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Cannabis (drug)

Cannabis (drug)
Cannabis is often consumed for its psychoactive and physiological effects, which can include heightened mood or euphoria, relaxation,[10] and an increase in appetite.[11] Unwanted side-effects can sometimes include a decrease in short-term memory, dry mouth, impaired motor skills, reddening of the eyes,[10] and feelings of paranoia or anxiety.[12] Effects Main short-term physical effects of cannabis A 2013 literature review said that exposure to marijuana had biologically-based physical, mental, behavioral and social health consequences and was "associated with diseases of the liver (particularly with co-existing hepatitis C), lungs, heart, and vasculature".[21] The medicinal value of cannabis is disputed. Neurological Gateway drug Another gateway hypothesis covers that a gateway effect may be caused by the "common factors" involved in using any illegal drug. Safety Varieties and strains Types of cannabis Cannabis indica may have a CBD:THC ratio four to five times that of Cannabis sativa. Kief

Marijuana Growing Guide Free Library Marijuana Growing Guide Free Library helps everyone learn how to grow marijuana plant hydroponics. Welcome, the spirit is to help medicinal cannabis patients and horticulturalists grow the most potent marijuana plants legally possible. Growing marijuana indoors in your own space, greenhouse or outdoor garden is not overly difficult but attention to detail is needed. Our green team analyses online weed growing sites, phat magazines and communicates with real organic growers. Use the Grow Guide Index to find specifics on how to grow marijuana right away. Growing Marijuana Tips of the Month: Keep enriching your cannabis plants with fresh air even until the end of harvest, it increases growth rate, hastens maturity and increases yield. Marijuana Growing Advancements: Top Quality Growing Equipment: Choose an excellent step by step DVD video to help those who aren’t into reading books and want to know how to grow marijuana. top of document

Don Quixote Published in two volumes, in 1605 and 1615, Don Quixote is considered the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature,[citation needed] and one of the earliest canonical novels, it regularly appears high on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published, such as the Bokklubben World Library collection which cites Don Quixote as authors' choice for the "best literary work ever written",[1] and has been translated into more languages than any book other than the Bible.[citation needed] It has had major influence on the literary community, as evidenced by direct references in Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers (1844) and Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884). Summary[edit] Miguel de Cervantes said that the first chapters are taken from "The Archive of La Mancha" and the rest translated from the Arabic from the Moorish author Cid Hamet Ben Engeli. Part 1[edit]

ThatHigh.com - Puff or Pass? Why is Marijuana Illegal? Many people assume that marijuana was made illegal through some kind of process involving scientific, medical, and government hearings; that it was to protect the citizens from what was determined to be a dangerous drug. The actual story shows a much different picture. Those who voted on the legal fate of this plant never had the facts, but were dependent on information supplied by those who had a specific agenda to deceive lawmakers. You’ll see below that the very first federal vote to prohibit marijuana was based entirely on a documented lie on the floor of the Senate. You’ll also see that the history of marijuana’s criminalization is filled with: RacismFearProtection of Corporate ProfitsYellow JournalismIgnorant, Incompetent, and/or Corrupt LegislatorsPersonal Career Advancement and Greed These are the actual reasons marijuana is illegal. Background For most of human history, marijuana has been completely legal. The marijuana (hemp) plant, of course, has an incredible number of uses.

6 Awesome Pro-Marijuana Ads [pics] by Evilpig on June 14, 2010 | 125 Comments Continue reading for more! Created by Rigo14 You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Cannabis foods Various cannabis foods on display in Amsterdam Nomenclature[edit] There are many different names and slang terms for the recipes. Prefixes such as edibles, hash, cannabis, weed, space, cosmic, freaky, magic, special, enhanced, medicated, fabricated, buffed, stimulated, stimmed, superskunk, spiked, evolved, fortified are added to the name of the food that they are prepared with: "hash cakes," "special brownies" etc. Ingredients and effects[edit] Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is generally considered to be the primary active substance in cannabis. A cookie containing medical grade cannabis Some authors claim that oral consumption of cannabis, when properly cooked, is a more efficient way to absorb cannabinoids than smoking it.[4] Oral consumption of cannabinoids can result in a similar psychoactive effect or "high" as smoking marijuana, although it may be delayed or mitigated due to slower absorption of the THC from the digestive tract. Oil[edit] Butter[edit] Making cannabutter Liqueurs[edit]

Rigaudon The rigaudon (also spelled rigadon, rigadoon) is a French baroque dance with a lively duple metre. The music is similar to that of a bourrée, but the rigaudon is rhythmically simpler with regular phrases (eight measure phrases are most common). Also spelled Rigadoon, it is a sprightly 17th-century French folk dance for couples. Sources[edit] Further reading[edit] Anon. 1851. Drink Marijuana Tea for a healthy heart Tea is a popular drink, and it can soothe the soul, help you sleep, and some kinds of tea are even good for a healthy heart. The popularity of tea has really risen over the last decade or so, with a lot of people choosing to drink it over things like soda, juice, or coffee. Many people may not realize that there is such a thing called marijuana tea. It is made from, you guessed it, marijuana! By adding some milk to the marijuana tea, you may get more of the adverse affects from the cannabis sativa plant. Copyright 1999-2006 HempNut, Inc. HempNut, Inc.: Fine zero-THC hempseed foods since 1994.

Hempadão - Laricas de Informação sobre Maconha por Fernando Beserra Já falamos um pouco aqui sobre arte. Não apenas da arte da viagem pelos estados alternativos de consciência, sobre os diferentes modos de surfar sobre o caos, como diria Timothy Leary. Com parcimônia, temos procurado falar um pouco sobre as distintas plantas e fungos que catalisam experiências, com justeza, chamadas de sagradas. Dificilmente alguém em sã consciência, isto é, em sua consciência ordinária e cotidiana falará sem receios sobre telepatia, sobre entrar e ver seu próprio corpo por dentro, sobre atravessar o cosmos e encontrar outras formas de vida. Terence Mckenna, Robert Gordon Wasson e muitos, muitos outros já falaram sobre a importância dos enteógenos para a evolução da consciência, para o acesso de distintos níveis de realidade que podem contribuir para a auto-realização, o desenvolvimento da linguagem, ou mesmo o renascimento arcaico, um contato mais equilibrado com a natureza e com o nosso grande sentido interior, telos da alma.

Tyler Durden’s 8 Rules of Innovation We all want to do remarkable things, and lead remarkable lives. No one wants to spend the day engaged in mundane productivity in pursuit of a meaningless consumer existence. Certainly not you, right? So why do we find it so hard to break out of our rut and do truly innovative things? Because it’s hard. It’s almost like becoming another person. I Know This Because Tyler Knows This… If you haven’t seen the movie Fight Club (or read Chuck Palahniuk’s excellent novel), I won’t spoil the fantastic plot twist where we come to understand who Tyler Durden really is. At its core, Fight Club is about living the life you truly want to live, and the hard path to getting there. Luckily, Tyler says a lot of things that apply directly to innovative action. Tyler’s First Rule of Innovation: “No fear. This is the most important lesson, and it’s the one people struggle with and resist. But believe it or not, this is how I’ve been running my businesses for the last 10 years. Tyler’s Second Rule of Innovation:

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