Cedric's Rantings

Source: Like Oil For Chocolate | HuffPost

Source: Add water to whiskey. Science explains why it tastes better. – The Washington Post

You’d think it would have been very big news in the spring of 2005 when Donald Tashkin, a professor of pulmonology at UCLA’s David Geffin School of Medicine, revealed at a conference that components of marijuana smoke, although they damage cells in respiratory tissue, somehow prevent them from becoming malignant. But headlines announcing “Pot Doesn’t Cause Cancer” did not ensue.

Source: Media Ignored Expert’s Shocking Findings That Marijuana Helps Prevent Lung Cancer: Now It’s Med-School Material | Alternet

Source: Smoking marijuana won’t give you lung cancer – The Globe and Mail

Marijuana isn’t exactly known as a cognitive enhancer but a new review suggests that the active ingredients in marijuana hold promise for preventing— or even reversing— brain aging and possibly Alzheimer’s and other degenerative brain diseases.

Source: How Cannabinoids May Slow Brain Aging | TIME.com

Justin Trudeau was raised in jet-set privilege but overcame tragedy to become Canada’s prime minister. Is he the free world’s best hope?

Source: Justin Trudeau: Canadian Prime Minister, Free World’s Best Hope? – Rolling Stone

Source: Why Is It So Hard to Get a Great Bagel in California? – The New York Times

Chronic marijuana use by teenage boys does not appear to be linked to later physical or mental health issues such as depression, psychotic symptoms or asthma.

Source: Teen Marijuana Use Not Linked to Later Health Problems

Source: For Coffee Drinkers, the Buzz May Be in Your Genes – The New York Times