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There are numerous myths and facts about Marijuana. Since this drug that has been in use since prehistoric times, it is good to learn what is factual and what elements are false pertaining to Marijuana. In the past it was used for recreational, as well as medical purposes. There are different types of Marijuana and their side effects vary.

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There are, in fact some medical uses of Marijuana, which are indeed positive aspects of this drug. Marijuana  can be administered to patients with the supervision of trained medical specialists.

Medical marijuana contains the active  components of delta -9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Cannabidiol  (CBD), and 8 – caryophyllene. Although marijuana can be used in a negative manner, as an illicit drug, its medical  uses add a positive note to this drug. CBD is a neuroprotective antioxidant and is used for the treatment of anxiety, inflammation, convulsions, schizophrenia, cancer, and nausea. CBD is used to decrease the inflammatory responses related to one’s body.

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How many times have you been hit with the usual jargon about how bad marijuana is for the brain, and how stupid you are going to become if you smoke it.

Yet, some of the most creative minds of our time attribute their unconventional thinking to the effects of this beautiful herb. So does it make you stupid, or does it actually INCREASE innovation?

Well according to a study conducted by the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada, the effects of marijuana on the brain are everything but detrimental. Let me explain. 

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The History of Medical Marijuana can be traced back 27,000 years.  Since then, many civilizations have depended on it for many things.  One of the most important things was it’s medicinal value. It has been discovered that the Ancient Egyptians, Chinese and many other cultures used cannabis for many medicinal purposes including childbirth, depression and nausea.

Cannabis continued to be widely used for medicinal purposes in the United States until a law was passed making it illegal in 1937 despite the overwhelming evidence supporting it’s medicinal values. Some diseases known to benefit from the use of Medicinal Marijuana include brain cancer, HIV/AIDS, breast cancer, lung cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, Crohn’s Disease, and depression.

Even though Francis L. Young, the DEA’s Chief Administrative Law Judge, ruled that Marijuana in its natural form is one of the safest active substances known and polls showed that 73 percent of Americans supported legalizing it for medicinal purposes, red tape prevailed and patients were still unable to acquire it legally.

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Are you new to cannabis use? Learn the marijuana smoking etiquette that applies to a worldwide culture.

1. The person who rolls the joint (no matter whose weed it is) gets to spark up the joint and get first hit.

2. If someone rolls a nice joint, it’s good to give the person a complement on his rolling skills.

3. If someone starts bogarting the bowl and starts using the excuse that it’s okay for him to Bogart it since it’s his weed; this is definitely not cool. The punishment depends on the quality of the weed and how much he put in. (if it was real crappy and he was real cheap with it, then you bug on the person and rag on him).

4. If someone is incapable to light the bowl (due to being too stoned or the person is just a not all there) then they must relinquish control of the lighter to someone more able to get it lit. This does NOT mean the person who lights gets free hits… this privilege tends to get abused (“hey lemme light it for you.”)

5. If someone is so much of a newbie stoner that they blow INTO the pipe/joint and blow all the shit on the floor, this person must be ragged on and the person can’t smoke on the next round (unless it was his stuff)

6. If you smoke with someone in your house, you should let him or her eat some munchies you may have lying around… don’t be cheap with your food, if you have any.

7. If someone who’s smoked asks for a sip of your soda, you must give him some, (cotton mouth is not fun).

8. Converse of #7: if you ask for a sip, don’t take a large gulp.

9. If smoking from a joint, never put the whole thing in your mouth and get it all sopping wet. It is disgusting and it messes up the joint.

10. If you’re smoking from a bong and there is not enough in the bowl for a whole other hit, you should save the smoke in the chamber for the next person. (Don’t let go of the rushhold or ‘carb’ and take it all yourself)

11. Never bogart

12. Never bitch about someone else’s weed being no good. If you don’t like it don’t smoke it!

13. If a friend gets you high sometime in the future you need to get that friend high

14. Thou shall not turn down a smoke. Ever!

15. Phrased in the form of a narrative: My buddy and I are sitting around smoking the weed that I just scored. After flaming-up, and taking a few moderate puffs, I pass it on. The sounds that follow can only be described as vacuum-like. After a couple of huge, lung-busting tokes, the guy passes back the remnants of something that could have, at some point, been a joint. If it’s not completely “canoed”, then it’s absolutely soaked. I not so subtly drop that old Cheech & Chong line “Hey man, can I wring it out for you?” He just looks at me.

16. I have noticed the following: After smoking-up, the odd “crass-monkey” some people will actually eat the stained, disgusting roach. This must be because they want that “extra bit” of oil, resin, or whatever is left on the paper. This situation can be compared to the patron of a good restaurant picking up his “as good as empty” plate and licking off the remaining morsels of food. Sure he got that little pool of gravy, but was it really worth it?

17. If you buy weed from a friend or a friend of a friend, it is polite to roll a joint, (a small one, if you wish) and smoke with the person who sells you the stuff.

18. It is very impolite to hand someone an empty bowl, without notifying that person of its possible cashed-ness. A proper warning would be ‘Here ya go. I think it might be cashed.

19. The person who fills the bowl is given the opportunity to take the first hit. It doesn’t matter whose weed it is.

20. Always remember to thank a person who has gotten you high. I know it sounds silly, but I know people who never say thanks and it gets a little annoying.

21. The person who brought the bud picks the music.

22. When using a bong, DON’T blow out the ashes, unless that’s what the “homeowner” does.

23. NEVER go to someone’s house EXPECTING him or her to catch you a buzz. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule…

24. If you spill the bong, clean it up! (And don’t forget to put water back in!)

25. When the roach gets too small, if someone has a problem with it, it is common courtesy here to put the roach in a bowl and finish it that way. That way the people who don’t mind burning their fingers don’t get it all.

26. Thou shall not roll pinners.

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