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Legalizing Marijuana for Recreational Use Could Cause Problems If The American Experience Is Anything To Go By As marijuana is progressively legalized throughout the United States, some researchers are concerned about the short and long-term effects of recreational usage. Of all drugs found on the street, marijuana is the most sought after, accessible drug available.Continue reading “Legalizing Marijuana for Recreational Use Could Cause Problems”

The government’s case against cannabis There is a wealth of easily available information about Cannabis on the internet. The average person can now easily make an informed and logical decision on whether cannabis is a substance they wish to try. If they choose the latter, in Australia they will be breaking the law. The governmentContinue reading “The moral case for and against legalizing cannabis Australia”

Finding the balance between safety and rights There are a number of questions that really need to be considered before recreational cannabis is made legal in Australia. The decision is ultimately a balance between most the overall health of the population in general, especially the health of young people, a a desireto protect the rightsContinue reading “Questions before legalizing recreational cannabis”

The economy of cannabis was too huge to ignore There are several reasons why the state of California legalized recreational cannabis, but probably the most important is the prospect of the economic improvement associated with the decriminalization of the product. California is the 6th biggest economy in the world, home to nearly 40 million people andContinue reading “Why California legalize cannabis for recreational use?”

When it comes to the legal cannabis debate, money talks Marijuana is finally becoming legal and available to the average person. At least part of the motivation of legalization came from a political will to appropriate tax revenue that local and stae governments felt they could ‘squeeze’ from the industry. The legal marijuana market inContinue reading “$1bn in tax revenue from marijuana in the USA”

Australia is in its own way A new gold-rush is developing in Australia and it’s set to impact our near future – the impact would well be felt over the next decade. Surprisingly, the UK is the world’s largest exporter of Medical Marijuana at the moment, despite the product being illegal to consume in anyContinue reading “Does Australia being realistic on medical cannabis?”

Arguments against medical cannabis in Australia Many people in Australia have grown up in an environment where marijuana was commonly used and considered acceptable or at least tolerated. This is not surprising, when 44% of the population drink alcohol at least once a week and 6% drink every day. According to the Australian Daily TelegraphContinue reading “Arguments against medical cannabis in Australia”

If there’s one thing that works in politics, it’s lobbying FACT: Every citizen has the right to try and influence their representatives in government. Those who are paid to do it are called lobbyists.  Lobbying has grown in recent years, used by business now as a way for issue groups to get their point across. LobbyingContinue reading “The effective New Driving Force Behind Global Marijuana”

THC vs CBD: Cannabis’ different effects Marijuana is to the name of a plant in the genus Cannabis. It contains over one hundred cannabinoids, the chemicals which give them their recreational and medical properties. Two of the most studied of these cannabinoids are the cannabidiols or CBDs and the phytocannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol or THC. Cannabinoids have various effects toContinue reading “Buy Cannabis in Adelaide”

THC or Tetra HydroCannabidol is the ‘psycho-active’ component of Cannabis which provides the ‘high.’ Low THC Cannabis has less than 0.8% Low-THC cannabis contains a maximum of 0.8% percent THC.  THC or Tetra Hydro is the psycho-active component of cannabis which provides the ‘high’ effect. Low THC cannabis then provides many of the medical benefitsContinue reading “What is Low THC Cannabis?”