mirrr, Mirror on the…Computer.

Remember this line ‘Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?’
Well, it turns out the mirror is now on the web and while it doesn’t offer an answer to the above rhyme, it can show you a glimpse of the future.
Good Morning America correspondent Andrea Canning recently checked out this new technology […]

By Liz -- 4 comments

February 28th, 2008

Learn How to Grow Medicinal Marijuana - Legally - at Oaksterdam University.

Trust California to push the boundaries.
First there were marijuana vending machines.
Now there is a University offering a two day course that will prepare people for jobs in an apparently thriving medical marijuana industry.
This is not your ordinary everyday higher education classes. Here, lecturers stand at the front of the class and point out the finer […]

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February 22nd, 2008

One More Reason Why Pot is Not

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Liz has done an outstanding job with her marijuana series this week, hasn’t she? (Bravo, Liz). Alas, there is one more thing I’d like to add to the Pot is Not your Friend List, if I might:
Heavy cannabis use raises your risk for gum disease.
And who wants gums and teeth like those above? Ick.
It’s […]

By Liberty -- 4 comments

February 22nd, 2008

What’s So Bad About Marijuana?

So what are the health effects of using marijuana?
Do you know ?
Want to test your knowledge ? 
Which of the following are true and which are false ?
1. Marijuana causes memory loss
2. Marijuana causes birth defects
3. Marijuana causes sterility
4. Marijuana can cause schizophrenia
5. Marijuana causes depression
6. Marijuana causes lung cancer
The answers are on the next page…
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By Liz -- 7 comments

February 20th, 2008

The Real Dope on Medicinal Marijuana.

 With any drug, it is important to determine whether or not the medical benefits outweigh the side effects.
This is something that really hasn’t happened with marijuana, especially in the United States. So focused is the federal government on highlighting and studying the negative implications of marijuana usage, they all but ignore the fact that marijuana […]

By Liz -- 0 comments

February 19th, 2008

Marijuana…Some Fascinating Historic Facts.

“To the agriculturist, cannibis is a fibre crop; to the physician, it is an enigma; to the user, a euphoriant; to the police, a menace; to the trafficker, a source of profitable danger; to the convict or parolee and his family, a source of sorrow.”
   - Marihuana in Medicine: Past, Present and Future by Tod […]

By Liz -- 5 comments

February 18th, 2008

Legalizing Marijuana…One Vending Machine at a Time.

Okay, so it’s not something any of us ever thought we’d see in our life time.
Especially not in the United States.
But here they are - marijuana dispensing vending machines.

In California.
To be more specific, in Los Angeles.
To be exact, at a Herbal Nutrition Center in Los Angeles.
Not that you or I are ever going to be able […]

By Liz -- 0 comments

February 15th, 2008

A Lip Lickin’ Roger Clemens’s Actions Speak Louder than Words

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It’s one thing to lick your lips profusely after scarfing down a powdered sugar doughnut. It’s quite another to lick your lips profusely whilst testifying in a Congressional hearing…with no doughnuts in site.
Alas, this appears to be the M.O. of baseball great Roger Clemens these days, as he fumbles through hours of swearing to […]

By Liberty -- 2 comments

January 9th, 2008

Those Darn Kids Will Try Anything

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Gone are the days of ’shrooms and mouthwash, I guess. Have you heard what the kids of today are getting high on now? Freakin’ cough syrup! Can you believe that?
It’s true, according to the US Government. About 3.1 million people between the ages of 12 and 25 have gotten their kicks from cough and […]

By Liberty -- 5 comments