Canadense

po, eu inveitei o teste da tragada, se alguem oferecer um, te mostro como é...

A former British Columbia RCMP officer has co-invented a marijuana breathalyzer he hopes will eventually be used to catch motorists who "drug and drive." Kal Malhi worked in the drug enforcement division for four of his 10-year RCMP career. Malhi says many drivers in Canada are not afraid to get behind the wheel when they’ve been using marijuana because they don’t believe they will get caught. "People are becoming very afraid to drink and drive nowadays because they feel that they will get caught and charged, but they’re not afraid to drug and drive because they don't feel that law enforcement will do anything about it," Malhi told CTV Vancouver on Sunday. at the Northwest Patient Resource Center medical marijuana dispensary in Seattle, Wash., on Oct. 10, 2012. (AP/Ted S. Warren) But the ex-officer hopes to change that attitude in Canada. Dubbed the Cannabix Breathalyzer, Malhi's device works in a similar way to a traditional breath analyzer police officers use to test drivers suspected of operating a vehicle while inebriated. The device, which is pending a patent and still has to undergo further field testing, could potentially detect if cannabis was use within the previous two hours. "As engineers, we’re always trying to make the world a little bit better," co-inventor and Vancouver-based radiologist Dr. Raj Attariwala told CTV. He says that as a medical doctor, the "biggest wrecks that come through (a) hospital" are usually a result of impaired driving. According to a 2011 study published in the B.C. Medical Journal, there is "clear evidence that cannabis, like alcohol, impairs the psychomotor skills required for safe driving. Cannabis intoxication slows reaction time and impairs automated tasks such as tracking ability (staying within a lane) or monitoring the speedometer." Currently, police officers in Canada rely on sobriety tests to catch cannabis-impaired drivers. Penalties for driving while impaired on drugs are often the same as those for driving with a blood alcohol level over 0.08. They include fines of $1,000 or more, a one-year licence suspension, and the possibility of a criminal record. To criminally prosecute a pot-impaired driver, blood tests or mouth swabs are usually required. But because it is difficult to prove a motorist has been driving under the haze of marijuana, the penalty for suspected cannabis-impaired driving in B.C. is usually a 24-hour roadside suspension. Malhi said he hopes to be able to present his marijuana breathalyzer to the minister of justice and the National Highway Traffic Safety Authority within the next 18 months. He said he hopes the device will also be used in workplaces where drug testing is conducted. Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/ex-rcmp-officer-co-invents-marijuana-breathalyzer-1.1870377#ixzz34wRLYlWo

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/06/08/jamaica-marijuana-ganja/9992405/ Jamaica mulls legal pot (no, it's not already legal) Aileen Torres-Bennett, Special for USA TODAY11:29 a.m. EDT June 8, 2014 (Photo: David McFadden, AP) KINGSTON, Jamaica — This tourist mecca may soon be known as the Colorado of the Caribbean. Given the ready availability of "ganja" as the locals call it, many outsiders assume marijuana is already legal in Jamaica, but it's not ... yet. Encouraged by legalized marijuana in Colorado, Washington state and Uruguay — the first country to legalize and regulate the weed — Jamaican farmers and some politicians want to capitalize on what already is a homegrown industry with an international brand. Dreadlocked Rastafarians and farmers gathered in downtown Kingston in April to launch Jamaica's Ganja Future Growers and Producers Association. The only thing missing was the smoke. They listened to speakers from Jamaica, the United States and Canada about the benefits of the drug and the need to get on the bandwagon for the marijuana industry. The push isn't to outdo Colorado since Jamaica's link to ganja is already well known, largely because of the popularity of the late reggae superstar Bob Marley. "The time has come to provide an opportunity for Jamaicans to benefit from the marijuana industry," said Angela Brown Burke, Kingston's mayor and a Parliament senator. Her husband, Paul Burke, is program director of the recently launched ganja association and is general secretary of the PNP, the government's ruling party. Phillip Paulwell, the leader of government business in the House of Representatives, declared that ganja will be decriminalized this year for possession of small amounts of the drug. Among the speakers at the launch of the ganja association was Josh Stanley, a Colorado producer of the Charlotte's Web strain of medicinal marijuana and a cannabis activist. He encouraged Jamaica to become a leader in the ganja industry and cited many economic and social benefits that the drug has brought to Colorado. The motivation behind the legal pot drive is largely economic. Jamaica's economy has suffered from slow growth, high unemployment (now 13.4%) and high debt for the last two decades, according to the World Bank. Jamaica, where an estimated 37,066 acres grow marijuana, is the largest Caribbean supplier of pot to the U.S. and other Caribbean islands, according to the State Department's 2014 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Most Jamaicans are not against ganja. According to a national survey last year, 66% claim to have smoked it, and 85% strongly favor the creation of medicinal products extracted from it. Buoyed by the survey, Medicanja, Jamaica's first medicinal marijuana company, was launched in December. Dayton Campbell, a physician and member of Parliament, does not oppose the medicinal use of marijuana, but he is against smoking it "because of the harmful effects on the body (such as) alterations in mental capacity, especially on the developing brain. "I do believe it may boost our economy, but I don't think we should sacrifice our human capital to gain the marijuana dollar," Campbell said. If ganja is decriminalized, "the impact (on) tourist arrivals would be enormous," Archibald McDonald, head of the Cannabis Commercial and Medicinal Research Task Force in Kingston, told USA TODAY, adding he was not speaking for the task force. "This will provide the growth in GDP that we need so badly." The Jamaica Cannabis Conference, organized by the task force and held in late May, released a statement declaring "there is no plausible reason" why industry regulations cannot be in place by the end of September, warning: "Wake up Jamaica, our opportunities are slipping away." But not everyone thinks ganja is the way to go. "We can do other stuff without marijuana to increase our tourist arrivals" such as build water parks, said Owayne Bolton, a manager at the Hilton in Montego Bay. Others, such as farmer Clinel Robinson, 69, a small-crop ganja grower, think legalization would boost tourism. "Thousands — if they know they can come into a ganja field and police wouldn't arrest them — they would come," he said. "Hotels would be full of people. Everybody would benefit." Já falo isso faz mo cara... Reveillon na jamaica, bora?

... se a industria legalizar num tem como não legalizar o nosso

nada... num faz nem 100ml de oleo bom...

eu commercio blz, mas ao uso??? avá...

http://animals.io9.com/do-wild-animals-get-drunk-and-high-on-purpose-1583987621/+rtgonzalez Do Wild Animals Get Drunk and High On Purpose? SEXPAND In South Africa, local legend has it that the elephants like to get drunk. They seek out the marula tree, overindulge on its sweet fruits, and enjoy the intoxicating effects of the slightly fermented juice. Tales of the tipsy pachyderms go back at least two centuries. In the 1830s, a French naturalist called Adulphe Delegorgue described stories from his Zulu guides of mysteriously aggressive behaviour in male elephants after they fed on the marula fruits. "The elephant has in common with man a predilection for a gentle warming of the brain induced by fruit which has been fermented by the action of the sun," wrote Delegorgue. Above: An elephant in South Africa's Kruger National Park. (Source) Elephants aren't the only critters accused of indulging in the occasional cocktail or dose of drugs. Tales are told of wallabies getting high on poppy plants in Australia or dogs reportedly becoming addicted to the toxic substance secreted by cane toads. And stories abound of vervet monkeys on the Carribean island of St. Kitts, sneakily imbibing the brightly coloured cocktails of distracted tourists. But how much of this is the result of projecting our own fascination with mind-altering substances onto other animals? Decades of laboratory research has shown that we can easily induce addictive behaviour in animals by making addictive substances easily available to them. But do wild animals really get drunk or high? Vervet monkeys are one species that researchers hoped could help answer this question. Sometimes called green monkeys, they are native to Africa, but a handful of isolated groups wound up scattered across islands in the Caribbean. In the 18th and 19th Centuries, slavers often took the monkeys as pets, and when their ships landed in the new world, the monkeys easily escaped or were intentionally released. There, free of most of their predators, the small primates adapted quite well to tropical island life. For 300 years, the animals lived in an environment dominated by sugar cane plantations. And when the sugar cane was burned, or occasionally fermented before harvest, it became a treat for the monkeys. As they became accustomed to the ethanol in the fermented cane juice, the monkeys may have developed both a taste and tolerance for alcohol. Local stories are told of catching wild monkeys by supplying them with a mixture of rum and molasses in hollowed out coconut shells. The drunk primates could then be captured without hassle. Vervet monkey. (Source) Descendants of those introduced monkeys have since been studied so that we can understand more about their boozy behavior. One study found that nearly one in five monkeys preferred a cocktail of alcohol mixed with sugar water over a sip of sugar water alone. Intriguingly, younger individuals were more likely to drink than older individuals, and most of the drinking was done by teenagers of both sexes. The researchers, led by Jorge Juarez of Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, suspect that older monkeys shun alcohol because of the stresses of monkey politics. "It is [possible] that adults drink less because they have to be more alert and perceptive of the social dynamics of the group." In other words, at some point the monkeys leave their days of heavy drinking and hangovers behind and start acting like adults. The same can't necessarily be said for rough-toothed dolphins, though. The marine mammals look a bit like the more familiar bottlenose variety, but can be distinguished by white markings around the beak. In 1995, marine scientist Lisa Steiner provided perhaps the first description of a peculiar behaviour she witnessed near the Azores. One evening, she motored by an aggregation of some 50-60 dolphins, each in its own group of four-to-seven individuals. The dolphins appeared to be feeding, but they were acting strange, not displaying the typical high-energy behaviour. A few were lazily feeding, but many were just slowly swimming about. That's when she noticed the puffer fish. "Four inflated puffer fish were seen with the dolphins and one of them, which was upside down, was being pushed around by one of the dolphins," writes Steiner. She suspected that the behaviour was some sort of play. "Towards the end of the encounter, several of the dolphins were observed lying motionless at the surface with their backs and the tops of their heads clearly visible." It isn't necessarily clear just what the dolphins were doing with the puffer fish, but their uncharacteristically lackadaisical behaviour implies to some that they were experiencing some mild intoxication from puffer fish venom, tetrodotoxin. A BBC documentary called Dolphins: Spy in the Pod that aired last year made the same argument. It's a controversial idea, because tetrodotoxin is so dangerous that a small dose can kill. Writing at Discover Magazine, marine biologist Christie Wilcox explains: "Milligram-for-milligram, tetrodotoxin is 120,000 times as deadly as cocaine, 40,000 times as deadly as meth, and more than 50 million times as deadly as THC. It is tens to hundreds of times more lethal than the venoms of the most notorious animals in the world including the widow spiders and the black mamba. It's more potent than VX nerve gas, formaldehyde, or even ricin. It is, quite literally, one of the most toxic compounds known to man." She argues that curious, big-brained mammals, dolphins might explore puffer fish, and may accidentally expose themselves to a bit of the toxin, but is extremely sceptical of the notion that dolphins are dosing themselves intentionally, with such precision to achieve a bit of numbness without accidentally overdosing. In addition, tetrodotoxin isn't actually psychoactive. It induces numbness, but doesn't alter the mind, making it a poor choice of drug. As for the elephants, the science is pretty clear. The animals are so massive that it would take a tremendous amount of the marula fruit to become intoxicated. Physiologists Steve Morris, David Humphreys, and Dan Reynolds of the University of Bristol first heard the rumours of the drunk elephants while in South Africa for a scientific conference, so they set about determining whether the legends might reflect some truth. A search of the scientific literature supported the notion that elephants could at least become drunk. A 1984 study showed that they were happy to drink up a 7% alcohol solution, and several drank enough to alter their behaviour. While they didn't "act drunk", in human terms, they decreased the time spent feeding, drinking, bathing, and exploring, and became more lethargic. Several displayed behaviours that indicated they were uncomfortable, or perhaps slightly ill. Drunk trunk? SEXPAND A bottle of Amarula features an elephant. (Source) But just because elephants can become intoxicated doesn't mean that they do it in the wild routinely enough to inspire all the marula tree legends. A 3,000kg (6,600lb) elephant would have to drink between 10 and 27 litres of a 7% alcohol solution in a relatively short amount of time to experience any overt behavioural changes. Even if marula fruit contained 3% ethanol (a generous estimate) an elephant eating only marula fruits at a normal pace would barely consume half the alcohol necessary in a single day to become drunk. If it wanted to get drunk, given the constraints of its anatomy and physiology, an elephant would have to eat marula fruit at 400% its normal feeding rate while also eschewing all additional water intake. "On our analysis," the researchers conclude, "this seems extremely unlikely." Still, something must explain the unusual behaviour of elephants around marula trees. Morris, Humphreys, and Reynolds offer two possible explanations. First, their unusually aggressive behaviour may simply reflect the fruit's status as a highly prized food item. A second, more intriguing hypothesis, is that there's another intoxicant that they're consuming. In addition to the fruits, elephants also sometimes eat the tree's bark. This often contains beetle pupae, which contain a substance that local Africans historically used to poison their arrow tips. If they were ingesting the beetle toxin, perhaps that could explain the unusual antics of the pachyderms. It's a seductive idea, isn't it? That other animals are as interested in getting as drunk and high as we are? While there are a few legitimate accounts of wild animals intentionally seeking out mind-altering substances, most such tales are based on legend and hearsay, and others simply have insufficient evidence to understand. Morris, Humphreys, and Reynolds point out that the majority of drunken animal stories are "anecdotal, mired in folklore and myth". And in a few cases, it's possible that people are mistakenly attributing certain movements or temperaments to how humans act when inebriated. Wild animal drunkenness may only exist in the (occasionally tipsy) eye of the beholder. http://www.bbc.com/future/columns/uniquely-human EDITORIAL: isso sem contar com a catnip, a erva do gato.... e agora politicagem... vai querer proibir???

esse dab foi foda, eu juro que li que o nome do cara era teresina.... ai tava vendo a foto, qual dessas muié ai é a teresina.

mano, industria farmaceutica tem mais dinheiro do que o 10 reais de TODOS brasileiros.... 250 mil habitantes? x 10 reais? 2 500 000R$? ... pra eles nem faz cociguinha. cultivar seu proprio medicamento e difiundir o conhecimento, tirará BILHÕES deles....

Não so isso, o THC TB é medicinal... Só pq da barato num significa que num tem fins benéficos.

enquanto isso, onde tudo comecou http://blog.norml.org/2014/05/30/us-house-votes-to-prohibit-doj-from-interfering-with-state-medical-marijuana-or-industrial-hemp-programs/

é foda... mas esse cientista acertou na mosca quando diz que os chilenos e porteños tem mais cultura e por isso tão a anos luz na frente.

caiu

meus amigos... ainda tamo no 15 minutos do primeiro tempo do primeiro jogo da copa.... muita calma nessa hr, e principalmente estudo.... CBD, beleza. Mas temos que divulgar os beneficios de THC, CBN, THCOA, terpenos, terpenoides, e outras das mais de 420 substancias da maconha.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24844285 Castelli MP1, Madeddu C2, Casti A2, Casu A2, Casti P2, Scherma M2, Fattore L3, Fadda P4, Ennas MG2. Author information Abstract Methamphetamine (METH) is a potent psychostimulant with neurotoxic properties. Heavy use increases the activation of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), production of peroxynitrites, microglia stimulation, and induces hyperthermia and anorectic effects. Most METH recreational users also consume cannabis. Preclinical studies have shown that natural (Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, Δ9-THC) and synthetic cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptor agonists exert neuroprotective effects on different models of cerebral damage. Here, we investigated the neuroprotective effect of Δ9-THC on METH-induced neurotoxicity by examining its ability to reduce astrocyte activation and nNOS overexpression in selected brain areas. Rats exposed to a METH neurotoxic regimen (4×10 mg/kg, 2 hours apart) were pre- or post-treated with Δ9-THC (1 or 3 mg/kg) and sacrificed 3 days after the last METH administration. Semi-quantitative immunohistochemistry was performed using antibodies against nNOS and Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP). Results showed that, as compared to corresponding controls (i) METH-induced nNOS overexpression in the caudate-putamen (CPu) was significantly attenuated by pre- and post-treatment with both doses of Δ9-THC (-19% and -28% for 1 mg/kg pre- and post-treated animals; -25% and -21% for 3 mg/kg pre- and post-treated animals); (ii) METH-induced GFAP-immunoreactivity (IR) was significantly reduced in the CPu by post-treatment with 1 mg/kg Δ9-THC1 (-50%) and by pre-treatment with 3 mg/kg Δ9-THC (-53%); (iii) METH-induced GFAP-IR was significantly decreased in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) by pre- and post-treatment with both doses of Δ9-THC (-34% and -47% for 1 mg/kg pre- and post-treated animals; -37% and -29% for 3 mg/kg pre- and post-treated animals). The cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonist SR141716A attenuated METH-induced nNOS overexpression in the CPu, but failed to counteract the Δ9-THC-mediated reduction of METH-induced GFAP-IR both in the PFC and CPu. Our results indicate that Δ9-THC reduces METH-induced brain damage via inhibition of nNOS expression and astrocyte activation through CB1-dependent and independent mechanisms, respectively.

a agua ta ja no pescoço... só faltam esses velhos morrer... e que morrem logo

Aquelas rola de negao O foda que ele experimentou um negocio ilegal.... e nois num podi

... ta bom... vai achar oleo só de CBD.............

porra, producao do heavy D??? 3 anos depois de morrer??? diddly diddly diddlldiddlydiddlydiddly

Weed legal in 5 years: Kash Heed's take on marijuana Former B.C. Solicitor General and police chief now works as a consultant for growers CBC News Posted: May 17, 2014 5:49 PM PT Last Updated: May 17, 2014 7:21 PM PT New federal rules banning home-grown medical marijuana are creating what some call a "green rush" for grow-startups looking to fill prescriptions in Canada. Some of those businesses are looking to consultants, such as former B.C. Solicitor Kash Heed, to help navigate the rules and regulations. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press) A former B.C. solicitor general predicts Canada will legalize marijuana in the next five years — no matter who is in charge in Ottawa. Kash Heed, a retired politician and a former chief of the West Vancouver Police Department, is now working as a consultant for medical marijuana companies. Heed argues it's only a matter of time before marijuana becomes legal for recreational use among adults in this country. "Within five years," he told CBC Radio's Stephen Quinn on On The Coast. "And that is a positive thing, because we can now take [those] taxation dollars and put it back into programs such as prevention, education and health care that is so sadly needed here in Canada." How one Colorado county is using its marijuana profits Marijuana reform: 5 things to know about possible changes to the law Heed says he is using his 30 years of experience in government and law enforcement to consult with medical marijuana growers on matters of policy and security. Medical marijuana: New rules and a 'ton of confusion' He says a "green rush" has been underway in Colorado and Washington ever since recreational use of marijuana was legalized in those states. That green rush will affect the market here, whether pot is legal or not, he says. Heed says if the Canadian government regulates the sale of marijuana it could spawn a different kind of "green" economy. (CBC) Heed believes putting the drug under the control of government will destroy the profit margins that attract criminal elements. "Sixty per cent of all illicit profits goes to organized crime. We are not even getting the benefit of taxation out of this particular industry here in Canada." He says following a model similar to what has been done in Uruguay, charging $1 per gram of marijuana, could make profits from the illegal trade so low that it would drive out organized crime elements. The federal Liberals have come out in favour of decriminalizing marijuana, but the Conservative government says it has no interestin seeing pot legalized.