The Strong Arms Randomness
Home Grown Fantasy is a Coffeeshop with a good reputation and history of 20 years in Amsterdam. Friendly, relaxed, a nicely decorated inside, and the fact that it’s only a few minutes from Central Station makes it a social meeting...
Medicinal Cannabis In The Netherlands
In cannabis there are a lot of active substances. The exact activity of these substances is unkown. The most important substances are measured in the laboratory. The substances are dronabinol and cannabidiol. Of all the other substances a fingerprint is...
General Hemp Information
What is hemp? For our purposes, hemp is the plant called ‘cannabis sativa’. There are other plants that are called hemp, but cannabis hemp is the most useful of these plants. In fact, ‘cannabis sativa’ means ‘useful (sativa) hemp (cannabis)’....
Prohibition is counter productive
BECKLEY FOUNDATION CANNABIS COMMISSION The Beckley foundation, an UN recognized NGO will published its report on global cannabis policies. This report will address the shortcomings of the current cannabis prohibition. It argues that although cannabis can have a damaging effect...
Operation Green Merchant
NOTE: We do not advocate the breaking of any law. Our text files and message bases are for informational purposes only. We recommend that you contact your local law enforcement officials before undertaking any project based upon any information obtained...
“THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING”
(A report from the 7th Annual Cannabis Cup.) Nevil, an Australian of Dutch heritage, founded The Seed Bank with a small classified ad in High Times Magazine in July 1984. His company became a runaway success story. Two years later,...
Colloidal Silver & Cannabis
Note: Obey all local, state and federal laws regarding use or disposal of this product! We accept no liability for use of this product or information! Have a nice day! What is Colloidal Silver?Colloidal Silver is pure, metallic silver (the...
Gibberellic Acid-3 Information
Note: Obey all local, state and federal laws regarding use or disposal of this product! We accept no liability for use of this product or information! Have a nice day! THE HISTORY, ORIGIN AND USES OF GIBBERELLINSGibberellins were discovered by...
How Much Toxins Are Eliminated With A Vaporizer?
How much toxins are eliminated from marijuana smoke with a vaporizer? Answers: (Dale Gieringer):Medical marijuana patients may be able to protect themselves from harmful toxins in marijuana smoke by inhaling their medicine using an electric vaporizer, according to initial results...
How Long Can THC Be Detected In Urine?
How long can THC metabolites be detected in urine? Answers: (Ellis and colleagues):The urinary excretion patterns of 86 chronic cannabis users were examined after their last cannabis use by two common screening methods (…). We demonstrated that under very strictly...
Preparing Cannabis Tincture
How can I prepare a cannabis tincture or cannabis oil? Answers: (Manfred Fankhauser):Old formulas on medicines of cannabis suggest the following procedure (if you have no special pharmaceutical equipment):Cannabis tincture: Take about 3-5 parts of alcohol (e.g. brandy or ethyl...
THC In Breast Milk
Does THC in breast milk of cannabis using mothers harm the baby? Answers: (Chao and colleagues):Lactating monkeys chronically receiving 2 mg THC per kilogram body weight orally either two or five times weekly were given a small dose of radiolabelled...
THC in Blood Detection
How long can THC and his metabolites be detected in blood? Answers: (Franjo Grotenhermen):With usual tests 0.5 nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml) of THC and 0.5 ng/ml of its metabolite THC-COOH can be detected in blood plasma. The time until falling...
The Risks Of Cannabis Smoking
What are the major strategies to reduce the risks of cannabis smoking? Answers: (Donald P. Tashkin):The smoke contents of marijuana are at least qualitatively similar to those of tobacco, with the major exception that marijuana smoke contains delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-THC) and...
Cannabis and Rare Vegetative Side Effects
Can increased blood pressure, headache, chills, nausea, and belly ache be ascribed to cannabis use? Answers: (Franjo Grotenhermen):Cannabis exerts manifold effects on the vegetative nervous system, among them increased heart rate, dry mouth, slowdown of intestinal movements, changes of blood...
Does Cannabis Cause Psychosis or Schizophrenia?
Does cannabis use cause psychosis or schizophrenia? Answers: (Lousia Degenhardt & Wayne Hall):There has been considerable debate about the reasons for the association observed between cannabis use and psychosis in both clinical and general population samples. Among the hypotheses proposed...
Cannabis During Pregnancy
Does cannabis/THC do harm to the fetus if it is used during pregnancy? Answers: (Institute of Medicine):Among the studies that have investigated the relationship between prenatal marijuana exposure and birth outcome, the results have been inconsistent. Except for adolescent mothers,...
Expat Medical Centre Amsterdam
Dr. E. Cambridge, MD, GP, FP, Physician Address: 112 Bloemgracht, 1015TN Amsterdam Tel. +31(0)20-4275011 (mob) +31(0)627235380 www.expatmc.net Email: doctor -AT- planet.nl Medical service in your own language, by dedicated experienced professionals. They are located in central Amsterdam, and cover the...
Cannabis beneficial in Alzheimer’s disease?
Is cannabis beneficial in Alzheimer’s disease? Answers: (L. Volicer and colleagues):A placebo-controlled crossover design, with each treatment period lasting 6 weeks, was used to investigate effects of dronabinol in 15 patients with a diagnosis of probable Alzheimer’s disease who were...
Are Cannabinoids Effective Against Parkinson’s disease?
Are Cannabinoids effective in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease? Answers: (Kirsten Müller-Vahl):Localization of central cannabinoid receptor in the brain as well as results obtained from animal studies suggest that cannabinoids might be effective in the treatment of neurological movement disorders....
Does Cannabis Help With Migraines?
Is it right, that cannabis helps in migraine? Answers: (Institute of Medicine (U.S.A.)):There is clearly a need for improved migraine medications. Sumatriptan is currently the best available medication for migraine headaches, but fails to completely abolish migraine symptoms in about...
Cannabis And (Male) Fertility
Do cannabis or THC have a negative influence on sex hormones and sperms? Answers: (Wayne Hall, Nadia Solowij & Jim Lemon):High doses of THC probably disturb the male and female reproductive systems in animals. They reduce secretion of testosterone, and...
Does Cannabis Help Itching?
Does cannabis help in severe itching? Answers: (Neff et al.):Pruritus due to cholestatic liver disease [please see below for an explanation] can be particularly difficult to manage and frequently is intractable to a variety of medical therapies. The aim of...
