An active compound in marijuana called tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) has been found to promote the removal of toxic clumps of amyloid beta protein in the brain, which are thought to kickstart the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
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The 400-member Santee Sioux tribe already runs a casino, hotel and ranch and hopes the resort will be a new revenue generator.
US States where recreational use of marijuana is legal have seen the price of the drug fall.
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As start-ups estão mais verdes. Não é esse verde em que estás a pensar. É o outro. A indústria da marijuana medicinal está a desenvolver-se muito rapidamente, devido à existência de cada vez mais estados norte-americanos a legislar a substância. As empresas de capital de risco estão a financiar start-ups relacionadas com a cannabis que tenham promessas sólidas e um espaço reservado no futuro.
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The stereotypical marijuana user — the “stoner” — hasn’t adequately represented the actual people who responsibly enjoy marijuana for some time. But the stoner myth seems more antiquated than ever as more states lift prohibitions on marijuana use.
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At the beginning of 2014, when Colorado became the first state to allow the sale of marijuana for recreational use, the whole world was watching. “It was insane,” says Toni Fox, owner of Denver’s 3D Cannabis Center, where the first sale happened. “On January 1, there were close to 200 reporters here. Controlled chaos. It was just packed with reporters.”
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