Rule Number 1: Always keep your pieces clean!

As we’ve talked about before, we here at Stonyview are big fans of Vaporizers, since they produce a cleaner, healthier, longer lasting high. The absolute pinnacle of Vaporizers, the Volcano, is an epic piece that will make any stoner extraordinarily happy. Since it costs quite a penny, it’s worth it to make sure that you’re cleaning the Volcano regularly and maintaining it. Here’s a great piece from Masterbong420 on how to do that:

Are you smoking moldy bud?

What’s that you say? You didn’t know that there could be mold in the pot you’re smoking in trace amounts? Or that some specific types of mold are really toxic and particularly dangerous for medical marijuana patients seeking to use cannabis to relieve their pain and suffering? Yes, that’s right, the mold Aspergillus could be present and could be doing exactly the opposite of what people are hoping for. From a fascinating article on a lab in Oakland that tests pot comes this information and more:

A 2008 guidebook, “The Marijuana Medical Handbook,” warns of Aspergillus, a mold that can appear in marijuana and numerous other agricultural products. It can be dangerous for seriously ill people, such as AIDS and cancer patients using pot to treat nausea or other side effects.

“There have been reports of aspergillosis, a lung infection caused by inhalation of spores from the Aspergillus fungus,” wrote California marijuana researchers Dale Gieringer and Ed Rosenthal and Washington physician Gregory Carter.

Something to be aware of folks! Be safe out there.

Medical Marijuana is a lifesaver on a daily basis

We hear from friends on Twitter and Facebook, as well as through our site, every day, that medical marijuana is what helps them deal with otherwise debilitating conditions. It’s important to recognize the role that Medical Marijuana plays in the health and well-being of  so many people who would be so much worse off if not for the numerous healing effects of cannabis.

Here are some recent scientific research pieces on the impacts and usefulness of medical marijuana:

• UW researchers find that marijuana is “safe and effective”
  • Researcher Sunil Aggarwal and colleagues write, “nearly all of the 33 published controlled clinical trials conducted in the United States have shown significant and measurable benefits in subjects receiving the treatment.”
• AIDS patients significantly benefit from medical marijuana pain relief treatments
  • “AIDS patients suffering from debilitating nerve pain got as much or more relief by smoking marijuana as they would typically get from prescription drugs — and with fewer side effects — according to a study conducted under rigorously controlled conditions with government-grown pot.”
• A longer piece on the UW research, including a long history of cannabis benefits

It’s that time again… Friday’s Stony 5!

Funny or Die does it again

“Forehead Tittaes – because respect never goes out of style!”

Ok, we can’t help it, another Funny or Die

The only time we’ve enjoyed something Heidi Montag did:

Have you been visited by the Dope Fairy?

Neither have we, but we know we’d like it

Let’s talk about crazy ways to clean your piece

Mayo and peanut butter, really??

And finally, moments in Idiocracy

It’s ok to laugh and rewind this over and over, really, it is..

And here are some interesting links for the week:

• Wal-Mart employee gets fired for his medical marijuana use
• This Washington State bill would allow more professionals to OK the use of medical marijuana
• The Christian Science Monitor (yes, a conservative viewpoint) says that the latest statements from the Obama administration rebut arguments for legalization