Everyone’s talking about Brazil again. This time it is not about the 2016 Olympics, but the Marcha da Maconha, a march in support of cannabis that will be held at different locations between April and June 2013.

Following the Sensi Seeds article on “Cannabis and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder” this video features Michael Krawitz, Executive Director of Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access, a 49-year-old resident of Elliston, Virginia, who suffered an automobile accident in 1984 while serving in the United States Air Force.

Up to 8.2% of Americans and 9.2 of Canadians suffer from PTSD, and estimates of the global prevalence rate vary wildly, from 1.3% to 37.4% . Many sufferers of PTSD report significant relief from their symptoms when consuming cannabis, and recently there have been several shocking reports of U.S. veterans and other affected individuals given harsh custodial sentences as a result. Clearly, further work is needed to ensure that these individuals are able to medicate as needed.

As reported earlier this year, the Czech government legalized medicinal cannabis on February 15th 2013 for patients with cancer, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other serious conditions. The bill came into action yesterday and patients are now able to buy medicinal cannabis directly  from pharmacies. The Czech government has decided to import medicinal cannabis during [...]

2-Arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) is the other main endocannabinoid, that along with anandamide, has an effect on the CB receptors in the central and peripheral nervous system. Specifically, 2-AG is a full agonist of both CB receptors, and is the primary ligand (binding molecule) for the CB₂ receptor.

This video features the work of Dr. William Courtney, MD and the Cannabis International Foundation, an organisation that conducts and presents scientific studies on the Endogenous Cannabinoid System and Phytocannabinoids. CI’s special interest and research focuses on the medicinal use of fresh, raw cannabis. CI works to preserve strains with unique medicinal profiles and educate patients, health professionals, courts, and elected officials, and to” restore safe access to cannabis worldwide in the name of public health”.

Anandamide is also known as N-arachidonoylethanolamine or AEA, and is an endogenous analogue of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. Anandamide has an effect on both the CB₁ and CB₂ receptors; with the CB₁ receptors more affected in the central nervous system and the CB₂ receptors more affected in the periphery.

Soft Secrets, the largest circulating free newspaper for growers and smokers, has awarded its prestigious Strain of the Year ( “Chica del Año”) award for 2013 to the original Skunk #1 from Sensi Seeds!

Every year, thousands of people gather in the small town of Nimbin, near Brisbane, to join a protest rally against the prohibition of cannabis called MardiGrass.

Despite the increasing popularity and acceptance of cannabis in mainstream Western culture, the outdated and inaccurate stereotype of the ‘stoner’ persists in the media, in political discourse, and in the minds of a large chunk of the population.