November is Epilepsy Awareness month—why not take the time to learn a little more about this common condition and find out how you can help someone having an epileptic seizure? What Is Epilepsy? Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that interrupts the central nervous system’s electrical activity with sudden bursts of activity. This disruption causes seizures and other ... Continue Reading
Brain on Drugs: With Coffee, Alcohol and Others
Commonly used drugs, including caffeine, weed, and booze, affect the body and brain in different ways because of their different chemical structures. This post from Business Insider India gives a low-down on the effect some of the most common drugs have on the brain. A puff of this, and the world transforms into a colorful kaleidoscope of dancing patterns and waves of sound; a ... Continue Reading
Cannabis Benefits Your Body: Get Off Medication
New methods of reaping the many cannabis benefits are being researched by cannabis enthusiasts, with the latest being juicing of raw cannabis. This post from Body, Mind, Soul & Spirit reveals how raw cannabis juice could enhance many of the benefits associated with smoking, vaporizing, or eating cannabis. More and more we are beginning to understand that marijuana is far ... Continue Reading
Altering Consciousness With Narcotics
Every moment we struggle to alter our consciousness to sensations, emotions, and cognition states that we value. Aren’t narcotics just another means toward it? In this article from The Huffington Post, Sam Harris presents a holistic point of view on ingesting drugs, drug policies, and our responsibilities as a society toward drug use. Everything we do is for the purpose of ... Continue Reading
History Re-examined: Why Is Marijuana Illegal?
Why is Marijuana Illegal? Many people assume that marijuana was made illegal through some kind of process involving scientific, medical, and government hearings; that it was to protect the citizens from what was determined to be a dangerous drug. The actual story shows a much different picture. Those who voted on the legal fate of this plant never had the facts, but were ... Continue Reading