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Famosas marcas de ropa como Levi Strauss y Ralph Lauren han empleado cannabis en sus creaciones

Cannabis in textiles

The first pair of 100% Cannabis pants were manufactured by Levi Strauss for Californian gold miners and were patented in 1873. Only cannabis-infused fabric offered acceptable durability for miners' clothing; no other material would pass the test, which was graphically depicted...

La ONG C420 importará semillas de marihuana a Trinidad y Tobago para poner a prueba la ambigua legislación

NGO to import marijuana seeds to Trinidad and Tobago

To test the ambiguous local legislation, the non-governmental organization C420, founded in 2014, will import marijuana seeds into Trinidad and Tobago. The legislation neither criminalizes consumption nor regulates it. According to the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1991, cultivation, distribution...

Abren 8 de los 20 dispensarios de marihuana medicinal en Nueva York

Medical marijuana dispensaries open in New York

This Thursday, January 7, 2016, 18 months after the law was passed, eight of the twenty dispensaries planned to offer medical marijuana will open their doors to the public. Since December 23, 2015, patients have already begun registering to receive...

Colombia aprueba el decreto para el uso de marihuana medicinal

Colombia regulates the use of medicinal marijuana

Juan Manuel Santos, the president of Colombia, has signed the decree regulating the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. This decree, created in November 2015, establishes the framework and rules for the use of medicinal cannabis and only required his signature.

Estudio para tratar el estres con marihuana

Treating post-traumatic stress with marijuana

After reviewing articles on the role of the endocannabinoid system in anxiety, fear, and stress, a team of researchers has proposed it as a viable treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, fragile X syndrome, and other conditions.

Albert Rivera de Ciudadanos a favor de la regulacion de la marihuana

Albert Rivera in favor of marijuana regulation

Albert Rivera, the Ciudadanos candidate for Prime Minister of Spain, stated in an interview on the TV show El Hormiguero 3.0 that he supports the regulation of marijuana. Rivera declared: "I am in favor of regulating marijuana use. Adults should know...".

Nuestro banco de semillas de marihuana Genehtik estará presente en Expoweed 2015

Expoweed 2015, cannabis fair in Latin America

This year our seed bank, Genehtik, will be present at Expoweed 2015 at Stand 46. Following the success of previous years, Expoweed will be held on November 27, 28, and 29, 2015, at O'Higgins Park in Santiago, Chile. The organizers describe it as...

Rihanna creará su marca de productos de marihuana llamada MaRihanna

Rihanna will create her own line of marijuana products

During the High Times Cannabis Cup in Negril, Jamaica, Rihanna announced the creation of her own line of cannabis products called MaRihanna. MaRihanna will include different types of cannabis flowers, as well as edibles and concentrates. According to the singer, the MaRihanna brand...

El aceite de cannabis resulta eficaz para tratar la fibromialgia

Cannabis oil to treat fibromyalgia

Cannabis sativa oil, administered to mice as a drug or dietary supplement, has been found to be effective in alleviating symptoms of fibromyalgia, such as neuropathic pain, anxiety, depression, and inflammation. This discovery was made by scientists from the group...

Colombia esta cerca de legalizar el uso medicinal de la marihuana

Colombia close to legalizing marijuana for medicinal use

The Colombian government has created a decree to regulate cannabis for medicinal use. This decree has been signed by the Ministries of Health, Justice, and Agriculture, and only awaits the president's signature to become law. The decree establishes regulations for possession, cultivation of seeds...