Last year, the New York Assembly voted to pass legislation that would make it legal to use marijuana medicinally under a doctor’s care. The Senate Majority Leader, Joe Bruno, quickly killed the bill. On Wednesday, The New York Assembly voted again, 89-52, to pass Assemblyman Richard Gottfried’s (revised) medical marijuana bill, A.4867B.
Similar to the [...]

Filed under: Legal & Political on June 21st, 2008 | No Comments »

A chemical, cannabidiol, naturally found in the marijuana plant, may prevent the spread of breast cancer. A recent study published in the Molecular Cancer Theraeutics Journal showed that the chemical affects the gene responsible for the growth of metastic cancer cells.
According to the study, “because CBD occurs in only very small quantities in the [...]

Filed under: Health & Medicine on June 4th, 2008 | 2 Comments »