{"id":86970,"date":"2022-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-cannabis\/"},"modified":"2023-04-14T09:59:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T07:59:09","slug":"10-things-you-didnt-know-about-cannabis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-cannabis\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Things You Didn\u2019t Know About Cannabis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>10 things you didn\u2019t know about cannabis: over the last few years there has been many changes implemented by governments all over the world when it comes to cannabis. Whether it\u2019s a coincidence or not, cannabis has begun to be seen as something that has the<strong> potential to be good,<\/strong> instead of instantly being demonized. This is due to the discovery of many medicinal properties and the compliance with some media outlets to spread the word.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6adef7fe18b4a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contenido<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6adef7fe18b4a\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-cannabis\/#Its_being_legalized\" >It\u2019s being legalized.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-cannabis\/#Legalizing_cannabis_produces_positive_effects_almost_immediately\" >Legalizing cannabis produces positive effects almost immediately.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-cannabis\/#Emptier_prisons\" >Emptier prisons.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-cannabis\/#Theres_a_heavy_racist_undertone_surrounding_cannabis\" >There\u2019s a heavy racist undertone surrounding cannabis.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-cannabis\/#Its_still_racist\" >It\u2019s still racist.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-cannabis\/#Too_much_money_is_being_wasted\" >Too much money is being wasted.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-cannabis\/#Legalizing_cannabis_wont_increase_cannabis_use\" >Legalizing cannabis won\u2019t increase cannabis use.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-cannabis\/#Cannabis_doesnt_affect_long-term_memory\" >Cannabis doesn\u2019t affect long-term memory.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-cannabis\/#Cannabis_reduces_symptoms_from_many_many_illnesses\" >Cannabis reduces symptoms from many, many illnesses.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-cannabis\/#It_doesnt_increase_the_chances_of_getting_cancer\" >It doesn\u2019t increase the chances of getting cancer.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_being_legalized\"><\/span>It\u2019s being legalized.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"10 Things You Didn\u2019t Know About Cannabis - Legal cannabis\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/640px-Amsterdam-420-cannabis-products-window.jpg\" alt=\"10 Things You Didn\u2019t Know About Cannabis\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nine states across the US have legalized absolute use of marijuana,<\/strong> both recreationally and medicinally. Other countries have also accepted therapeutic use of the plant. There are still many countries around the world that don\u2019t accept cannabis at all, although Portugal has decriminalized cannabis and Uruguay has completely legalized it; you can even buy it at pharmacies around the country.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legalizing_cannabis_produces_positive_effects_almost_immediately\"><\/span>Legalizing cannabis produces positive effects almost immediately.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s proven that in countries where cannabis has been legalized, the <strong>GDP rose due to to the fact that more economic activities were being generated<\/strong> thanks to cannabis; dispensaries, regulated crops, which, when combined with tax increase GDP rates considerably. Thanks to the new businesses opening, more jobs were created. In Colorado alone more than <strong>70 million dollars were made on cannabis tax, which is much higher than 42 million for alcohol tax.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Emptier_prisons\"><\/span>Emptier prisons.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many people are still harassed and <strong>arrested for cannabis related issues<\/strong>; growing, selling, simply consuming. People are still going to prison and paying ridiculous fines because of a plant. After legalization, obviously all of that goes away, meaning that there will be more space at prisons and more money to spend on facilities or police operations for more severe issues. In the United States every 42 seconds someone is arrested for a crime related to marijuana; <strong>90% of these are just for possession.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Theres_a_heavy_racist_undertone_surrounding_cannabis\"><\/span>There\u2019s a heavy racist undertone surrounding cannabis.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the<strong> United States<\/strong>, this plant has been used to foment racism towards minorities; <strong>Latinos and black people<\/strong>. Many people of color have been arrested on possession of marijuana when they didn\u2019t have any on them at all; the police would use it as an <strong>excuse<\/strong>. Many growers and sellers of color were also arrested<strong> from Mexico to California and all over the United States.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_still_racist\"><\/span>It\u2019s still racist.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Statistics have shown how<strong> people of color are the most likely to be arrested for possession,<\/strong> with Latinos coming in second and Caucasian people coming in third. I think at this stage we all know that cannabis use is pretty widespread through all races equally, so these statistics are staggeringly eye-opening.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6743 size-full\" title=\"10 Things You Didn\u2019t Know About Cannabis - arrest\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/arrest.jpg\" alt=\"10 Things You Didn\u2019t Know About Cannabis\" width=\"841\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/arrest.jpg 841w, https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/arrest-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/arrest-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/arrest-600x332.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Too_much_money_is_being_wasted\"><\/span>Too much money is being wasted.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the war against drugs way<strong> too much money is wasted<\/strong> on trying to end cannabis use, and it really doesn\u2019t do much, does it? Every year<strong> governments all over the world<\/strong> spend money on trying to \u201cprotect citizens\u201d from a plant that has thousands of medicinal properties, and the sad thing is that all of that money could be<strong> used for something much more productive<\/strong> and logical.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legalizing_cannabis_wont_increase_cannabis_use\"><\/span>Legalizing cannabis won\u2019t increase cannabis use.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s been proven in Holland and Portugal that young people <strong>aren\u2019t actually attracted<\/strong> initially to the substance, but rather the <strong>thrill<\/strong> that comes with breaking the law and not conforming to any rules. Holland is actually the country with the least amount of young cannabis consumers in Europe. <strong>Portugal decriminalized all drug use way back in 2001<\/strong>, treating users as <strong>patients<\/strong> rather than addicts or criminals. In the <strong>United States<\/strong>, especially in states where medicinal use has been legalized, the amount of young people smoking cannabis has dropped considerably. Apart from all of this, the myth that cannabis is a \u201cgateway\u201d drug has pretty much been <strong>debunked<\/strong> as it\u2019s been proven that most people that consume cannabis don\u2019t actually do any other drugs like cocaine, LSD, heroine etc.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cannabis_doesnt_affect_long-term_memory\"><\/span>Cannabis doesn\u2019t affect long-term memory.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6745 size-full\" title=\"10 Things You Didn\u2019t Know About Cannabis - Memory\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/memory.jpg\" alt=\"10 Things You Didn\u2019t Know About Cannabis\" width=\"725\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/memory.jpg 725w, https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/memory-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/memory-600x391.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many studies and experiments done on mice have <strong>proven that cannabis doesn\u2019t actually make your long term memory worse<\/strong>; certain cannabinoids have been proven to actually help prevent and control Alzheimer\u2019s disease. While it\u2019s true that cannabis interferes with our REM phase while sleeping, it hasn\u2019t been proven to affect our <strong>long term memory<\/strong> (everyone knows that a joint can mess with your extremely short term memory).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cannabis_reduces_symptoms_from_many_many_illnesses\"><\/span>Cannabis reduces symptoms from many, many illnesses.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6746 size-full\" title=\"10 Things You Didn\u2019t Know About Cannabis - Doctor\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growbarato.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/doctor.jpg\" alt=\"10 Things You Didn\u2019t Know About Cannabis\" width=\"842\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/doctor.jpg 842w, https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/doctor-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/doctor-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gbthegreenbrand.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/doctor-600x336.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There\u2019s more and more information coming to light on the amazing medicinal properties that marijuana has, and we now know that it can be used to treat many different issues; <strong>cancer, Alzheimer\u2019s, fibromyalgia, glaucoma, leukemia, SLA, post-traumatic stress disorders, various skin conditions\u2026<\/strong> This amazing therapeutic power is actually known by many pharmaceutical companies, which is a <strong>major reason<\/strong> why cannabis has remained illegal for so long.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_doesnt_increase_the_chances_of_getting_cancer\"><\/span>It doesn\u2019t increase the chances of getting cancer.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>negative publicity that cannabis has received<\/strong> has been brutal, with false accusations used to scare people away from one of the most amazing medicinal plants in the world. One of the most ridiculous but most used arguments is that cannabis produces or stimulates tumor growth; in the<strong> last few decades<\/strong> it\u2019s been proven that this is not true; in fact, it\u2019s been shown to have the exact opposite effect! One of the most revealing studies was done on a group of mice, proving that <strong>cannabis reduces tumor growth.<\/strong> It\u2019s incredible at how this plant was <strong>viciously<\/strong> attacked when there\u2019s enough contamination in the air, water and sometimes food around many countries and people to actually give people cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Think about it, the age old argument: how many people have ever died from consuming cannabis? <strong>0<\/strong>. There are many legalized and regulated substances that have many more cases of people dying or getting extremely sick from using them. There are hundreds of reasons why cannabis should be legalized, from healthy benefits to economic benefits and many, many more. 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