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High Times Review of Smoke Signals

By Jonah Raskin on February 14, 2014

"Hallelujah and glory be to Smoke Signals, Martin Lee’s bodacious new book, which...chronicles everything and everyone worth chronicling in the annals of marijuana."

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Smoke Signals wins James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award

Book Award for Smoke Signals

By American Botanicall Council on February 13, 2014

The American Botanical Council gives Smoke Signals by Martin A. Lee the James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award.

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Marijuana & Teen Brain Damage

By Kathleeen Mills on February 12, 2014

Teens who consumes alcohol are likely to have reduced brain tissue health, but teens who use marijuana are not.

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Legalization Is Not Enough!

By Martin A. Lee on February 11, 2014

Pot-smokers of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your pipe dreams. Marijuana legalization is a beginning, not an end. But what comes next?

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Image of brain scans that looks like wallpaper

CBD, Alzheimer’s & More

By Allan Badiner on February 10, 2014

Learn more about the potential implications of cannabinoids for Alzheimer's disease, neurodegeneration, and more.

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Sequencing the Cannabis Genome

By Lindsay Stafford on February 9, 2014

The Massachusetts-based company Medicinal Genomics had sequenced the entire genome of Cannabis sativa L. How will this impact scientific research and public health?

Reprint, Science, Plant Science

Ending the Drug War

By Martin A. Lee on February 8, 2014

The war on cannabis may soon be over. Good riddance to decades of bad science, scare-mongering, and harsh laws.

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Cannabis & Lung Cancer

By Fred Gardner on February 7, 2014

Professor Donald Tashkin reveals that cannabis smoke doesn't cause lung cancer and may prevent respiratory tissue cells from becoming malignant.

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CBD, THC & Cancer

By Martin A. Lee on February 5, 2014

Mounting evidence shows cannabinoids slow cancer growth, inhibit formation of new blood cells that feed a tumor, and help manage pain, fatigue, nausea, and other side effects.

Reprint, Medicine, Cancer, Safety, Drug Interactions