Fibromyalgia Patients Considering Pot As Painkiller

Send to KindleTweet Some Fibromyalgia patients are looking to marijuana as a means to treating pain, according to a CNN report. The body makes endorphins and substances that can ease pain in the “endocannabinoid system,” which impacts how we feel pain. Marijuana reportedly has cannabinoids that are similar to those naturally occurring in the body. [...]

Are Our Cell Phones Made of Conflict Metals?

Send to KindleTweet Human rights campaigners are demanding that technology companies be honest with customers regarding the origin of metals in their products, reports The Ecologist. According to Global Witness, militia groups in the Republic of Congo control most of the mineral trade. The trade includes tin and gold, which is ultimately manufactured in mobile [...]

S. Dakota May Put Medical Marijuana On Ballot

Send to KindleTweet South Dakota is among a handful of states that might be the 15th state to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. According to KSFY, the South Dakota Coalition for Compassion collected twice the signatures they needed to get state election officials to consider putting the issue on the ballot for the November election. [...]

Iowa Next For Medical Marijuana?

Send to KindleTweet An editorial in Iowa’s Quad City Times documented that Iowa Pharmacy Board voted unanimously that marijuana has medicinal properties and would benefit Iowans the way it does in the 14 states where medical marijuana is legal. The vote came after four public forums, which were precipitated by an American Civil Liberties lawsuit [...]

Military Stages A Coup In Niger

Send to KindleTweet The military has overthrown the government of Niger, an African nation located north of Nigeria and sandwiched between Mali and Chad. According to Reuters, the junta staged a coup d’etat to push out President Mamadou Tandja. On state radio, this statement was announced: “The president of the Supreme Council for the Restoration [...]

The New Dairy Alternative: Hemp’s Future

Send to KindleTweet A milk alternative hardly seems cause for protest or legislation but in the case of hemp, all of the above are justified. One might liken the resource as a criminal put in jail without a fair trial, convicted with DNA evidence, for the natural resource has the potential to be as successful [...]

Swiss, Aussie Companies To Certify Aboriginal Ingredients Fair Trade

Send to KindleTweet Swiss company Cosmetochem is planning to get two ingredients from Aboriginal crops fair trade certification. The ingredients, Kakadu plum and desert raisin (bush tomato), are used in the beauty brand Outback Spirit Botanicals. Cosmetochem’s Dr. Jane Tiedtke told Cosmetics Design that if they gain fair trade certification for these two ingredients, they [...]

Nature’s Gate Parent Files For Chapter 11

Send to KindleTweet The parent company for Nature’s Gate and direct sales company, Arbonne International, filed for Chapter 11 as part of a plan to restructure and dramatically cut its debt. The company owns Arbonne, as well as Levlad and Nature’s Gate. According to a January 27 announcement, the company received the OK from holders [...]

Skin Care Gratification: A Study in Patience & Vanity

Send to KindleTweet Skincare is the perfect example of the modern consumer’s lack of patience and eternal quest for instant gratification. In reality, no product heals infections overnight, eliminates lines completely or quells blemishes in a matter of days. There are some services, however, that either provide an instant glow or with ongoing use, plumper, [...]

Ben & Jerry’s To Go Fair Trade

Send to KindleTweet Ben & Jerry’s has just given us one more reason to indulge in our favorite alternative to sex: ice cream. OK, we’d always choose the grind over any food, so long as he knows what he is doing, but ice cream is available at every corner deli and pretty soon, it will be [...]

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