{"id":100090,"date":"2026-04-20T00:01:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T07:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=100090"},"modified":"2026-03-15T08:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T15:42:11","slug":"marijuanas-high-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/doctrine\/marijuanas-high-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Marijuana’s high holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Associated Press<\/em> posted the following:<\/p>\n

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Marijuana holiday 4\/20 …<\/h2>\n

Marijuana culture\u2019s high holiday, known as 4\/20, falls this year on Easter Sunday<\/a><\/span>, … meaning cannabis fans can celebrate in some unusual ways, including an \u201cEaster nug hunt\u201d in Los Angeles, kosher-style THC gummies in New York and a \u201cblaze and praise\u201d drag brunch in Portland, Oregon.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seemed appropriate with egg prices today that we\u2019d be searching for something else,\u201d said Brett Davis, who runs the marijuana tour company Weed Bus Los Angeles and organized the \u201cEaster nug hunt.\u201d …<\/p>\n

Steve Bloom, a reporter for the cannabis magazine High Times, was at a Dead show when he was handed a flyer urging people to \u201cmeet at 4:20 on 4\/20 for 420-ing in Marin County at the Bolinas Ridge sunset spot on Mt. Tamalpais.\u201d High Times published it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a phenomenon,\u201d one of the Waldos, Steve Capper, now 69, once told The Associated Press. \u201cMost things die within a couple years, but this just goes on and on. It\u2019s not like someday somebody\u2019s going to say, \u2018OK, Cannabis New Year\u2019s is on June 23rd now.\u2019\u201d …<\/p>\n

How is it celebrated?<\/h3>\n

With weed, naturally. …<\/p>\n

Just north of the Bay Area, Lagunitas Brewing in Petaluma, California, releases its \u201cWaldos\u2019 Special Ale\u201d every year on 4\/20 in partnership with the term\u2019s coiners.<\/p>\n

4\/20 also has become a big industry event, with vendors gathering to try each other\u2019s wares. https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/marijuana-cannabis-holiday-420-easter-sunday-cb03d644627c9fdde04ca9e3a3a619f2<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Promoting marijuana use is wrong, as is using it.<\/p>\n

While many think that marijuana use is helpful and safe, science has come to different conclusions:<\/p>\n

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Huge Study Finds Very Worrying Results for Medical Marijuana Patients<\/h2>\n

December 14, 2025<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile many people turn to cannabis seeking relief, our review highlights significant gaps between public perception and scientific evidence regarding its effectiveness for most medical conditions,\u201d said Michael Hsu, lead author and addiction psychiatrist at the University of California, Los Angeles, in a statement<\/a> about the study.<\/p>\n

\u201cClear guidance from clinicians is essential to support safe, evidence-based decision-making when discussing medical cannabis with their patients,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The team looked over more than 2,500 clinical trials that studied the efficacy of medical marijuana products and also certain cannabinoids, which are isolated cannabis compounds, approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in \u201cHIV\/AIDS-related anorexia, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, and certain pediatric seizure disorders.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the question of pain management, the team found very little sign that cannabis helps<\/strong> with acute pain. They found the same for insomnia, and sleep trials that studied whether cannabis helped with getting a restful night of slumber came up with very little evidence of its effectiveness as well.<\/p>\n

Researchers also found that 29 percent of medical marijuana users showed evidence of \u201ccannabis use disorder,\u201d a catch-all term for people who show a problematic usage pattern with the drug.<\/p>\n

In a blow to the medical cannabis establishment, a team of psychiatrists performed a detailed analysis on 15 years of cannabis research \u2014 and found not only that medical marijuana doesn\u2019t seem to help people with acute pain or insomnia, which proponents often tout, but that almost of third of medical weed users are abusing the drug.<\/p>\n

The findings, published in the medical journal JAMA<\/em>, will likely further fuel an ongoing debate on whether the states went too far with legalization<\/a>. And it comes at a wild moment: just as president Donald Trump signaled<\/a> this week he\u2019ll loosen federal restrictions on weed. https:\/\/futurism.com\/health-medicine\/huge-study-medical-marijuana<\/a><\/p>\n

Cannabis Use Linked to Epigenetic Changes, Scientists Find<\/h2>\n

March 17, 2025<\/p>\n

Using cannabis may cause changes in the human body\u2019s epigenome, a study of over 1,000 adults suggests. The epigenome<\/a> functions like a set of switches, activating or deactivating genes to change how our bodies function.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe observed associations between cumulative marijuana use and multiple epigenetic markers across time,\u201d explained<\/a> epidemiologist Lifang Hou from Northwestern University when the research was published in 2023.<\/p>\n

Cannabis<\/a> is a commonly used substance in the United States<\/a>, with 49 percent of people trying it at least once, Hou and a team of US researchers report in their published paper<\/a>. \u2026<\/p>\n

Using these blood samples from five years apart, Hou and her team looked at the epigenetic changes<\/a>, specifically DNA methylation<\/a> levels, of people who had used cannabis recently or for a long time. \u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cWe previously identified associations between marijuana use and the aging process as captured through DNA methylation,\u201d Hou said<\/a>. \u2026<\/p>\n

Multiple epigenetic changes associated with cannabis use had previously been linked to things like cellular proliferation<\/a>, hormone signaling<\/a>, infections, neurological disorders like schizophrenia<\/a> and bipolar disorder<\/a>, and substance use disorders<\/a>. https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/cannabis-use-linked-to-epigenetic-changes-scientists-find<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, it looks like marijuana use speeds up negative aging impacts.<\/p>\n

So, it looks like marijuana use speeds up negative aging impacts.<\/p>\n

But there are more issues than those reported above.<\/p>\n

Last Fall, the New York Times<\/em> reported:<\/p>\n

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