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The Post MMPR Scenario

A Patients Perspective on the New Regulations By Debbie Stultz-Giffin Health Canada’s Medical Marijuana Program Regulations (MMPR) came into force on April 1, 2014. The impact of the MMPR is being felt across the country by patients, doctors and compassion clubs. Meanwhile, note worthy things are happening on the Licensed Producer (LP) front. During the […]

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Health Risks of Marijuana Use (James Geiwitz, Ph.D.)

Health Risks of Marijuana Use by James Geiwitz, Ph.D. September 19, 2001 Contents 1.0: INTRODUCTION 2.0: THE TOXICOLOGY OF THC 2.1: Genetic Effects 2.2: Pregnancy and Offspring 2.2.1: Pregnancy 2.2.2: Birth defects and brain development 2.3: Hormonal Systems and Reproductive Capabilities 2.4: Immune System 2.4.1: Suppression versus enhancement 2.4.2: Humans and disease 2.5: THC and […]

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Cannabis and Drugs – VCBC Excerpt

Introduction   Cannabis produces a fantastically wide array of different compounds, containing at least 489 distinct types. Over 70 of these are produced exclusively within the cannabis plant . Each specific species has different proportions of these compounds, which are also effected by environmental factors during production and processing. There is currently little available data […]

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High on Glass

Patrick Redbeard Vrolyk About 7 years ago i found myself living on a beautiful farm up in the mountains above Whistler. The property was perfect for a gathering of friends, a gathering of glass. (In our trade when we ‘ball’ up glass, we call that ‘gathering’ glass)  I invited several of my pipe-making colleagues up […]