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CARSON CITY, Nev., Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Rapid Fire Marketing (Pink Sheets: RFMK) announced today that Medical Cannabis Management (MCM) has contracted with a producer for the THC cartridges with respect to their new product, a THC filled electronic cigarette. The laboratory MCM is using for development has documented the correct 'dosage' for the flavor/THC cartridges and this documentation will be sent to the producer within the next few days. Time is of the essence and...

CRUMLIN, Ireland, November 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In October 2011, Randox Toxicology launched an ELISA for the detection of synthetic cannabinoids (Spice) in urine and blood. With a dramatic rise in forensic cases involving these drugs, it is essential that all suspected synthetic cannabinoid cases are detected. The Randox Toxicology ELISA offers a highly sensitive screen targeting JWH-018, JWH-073, JWH-398, JWH-200 and a large number of additional metabolites. The...

A chemical component of the marijuana plant could prevent the onset of pain associated with drugs used in chemo therapy, particularly in breast cancer patients, according to researchers at Temple University's School of Pharmacy. The researchers published their findings, "Cannabidiol Prevents the Development of Cold and Mechanical Allodynia in Paclitaxel-Treated Female C57Bl6 Mice," in the journal Anesthesia and Analgesia. The researchers developed animal models and tested the ability of...

Medical cannabis collective holds much needed blood drive for Bay Area residents. San Jose, Calif (PRWEB) September 10, 2011 On Labor Day weekend collective members and the public turned out for HPMI’s first and San Jose’s first cannabis collective blood drive. With 114 people who signed up to donate, collectively HPMI’s drive will save 226 lives. Every person who donates a pint of blood saves three lives. “This was history making,” said Van Hovey, founder...

Scientists today reported development of much needed new tests to help cope with a wave of deaths, emergency room visits and other problems from a new genre of designer drugs sold legally in stores and online that mimic the effects of cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana. They spoke at the 242nd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), being held here this week. The reports, among more than 7,500 on the ACS agenda, focus on drugs sold as "bath salts," "plant...

Cannabis collective to have booth at San Jose's 36th annual Pride Festival San Jose, Calif (PRWEB) August 20, 2011 As San Jose's first cannabis collective, HPMI will show support to the GLBTQA (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Allies) community by hosting a themed booth for event goers of the San Jose Pride Festival held at Discovery Meadow at Guadalupe River Park on Aug. 21-22. "As a collective consisting of people with various medical problems that are helped by...

Medical Director Dr. Arif Khan, a cannabis-knowledgeable physician, is seeing increasing numbers of women using medicinal cannabis to help them with certain female troubles. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) July 26, 2011 Many women come to Greenway Medical Marijuana Physician Evaluations seeking help with ailments that only or primarily affect women, such as eating disorders, menstrual cramps, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), mood swings and menopause. The San Francisco medical marijuana doctors at...

Elemental Wellness Center, a San Jose medical marijuana collective, won three prestigious awards at the High Times Medical Cannabis Cup 2011 in San Francisco. San Jose, CA (PRWEB) July 26, 2011 The 2nd annual High Times Medical Cannabis Cup, the most prestigious competition in the world of medical marijuana, was held in San Francisco on June 26th, 2011. Elemental Wellness, a [San Jose marijuana dispensary, shined as the only collective to win three awards. The first award drew wild...

Researchers from the Universities of Bonn and Mainz discover a mechanism that can protect from aging processesHumans are getting older and older, and the number of people with dementia is increasing. The factors controlling degeneration of the brain are still mostly unknown. However, researchers assume that factors such as stress, accumulation of toxic waste products as well as inflammation accelerate aging. But, vice versa, there are also mechanisms that can - like a bodyguard - protect the...

A new study may shed light on why some people have such a hard time eating only a few potato chips or a single fry.Researchers at University of California-Irvine found that fats in these foods make them nearly irresistible, and trigger a surprising biological mechanism that likely drives our nearly insatiable appetite for more.The apparent culprits are natural, marijuana-like chemicals in the body known as endocannabinoids. In their study, researchers Daniele Piomelli, Nicholas DiPatrizio and...