April 2015 Vol. 2 Issue 4 STUDIES SPANNING 12 YEARS: MEDICAL CANNABIS WORKS State-commissioned clinical trials involving more than 300 patients have -been finished; the final data are being analyzed for medical journals. After seven completed clinical trials between 2002 and 2012, with five studies already published and two more pending, the scientists say their research shows marijuana does, in fact, have therapeutic value. A historic experiment in medical marijuana research spanning a dozen years, which brought new science to the debate on the place of cannabis in medicine, has found that the herb offers broad benefits for pain control from injuries, HIV, strokes and other conditions. The Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research — established and funded to the tune of $8.7 million by the California Legislature to answer the question of whether marijuana has any therapeutic value — has now all but completed the most comprehensive studies into pot’s effectiveness ever conducted in the United States, reported Peter Hecht in 2012 at the Sacramento Bee. “Every one of the studies showed a benefit,” said Dr. Igor Grant, a neuropsychiatrist who served as director of the Center. “The convergence of evidence makes me convinced there is a medical benefit here, and there may be a niche for cannabis.” According to Grant, the research suggests that the American government’s treatment of marijuana as having no medical use “is completely at odds with the existing science.” “It is intellectually dishonest to say it has no value whatsoever, because it’s just not true,” Grant said. According to the Bee, “it is unlikely that medicinal pot research on such a scale is going to be repeated any time soon.” The Center is headquartered at the University of California San Diego, with research also conducted in Sacramento County and San Francisco. Its work challenged medical orthodoxy by, for the first time in decades, performing clinical trials examining marijuana as medicine. Now the Center survives only as an informational resource and potential clearinghouse for grant applications for future cannabis studies. Despite the findings of potential health benefits, cannabis seems no closer to winning federal acceptance as medicine. By Steve Elliott - www.tokesignals.com "Studies Spanning 12 Years: Medical Cannabis Works,” Published. December 11, 2013 For complete article please visithttp://www.tokesignals.com/studies -spanning-12-years-medicalcannabis-works/ H4L CULINARY RECIPE OF THE MONTH! NO-BAKE CANNA COOKIES! WHAT WE’LL NEED: Ingredients ¼ cup natural crunchy peanut butter ½ cup crunchy Speculoos cookie butter (Trader Joe’s) ¼ cup cane sugar ¼ cup cocoa powder, unsweetened and dutch-processed 1 ½ cups vanilla soy or almond milk ¼ cup coconut CannaOil ¼ cup earth balance butter 3 cups quick cooking oats 2 tsp vanilla extract Pinch coarse salt Directions In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the milk, CannaOil, sugar, earth balance, and cocoa powder. Stir together to combine and bring to a boil for 1 minute. Reduce heat to medium and stir in the peanut butter and Speculoos for one minute. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla, salt and oats. Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper, or alternatively, spread into an even layer in a lined glass-baking dish. Cool for one hour before munching. *To make gluten free, use certified GF oats and cut out the Speculoos cookie butter (replace with more peanut butter). *Dose Wisely: The CannaOil amount in this recipe is a suggestion , and is highly variable depending on the strength of your CannaOil and the potency you are going for. Enjoy! April 2015 Vol. 2 Issue 4 and EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH! Garrett Myles! GARRETT Garrett is an Arizona native from Lake Havasu City. He moved to the valley in 2010 to attend ASU. He graduated in December 2014 with a degree in business and food management. Garrett would like to combine his passion for Medical Marijuana with his education to help the patients of Arizona receive quality medication. In his spare time he likes to travel and play hockey. Way to go, Garrett! MYLES Myles is one of our cultivation crew members. He moved here from Detroit 6 years ago and has a beautiful wife and 3 year old son. He loves to plays kick ball and flag football in his spare time. Myles got in this industry because he noticed how much it helped patients and he wanted to be a part of it. We love having him on our team! Keep up the great work, Myles! MORMON MOM WITH CANCER USED MEDICAL MARIJUANA TO DELIVER HEALTHY BABY SPANISH FORK, Utah – This Mormon mother, Tenille Farr, was diagnosed with state-2 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma when she was pregnant with her fifth child, Gabe. Instead of going through chemotherapy and risking losing her baby, she left her family to treat naturally treat her cancer in Colorado and California where medical cannabis is legal. According to IllegallyHealed.com, Farr used cannabis oil treat her symptoms and deliver a healthy baby boy, the family’s fifth son. Her emotional video showing her journey and support for legalizing medical cannabis has been posted to YouTube with the following description: “Tenille Farr discovered she had cancer when she was 18-weeks pregnant with her fifth son, Gabe. Using medical cannabis, she was able to deliver a healthy baby. This is her story.” IllegallyHealed.com said Farr has returned home to Utah and has stopped using medical cannabis because of her religious beliefs which keep her from breaking the law. However, Farr still has cancer and some of her symptoms have returned. She is working to change laws in Utah. “If Tenile choose chemotherapy, she risked losing the baby or delivering him early”. -Tenile’s YouTube video STORY. By Ashton Edwards - Fox13 Salt Lake City, Utah http://fox13now.com/ “Mormon Mom with Cancer used Medical Marijuana to Deliver Healthy Baby”. Published. April 2, 2015. For more information and videos on this story please visithttp://fox13now.com/2015/04/02/mormon-mom-with-cancer -used-medical-marijuana-to-deliver-healthy-baby/