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The 420 Times Announces 420 Jar Giveaway
On each day for the next thirty days, one subscriber of The Smoke Signal, The 420 Times’s eNewsletter, will be selected to receive a free 420 jar made by 420 Science. To enter the giveaway, interested readers simply have to sign up for The Smoke Signal at http://www.the420times.com.
The 420 Times Goes Live With Medical Marijuana Locator
Fast, accurate online resource for physicians, providers and resources
The Government and Cancer Research: A Tumultuous Relationship
Despite numerous studies that have shown that marijuana could potentially aid in treating various types of cancer, the United States government has yet to embrace the drug’s medical applications. Instead, the government’s strict regulations have unfortunately acted as a barrier that has suppressed insight into cannabis’s medical applications.
Organic Matters
Don’t bother looking to the United States Department of Agriculture for help in finding the best, safest medical cannabis; that agency already has been asked to certify growers as ‘organic,’ the federal standard for fruits and vegetables – and it declined to do so. But help is out there, both for patients – some of whom may be so ill that purity and safety are paramount concerns – and for growers, many of whom are looking forward to a day in the future when cannabis will be just another medication.
Proceeding, With Caution: Seniors increasingly, though not entirely, comfortable using medical cannabis
It’s probably hard for some people to believe, but by Thanksgiving, medical cannabis could be legalized in California. That’s assuming Oakland advocates have indeed obtained enough signatures to put a measure legalizing it on the Nov. 2 ballot – and assuming that voters agree. But already, some longtime political observers are wondering whether 2010 could be the year.
The 420 Times Enlists To Sponsor HempCon 2010
In line with their efforts to raise awareness of and push medical marijuana into mainstream American dialogue, The 420 Times, Southern California’s magazine of medical marijuana and natural healing, has enlisted to sponsor HempCon 2010.
Top 3 Pot Brownie Recipes
There are various ways to reap the benefits of marijuana and baking is certainly an ideal alternative for many. But baked marijuana goodies don’t have to be boring. That’s why we bring you the Top 3 Brownie Recipes that are guaranteed to produce delicious, melt-in-your-mouth brownies in no time. So put on your cooking aprons and get ready for some baking a la cannabis!
A Healthy Breakfast To Start Your Day!
Two new raw and all natural recipes to help bring you out of your morning slumber.
The 420 Times Recognized By L.A. Weekly
The 420 Times, Los Angeles’s magazine of medical marijuana and natural healing, has recently been featured in an article written by journalist Steve Appleford for L.A. Weekly. The story, titled “Weed Mags Sprout Across Los Angeles,” discusses the recent rise in medical marijuana publications following the legalization of the medicine.
History of Medical Marijuana: Cannabis In The North American Colonies
The story so far: One of the first plants known to be collected and cultivated by humans, over the millennia, cannabis sativa spread all across the globe from its presumed origins in Southern Central Asia. Scholars have traced its use for therapeutic purposes in virtually every civilization from China and India to Egypt; Iran and Mesopotamia to the Mediterranean; from Europe and Africa to the New World.
The Faces Of Medical Marijuana: A Patient Profile: Mikee from Ohio
In this interview we spoke with Mikee from Ohio. He uses medical marijuana to treat degenerative disc disease, a debilitating back condition. Although he was initially given strong pain medication to ease his discomfort, he found greater relief with medical marijuana.
How Safe is Your Medicine?
Some media have recently published horror stories about medical marijuana containing unhealthy and dangerous levels of pesticides or other toxins. As with any food or drug, contamination can happen accidentally; or through ignorance or ineptitude; or even by the deliberate actions of unprincipled people.
The 420 Times Sparks It Up With Lighter Giveaway
The 420 Times, Southern California’s leading magazine of medical marijuana and natural healing, has just announced that they are giving away a Permanent Match lighter to a lucky eNewsletter recipient each day for 30 days.
The 420 Times Profile: Don Duncan, Fighting For Your Right
Since 1994 Don Duncan has worked tirelessly with legislators and other elected officials, as well as law enforcement and community influencers, on a wide range of issues related to the legal, safe use of medical marijuana.
The 420 Times Trivia Bowl
Did marijuana come from another planet? Which famous Governor was a grower and smoker? 8 things you never knew about marijuana.
