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CANNABIS: “Study Sheds Light on How Weed Fights Stress” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮

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Scientists have identified a molecule in the brain that may help to protect the body from anxiety, and could help explain people’s use of marijuana in times of stress. In a study conducted in mice and published in Neuron, researchers looked at the molecule 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG). This molecule is involved in a connection between the amygdala and frontal cortex. These parts of the brain are responsible for regulating emotions, memory and empathy, among other things…

CANNABIS: “Jeff Sessions Faces Backlash from States After Abrupt Marijuana Policy Change” / The Humanist Report / Mike Figueredo ☮

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions decided to abruptly rescind an Obama-era guideline on legal marijuana known as the ‘Cole memo’ which outlines the federal government’s enforcement priorities for pot, while specifically omitting an outright ban on the sale and distribution of it altogether. This prompted swift and severe backlash from states that have legalized marijuana, as the $10 billion dollar industry is an economic boon, and Sessions is signaling that he now wants to pull the rug out from under them.

CANNABIS: “Senator Dianne Feinstein on Marijuana” / The Young Turks / Cenk Uygur, Alison Hartson, and Jimmy Dore ☮

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Why does California have a Senator that’s SO conservative that she’s LEADING the charge against medical marijuana? Cenk Uygur and Jimmy Dore discuss Senator Dianne Feinstein’s stance on marijuana with Justice Democrats candidate Alison Hartson.