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Although athletic seasons begin and end, the world of sports never stops. Every day around the world, without fail, a basketball team practices their three-pointers, football prospects spend countless hours in the weight room, friends meet up for a pickup game of soccer, or someone...

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You smell it, smoke it, and cook with it. But where did cannabis come from and how did this miraculous plant migrate across the globe and leave such a psychedelic presence? Cannabis history has traveled a long and diverse road around the world.  From central...

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It's a familiar scenario. You've just been hired for a new job and need to pass a drug test. You're not sure how marijuana can affect the results and you need to find out — fast.  If you've recently smoked a cannabis strain high in tetrahydrocannabinol...

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As cannabis becomes more common and less taboo, veteran and novice consumers alike are becoming more aware of the way human bodies react to the plant. Those who experience seasonal, plant, or food allergies may wonder if it's possible to be allergic to cannabis and...

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The history of marijuana prohibition, like a lot of “facts” in cannabis culture, is a bit hazy. Early Taoist and Muslim societies first embraced then likely shunned its use. It began to be outright banned in 1265 in parts of Egypt largely as an attempt...

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Cannabis vaporization has exploded in popularity in recent years. Vaporization, or vaping, uses vapor to disseminate cannabinoids into the bloodstream. There is a wide range of vaping devices available to meet the needs of different users, and it's recognized as an easy and discreet method...

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It took the work of many cannabis legalization advocates, scientists, doctors, researchers, and politicians to pave the way for a more open-minded approach to cannabis policy -- and the battle isn't over. While the United States had the spotlight after the passage of the Marihuana...

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A tolerance break — sometimes called a T-break — is a deliberate, temporary cessation of cannabis consumption for the purpose of resetting the body's tolerance to THC. Anyone who regularly consumes either medical or recreational cannabis, or both, will develop higher and higher tolerance to...

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Missouri passed Amendment 2 on November 6, 2018, legalizing medical marijuana and charging the Department of Health and Senior Services with creating a regulatory framework to provide patient access. The Missouri medical marijuana program allows patients with qualifying medical conditions to apply for an ID...

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If you've ever wondered why eating raw cannabis doesn't produce a high, the answer lies in chemistry. The cannabis plant naturally produces THCA (tetrahydrocannabinolic acid) — a compound with potential health benefits but no psychoactive properties. It takes heat, light, or time to remove THCA's...