This is How Smoking Marijuana Affects Your Lungs!

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This is How Smoking Marijuana Affects Your Lungs!

In the recent light of marijuana legalization throughout much of the United States, more and more individuals are experiencing the medicinal benefits, medicinal benefits that can be had from the use of marijuana and all of its processed derivatives. In spite of the current legal status of cannabis in the U. S., and its growing use as an alternative to most pharmaceutical drugs, there are still a large number of people who believe inhaling marijuana is detrimental to your lungs.

One of the prevalent methods for partaking of either medicinal marijuana or recreational marijuana is by smoking the dried herb, although vaping cannabis is very popular today.

Marijuana’s Benefits

Flaunted by a growing number of people, it is considered a miraculous cure-all that not only helps to combat cancer and other degenerative diseases, but cannabis is also known for its ability to promote a sense of peacefulness and calm. Recent clinical trials on the medicinal benefits of smoked or vaporized cannabis has shown that it not only helps in the relief of chronic and debilitating pain, it is also helpful for neuropathic pain, and spasticity caused by multiple sclerosis.

It is of significant interest to cancer and AIDS therapy, as marijuana not only helps to improve one’s appetite, but it also greatly reduces the discomfort associated with chemotherapy.

Most detractors of marijuana would have people believe that smoking cannabis is no different from smoking tobacco, or worse. But, exactly what does marijuana do to your lungs? Here’s a quick look at the current known facts on the subject.

Smoking Marijuana and Lung Health – A Quick Look

While there is an undeniably long list of adverse effects associated with the inhalation of tobacco smoke, and the general consumption of tobacco through combustion and inhalation (i. e. smoking), a surprising body of evidence revealed that smoking cannabis is actually much safer than smoking tobacco. Further studies have shown that the regular, albeit moderate smoking of cannabis and all of its derivatives, help to actually decrease the risk of lung cancer. And, it may even help to treat cancer already present in the lungs.

A study conducted Dr. Donald Tashkin, a professor emeritus of medicine at UCLA, has even revealed that cannabis smoke, when compared to tobacco smoke, contains powerful anti-inflammatory qualities that help it to combat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – one of the main complications that arise from prolonged tobacco smoking.

So, what does marijuana do to your lungs? Basically, casual or moderate use of marijuana does not damage, hinder or impair lungs’ function, according to a 2012 study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association. Another study which supports that marijuana smoke does not negatively affect lung health was published by Annals of The American Thoracic Society.

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Raised in Miami, FL this spunky songstress began her music career singing in her church choir, and at local talent shows. After graduating high school, Stephie was able to take her musical aspirations to the next level. Her profes​sional music career as a back up singer for the Van Halen tour, a gig booked for her by Ky-Mani Marley. She toured over 20 states on the Van Halen tour, and quickly rose from a back up singer to a center stage songst​ress." I had an opportunity to have a solo part. It was very exciting to get in front of thousands of people and have a moment to step out from the back and shine," reflects Steph.

As a lover of music and writing her own songs, Steph sees the writing process as a form of therapy. She creates concepts and uses that as an opportunity to write about life, love, and experi​ences. Stephie has always been inspired to create and share stories. She describes her music as "honest, with a mixture of hip hop, rock, house, and sometimes even reggae."

Influenced by many great artists, including Etta James, Steph hopes to have a long and prosperous career. "I just love people that make the music they love and love the music they make," admits Stephie. If you were to listen to Steph Lecor's iPod right now, you'd experience a variety of music. From Mariah Carey to Alanis Morissette, even Jay Z and Madonna would be featured artists on her play list.

Her day-to-day schedule consists of exercising, writing spending time with family, and rehearsing. " I rehearse for an hour a day," explains Steph. "Some days I'm recording, some days it's media training or interviews, either way, my days are very produc​tive."

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"I'm From QB" 
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Apple Wants to Own Music Again, and Everyone Is a Target

Apple Wants to Own Music Again, and Everyone Is a Target


Apple Music is coming with a vengeance at Spotify, Pandora, Sirius, and YouTube


by Joshua Topolsky


June 8, 2015 — 4:25 PM EDTUpdated on June 8, 2015 — 6:04 PM EDT





Apple CEO Tim Cook, right, greets Johnny Iovine during the keynote address during Apple WWDC on June 8, 2015 in San Francisco.


Photographer: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images


Apple announced a massive new initiative on Monday to take back from myriad competitors what it seems to consider the company's to own: music.


Everyone looked to be in the crosshairs at Apple's annual WWDC event in San Francisco, including streaming services such as Spotify and Pandora—but even Sirius XM satellite radio and social Web services like Tumblr might be feeling a little zeroed-in on. Apple's new service, called Apple Music, combines continuous, streaming playback of music from its iTunes library, just like Rdio or Spotify, as well as custom playlist creation and autonomous deejaying features such as Pandora, and it even launched its own global radio station, led by DJ Zane Lowe.


On the streaming side of things, startups like Spotify should be very worried about Apple's ability to reach a large audience quickly while cutting better deals with labels than a newcomer to the space might be able to find. Apple says its streaming service will have more than 30 million songs. However, the company is still negotiating deals, and currently has the rights to Taylor Swift (sorry, Spotify), but not The Beatles, for example, according to a person familiar with the discussions. If Apple manages to recreate the full iTunes catalog for its streaming service, it could be a game-changing moment for how average users get their entertainment. And thanks to the recent acquisition of Beats, Apple gets to rely on the music-industry savvy of Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine, and Trent Reznor to help prove its street cred when necessary.



It also introduced an additional feature, dubbed Connect, that seemingly aims to take on how artists (both established and new) connect with their fans, putting it squarely in the space of Tumblr, Twitter, and SoundCloud. That sounds like a nice idea, but Apple has been historically tragic in this space—recall the company's ill-fated Ping “social network for music”—and Apple still hasn't fully embraced the open Internet as a core piece of its offerings. In fact, it went to great lengths to talk about how it would keep your data anonymous and never use it the way Google and Facebook will.


If you assume there's no upside in having your services know who you are and what you like, that's a pretty good argument to make. The businesses that are thriving on the Web and in apps right now seem to take a different view.


Most interesting, perhaps, is the subtle move to enter a space currently dominated by one company: satellite radio. At present, Sirius XM comes standard on just about every radio in every car you can buy. But as Apple moves into the automotive space with such offerings as CarPlay (“The car is theultimate mobile device,” Apple Operations Chief Jeff Williams said recently), a clearer picture begins to take shape. If the company can combine its in-car experience with the multi-channel, human-programmed new set of stations in Apple Music's Beats One radio, Sirius's trip in the car might be shorter than it thinks.


Even music videos—a business that has been massive for YouTube—are in Apple's sights They're included as part of the Apple Music package.


In fact, the theme on Monday could have been: Apple on the attack. The company lashed out several times against competitors that seem to be eating up small plots of land around its kingdom. If it wasn't iOS updates that make the iPad work more like a Microsoft Surface, then it was soft attacks on other companies' privacy and security issues, or improvements to its mapping software that bring it somewhat closer to parity with Google's very dominant service. Apple even introduced a whole new connective layer in the next version of iOS called Intelligence, which basically replicates the functionality of Google Now, a service Google has made a central part of its future.


Apple doesn't necessarily need to bring these features to its products in order to succeed—that much is clear. But the company has historically been masterful at taking what the competition is doing and making it Apple's—a legacy that was on full display today.


Update, June 8, 2015, 5:58pm: Adds details on Apple's music negotiations.
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Apple's Pushing to Complete Streaming Music Deal Before Event

Apple's Pushing to Complete Streaming Music Deal Before Event


by Lucas ShawTim Higgins


June 4, 2015 — 7:27 PM EDT


Just days before Apple Inc. plans to reveal a music streaming service, the company is still negotiating with record labels over terms.


The labels are pushing to get a larger chunk of revenue than they receive under their current deals with Spotify Ltd., a competing streaming service, people familiar with the negotiations said. Both sides want to complete a deal before Apple’s June 8 annual event in San Francisco for more than 5,000 developers, according to the people, who asked not to be named because the talks are continuing.


The rapid rise of streaming music and television has raised the stakes for media companies, as record labels and TV networks try to forge deals that ensure they share in that growth. Apple wants to remain the entertainment industry’s most important partner despite the popularity of services like Spotify, Netflix Inc. and others.



“Who is going to get the majority share of the profit from the content?” saidTamara Gaffney, principal of Adobe Digital Index, which analyzes consumers digital media consumption. “Apple has always wanted to get a lot of the share and they’re now in a negotiating situation with content manufacturers who want more of the share for themselves -- it’s a really tough space.”


In talks with Apple, the music labels are seeking a benchmark for negotiations with other services, including Spotify. The labels take 55 percent of Spotify’s monthly $9.99 rate, and publishers take about 15 percent. Labels are pushing for closer to 60 percent from Apple, the people said.


Apple, Vivendi SA’s Universal Music Group, Sony Corp.’s music entertainment unit and Access Industries Holdings’ Warner Music Group declined to comment on the negotiations.
TV Talks


Apple also has been in talks with broadcasters ABC, CBS and Fox to be part of a Web-based service that would include about 25 channels, people have said. Those negotiations are moving slowly and Apple TV announcements aren’t expected at next week’s conference, people familiar with the plans said.


Apple, which upended the music business more than a decade ago by selling individual songs online, has helped push artists to new levels of stardom through its iTunes service and by featuring them in commercials or promotions. Though Apple remains the largest music retailer in the world, its place as an industry tastemaker is being challenged by Google Inc.’s YouTube and Spotify.
Competing Services


Spotify has more than 60 million users -- with a quarter of them buying the $9.99-a-month ad-free subscription. Music is the most popular genre on YouTube’s video service, which attracts more than 1 billion users a month. YouTube also has a new ad-free streaming program called Music Key for $9.99. Pandora Media Inc., the largest online radio service, finished the first quarter with 79.2 million monthly active listeners, with most using its free ad-supported service.


These streaming services have yet to offset losses from the decline in sales of downloaded music and physical records, and the labels say YouTube and Spotify need to do a better job of getting their users to pay. Yet if trends continue, revenue from streaming music is expected to exceed sales from downloads, according to MusicWatch.


The growth in time and dollars spent on streaming music was a big reason for Apple’s $3 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics last year. Beats co-founders Jimmy Iovine, former chairman of the record label Interscope Geffen A&M, and the rapper and producer Dr. Dre joined Apple to help revamp the tech company’s music business alongside other prominent musicians and DJs.
Music App


Apple’s new music app will be home to the subscription service, downloads and a revamped version of iTunes radio, the people said. It will include some exclusive, behind the scenes video. Artists often welcome videographers and photographers into the studio with them, and Apple has hired executives to help shoot and produce video from recording sessions with willing musicians.


The app will also feature artist pages -- mostly seen as being promotional -- that they can use to host videos, songs and other things for free. This is part of a program called Apple Connect. Apple will compensate the artists and labels for songs it gives away, as it has done with iTunes’ “Free Song of the Week” feature.


Apple’s negotiations with record labels have drawn the scrutiny of U.S. antitrust officials. The Federal Trade Commission has been looking at whether Apple is using its position as the largest seller of music downloads to put rival music services at a disadvantage, a person familiar with the FTC’s actions has said.