Archive for March 9th, 2007
Marijuana Helps Ease HIV Nerve Pain
Friday, March 9th, 2007 CBC News
Smoking marijuana helps relieve the aching, burning nerve pain associated with HIV, a clinical trial suggests.
People who smoked marijuana reduced their daily nerve pain by 34 per cent, compared with 17 per cent in a placebo group, researchers report in Tuesday’s issue of the journal Neurology.Dr. Donald Abrams and his team of researchers [...]
Drug Testing Won’t Spread in Canada
Friday, March 9th, 2007Times Colonist
UVic Researcher Says Most Workplace Use Will Remain In The U.S.
Drug testing in Canadian workplaces will remain prevalent in safety-sensitive sectors such as transportation and manufacturing as well as primary resource industries such as forestry and mining, but will likely never reach the widespread levels in the U.S. labour force, says a University [...]
Shroom to Grow
Friday, March 9th, 2007OPP, RCMP Bust Massive Pot Operation At Ottawa-Area Mushroom Farm
MOOSE CREEK — A mushroom farm east of Ottawa contains what police believe is the largest indoor marijuana grow operation ever busted in eastern Ontario.
“It would be great competition for the Molson plant,” OPP Det. Sgt. Paul Henry said, comparing the grow operation to [...]