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The Founding Fathers All Grew Weed
Early colonists needed to grow hemp and the Founding Fathers helped make it easier. Hemp was used to make a multitude of essential gear for early Americans so importing it was impossibly expensive. Presidents like Washington, Jefferson and even Lincoln are well documented hemp farmers but their personal consumption remains a historical mystery.
While hemp and weed are both cannabis, there’s a big difference between the 16-1800’s and now. Similar to how humans grow larger when more specialized nutrition and scientific knowledge advances, so too does cannabis. Most Founding Fathers grew hemp specifically for fiber and seed instead of high THC seedless flowers.
They planted in dense patches and prioritized harvesting long, thin stalks. The Fathers allowed their plants to go to seed but removed the males after they pollinated the females. Any female cannabis plants that produce seeds have very little THC, just like modern day ones.
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Medical Cannabis Registration for
PTSD is Underway
As of July 1, Minnesota patients with post-traumatic stress disorder can register to receive medical cannabis through the state's medical cannabis program.
Last December, the Minnesota Department of Health announced plans to add PTSD to the program's list of qualifying conditions. Patients certified by a health care provider as having PTSD can start receiving medical cannabis at patient cannabis centers starting August 1.
The first step for a patient seeking to participate in the program is to visit a health care practitioner — a doctor, nurse practitioner or physician assistant — who can go to the MDH website and certify the patient has one or more qualifying conditions.
Once a provider certifies a patient, he or she can register on the MDH website to receive medical cannabis at one of the state's eight locations, including Moorhead.
As with other conditions, the MDH Office of Medical Cannabis relies on the professional judgment of the certifying health care practitioner to determine whether a patient has PTSD. — Click to Continue Reading