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01/03/2017 / By Don Wrightman

Ex-pharma executives arrested on charges of ‘bribing doctors’ to prescribe dangerous opioid

A handful of former executives and managers from Insys Therapeutics Inc were arrested in late 2016. US prosecutors said they are facing charges of engaging in a nationwide scheme which bribed doctors into unnecessarily prescribing a drug containing the opioid fentanyl. The Arizona-based drug maker’s former chief executive officer, Micheal Babich, among others, were charged […]

12/01/2016 / By Don Wrightman

Secret documents: Monsanto knew about glyphosate-cancer link 35 years ago

The almighty Monsanto has recently come under fire, after the World Health Organization labeled the main ingredient in the company’s popular Roundup weed killer product to be a human carcinogen. Monsanto is currently in damage control mode in an effort to pick up the pieces from this public relations disaster. In reality, Monsanto has known […]

11/17/2016 / By Don Wrightman

Cannabinoids, like those found in marijuana, occur naturally in human breast milk

While the medical marijuana industry may have its engines fired, government regulations are keeping the industry stuck in first gear . A new study, however, provides us with data that may help prompt the feds to up-shift and decriminalize cannabis. It found that cannabinoid receptors are naturally present in our bodies and that children depend […]

11/17/2016 / By Don Wrightman

Biologist explains how marijuana causes tumor cells to commit suicide

A molecular biologist from Compultense University in Madrid, Christina Sanchez, has been studying the molecular activity of cannabinoids for over a decade. Through her studies, she and colleagues found that tetrahydrocannabinol, (THC) which is the main psychoactive part of cannabis, kills tumerous cells while allowing healthy cells to be. It was an unexpected discovery when […]

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