Month: April 2021

April 29, 2021

According to Larry “Ratso” Sloman’s book, “Reefer Madness: A History of Marijuana,” the number 420 stems back to 1971 in San Rafael, California where a bunch of teenagers who called themselves the Waldos. The group told HuffPost about their quest for a secret weed garden that they claim sparked it all. The most widely accepted origin…

April 21, 2021

Medical cannabis is an increasingly popular all natural alternative to traditional pain medications, such as Tramadol, Oxycodone, Hydrocodone and more. Marijuana can and will ease certain types of chronic pain, including pain resulting from nerve damage and inflammation. When the sensory system is impacted by injury or disease, the nerves within that system cannot work…

April 16, 2021

The marijuana debate has for so long rocked headlines, and people are often left to wonder which side to lean on. On one hand, it is a herb, and on the other side, it is a drug if abused. Marijuana comes from dried buds and leaves of the Cannabis Sativa plant which can be grown…

April 8, 2021

A new study suggests that anyone who smokes marijuana faces a threefold risk of dying from high blood pressure than people who have never used the drug. Those findings sound alarming, but it’s important to keep in mind that, like any study, this one has limitations, including that it defines marijuana “users” as anyone who’s…