However, scientific study of the chemicals in marijuana, called cannabinoids, has led to two FDA-approved medications that contain cannabinoid chemicals in pill form. Continued research may lead to more medications.

Source: www.drugabuse.gov

Here are some interesting finds about merry marijuana!

1. Study after study has found that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol and tobacco.

2. Marijuana has been legal for personal use in Alaska since 1975, and it’s still legal today.

3. The first thing ever bought and sold across the Internet was a bag of marijuana around 1971.

4. A Marijuana-derived compound forces cancer cells to freeze and prevents them from spreading.

1. Doctors also may prescribe medical marijuana to treat:
   • Muscle spasms caused by multiple sclerosis
   • Nausea from cancer chemotherapy
   • Poor appetite and weight loss caused by chronic illness, such as HIV, or nerve pain
   • Seizure disorders
   • Crohn’s disease

5. Medicinal Marijuana is Considered Kosher in Some Cases by Judaism.

6. Bob Marley was buried with his red Gibson guitar, a Bible open to Psalms 23 and a bud of marijuana.

7. Marijuana is legal and is not even classified as a drug in North Korea.

8. In 1949, the U.S. Military created a synthetic version of Marijuana called “Dimethylheptylpyran.” Just 1 mg can have effects lasting for 3 days.

9. In Colorado, medical marijuana dispensaries outnumber Starbucks locations 3 to 1.

10. The first recorded use of Marijuana was in China, over 4700 years ago.

11. In the Netherlands, there are dozens of public facilities where you can bring recreational drugs including marijuana, cocaine, and ecstasy to test if they are safe.

12. Only around 1% to 5% of marijuana users end up developing psychosis.

13.A smoker would theoretically have to consume nearly 1,500 pounds of marijuana within about 15 minutes to die of an overdose.

Just like how Hollywood had Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Bollywood has Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, Deepika Padukone and Ranvir Singh, Pakistan has Mahira and Fawad Khan. The superstars had their first sizzling on-screen chemistry in Humsafar as Khirad and Asher Hussain respectively.

This recent shoot for Brides 2018 collection was done by Sadaf Fawad( Fawad Khan’s wife) who’s the owner of Silk by Sadaf Fawad Khan.

As Fawad Khan happens to be the Brand Ambassador of SFK, Sadaf Fawad believes that Mahira was a great choice for this photoshoot.

In a very brief conversation about the collection, I asked Sadaf what inspired her to bring Mahira onboard for the shoot. Fawad is, of course, already the brand ambassador for Sadaf Fawad Khan Bridals and roping Mahira in was quite the coup.

“Fawad and Mahira both are successful and strong individuals who represent the brand’s values perfectly,” Sadaf spoke exclusively to Something Haute.

This is the cover shot, which is a part of the shoot done exclusively for Brides Today.

Needless to say, this is a never-seen-before look, in which the superstars appear raw and sexy.

“Mahira will be sporting a completely different look from anything she’s done in the past,” Sadaf agreed. “We are glad that she experimented with us and the result is phenomenal. Fawad’s look compliments hers. He will also be seen a little tanner and wilder.”

Source: SomethingHaute

“Hello my dear brother Hassan Raza, how are you? All good? Everything alright? Been quite a few days, did not talk to you, where are you, what’s going on at your end, tell me about it.”

Charanjeet Singh’s voice fall in my ears once again as I listen to his message he sent me a few months ago.  

I remember responding to the message, telling him about my well being, asking him the same and assuring him to have a meet up soon. Little did I know, that meet up was “never to come”

My relationship with Charanjeet Singh holds special significance as it literally took just one meeting to learn about his passion, hard work and struggle for a peaceful, inclusive and pluralistic Pakistan.

Who was Charanjeet Singh? To answer this, I have to go back to the day when it all began.

It’s 4th of June, 207. I am organizing possibly the biggest interfaith event of my life. Excited, energetic, enthusiastic would be an understatement to describe my state as weeklong efforts of me and my team will be finally met with what is going to an epic display of inclusiveness and religious harmony. People from ten religious backgrounds will be coming together to promote the message of peace, pluralism, and togetherness.

It’s Ramzan and arguably one of the hottest days of the calendar. As soon as I hear the evening prayers, I, as the organizer leave no time to announce that it’s time to break the fast, everyone is free to eat, drink while the Shia participants, as per their time will join 10 minutes later. I am not even finished completing my sentence when I hear someone interrupting me and saying,

“When we gather for humanity then we don’t use religions to divide ourselves, and today is one such day, so we all would wait and will eat together with our friends”

That someone was Sardar Charanjeet Singh Sagar.

A day before the event, speaking with him over a phone call, I told him that due to personal engagements, my Islamabad and Rawalpindi based Sikhs friends would not be able to join the event and I was afraid that the event might take place without participation of Pakistan’s Sikh community, that’s when he said,

“How is it even possible that there is religious harmony event and Sikh community is not present? I will come from Peshawar to support your wonderful cause.”

Someone like Charanjeet Singh, who happened to be a renowned peace activist and senior community leader having organized and participated in multiple events up to government and international level could have easily refused to join a small scale event like mine but the fact that he, hardly 18 hours before the event, on just one phone call, that too from someone totally stranger to him, someone he had never met, traveled all the way from another city not only shows his commitment towards his cause but also speaks volume about his character.

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, in the demise of its Sikh citizen has lost its finest but I am not going to write anything about his assassination because not only I think there is absolutely no word in the dictionary that can possibly reflect my feelings right now but also because I believe that in order to write about his death, I, first have to acknowledge that he has gone, and as of now, my mind refuses to do that. I will just say that I will forever be indebted to him for standing with me when it mattered most.

Here we go!

1.The ‘Nakchari’ Aunty who absolutely doesn’t like anything you do or say, especially when you score a higher grade than her children.

2. Gormint Aunty has been our favourite since the February ’17 when her video went viral where she’s cussing the government of Pakistan.

This epic photoshop of the Gormint Aunty with Modi is such a win!

3. Argh, so relatable! Ths is almost every aunty we know X(

4. Another winner picture from Game of Thrones but you really need to know the reference, nevertheless, it went viral on social media in Pakistan.

5. This one is classic; just every phuphi/khala/chachi/taayi/mami/nani/dadi’s most favorite thing to say.

6. That moment when you upload a picture with a friend of the opposite sex, aunties be like:

7. Again…

8.Because every aunty in your neighborhood knows all about your life; your friends,

9. This is also our mom at times when she sees a potential rishta boy. Haye Allah! So much interrogation, I swear.

10. That one ‘taana‘ which never gets old

11. Uff, qasm say </3

But take note that it’s normal for most women to feel period pain because of your body’s way of telling you how it needs rest and extra care.

Here are some tips that you MUST follow to kick the pain bye bye.

1. Exercise and Stretch:

As much as we like to sit and lie down during the period, it is highly recommended by doctors that stretching, walking, or any other kind of exercise that loosens up the muscles is beneficial for pain relief.

    2. Heat Things Up

A warm bath or resting a heating pad/hot water bottle on your lower belly or back are good enough ways to relax your muscle.

Heat is an excellent way to reduce pains, you may also want to have hot drinks such as tea and milk.

   3. Avoid Coffee

Although otherwise a great agent to make you fresh, coffee is a vasoconstrictor which makes blood vessels constrict. If you’re already big on coffee and can’t function without it then you may have it once a week before your period starts.

    4. Avoiding These Foods:

During menstruation, it’s a good idea to avoid foods that cause bloating and water retention. Some of the most annoying-down-there foods are:

• Fatty foods
• Carbonated beverages
• Salty foods
• Caffeine
• fatty foods

Diet plays a very important role! You must eat healthy during your days. It adds up to feeling fresh and energetic. Have lots of fruit.

 5. Eat More Greens

Dark leafy greens are a dietary source of magnesium, calcium, and countless other micronutrients.  These nutrients are essential for mediating muscle contractions. In Chinese dietary therapy, dark green vegetables are also considered to be mildly cleansing, which is what the body needs in a “stagnation” condition. Some greens such as dandelion greens (very bitter, but very helpful) also have a mild diuretic effect, which reduces bloating.

Hopefully, these tricks would work just fine on you. Do share if you know other secrets of our dark and gloomy days!

1. Missing Food Big Time (.. big… Big Mac)

On Twitter, a hungry tweeter pleaded: “Can you please not use hashtags (#) during Ramadan? It looks like a waffle”. This innocent tweet shows how deeply hunger affects our thinking during the holy month of Ramazan. In fact, many have to have conscious reminders not to take a bite of the kids’ lunch, and suppress constant chai cravings. This is an expedition which can last all the way up to the first Ashra.

Warning: Groggy caffeine-deprived people on the loose!

2. Newsfeed and Ad Overflow

The first struggle comes pre-Ramazan, with an explosion of discount ads ranging from television to social media. With Ufone showing off Faisal Qureshi’s witty dialogues and Hamza Ali Abbasi making glow lights out of Pepsi bottles; it’s a real circus act testing the human decision-making process – and it all seems like a filler for a great opera. The companies prey on mass psychology in making people believe that their product is all they need for a hungry belly. Choices have never been so complex when it comes to choosing food; be it a mega buffet or a soft drink. The ads are so repetitive and cheaply scripted that they make you cringe. And, and, and… the game shows! What did I do to deserve watching people falling over themselves for a washing machine? How I wish people had a 160 character limit when they spoke!

3. Cliche Cholesterol, Maybe? A guilty pleasure for Ramazan!

The amount of eating increases dramatically during this month. Samosas, pakoras, jalaibis and other deep-fried foods are a staple on every iftar table. They have become so embedded in our culture that without them no iftar is considered complete.
The other day, I told someone about my sehri menu, which was Weetabix cereal and yogurt. They judged me and my taste buds, and said “Anday parathay kay baghair bhala koi sehri hoti hai?”
Since then, I’ve been having parathas for sehri *feels double chin*

4. Full appetite, half broke

Them: “All you can eat”
Translation: “All you can spend”
But it is true – after consuming the typical iftari: samosay, pakoray, Rooh Afza, fruit chaat, jalaibi, dahi bhallay, rolls and what not (thank God I’m not writing this during the roza), one begins to think how the same iftar was being made at home. It’s the thrill of Ramazan that becomes a big woe when you start eating out. Ghar ka khana FTW!

5. Pleasing the host (So much for being a foodie)

Born to a desi household, you cannot offend your host because you’ll get a rapid-fire of: “Beta ye tau lia he nai”, “Kitna kam khatay ho”, “Diet pe ho kya?”, “Khati nahi ho, phir bhi moti ho?” Meanwhile, an aunty puts a heap of aaloo channa chaat on your plate. This social obligation to please the ‘maizbaan’ causes unnecessary consumption of food and rampant bad health. So much so that at times we dread the ‘zabardasti ki aftariyaan’. Also, rozaydaars and their ‘ate too much’ post-iftar face is animated even more when they see the weighing scale: “Umm, but that’s my nana’s age!”

Woes and wows make this holy month special and the most memorable throughout the year.It’s a month of sharing, caring, and making sure we don’t run out of basin!

Mother’s Day is right around the corner; 13th May! We’re way too excited for it because it’s a day that we can TOTALLY dedicate to our moms( we should every day, waisay). After a thorough mummy-loving day, here’s what you can watch with her:

Cake:

It’s 2018’s big hit! A Pakistani movie that revolves around a relatable family structure where siblings look after their parents. The movie justifies the title because it’s layers of sweet moments which you would absolutely enjoy with your family. The effortless acting of the cast members makes it a package altogether.

Baghbaan:

Beware of tears and emotional outburst! It’s a movie from 2003 starring Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini( haye cutesy couple, I swear) where they unconditionally love their children. After the father’s retirement, the children get uncomfortable with the idea of keeping their parents with them and things do not go as the parents had planned.

Parent Trap:

Shoutout to all Lindsay Lohan fans! The movie from our childhood where Lindsay Lohan plays a double role of pre-teen twins. It’s a sweet story about these twin sisters living on opposite ends of Atlantic, struggling to reunite their divorced parents.

Stepmom:

A story starring Ed Haris and Susan Sarandon- both shown divorced to each other. Harris decides to take the next step- be with a significantly younger girlfriend, Julia Roberts.

However, when the new girlfriend meets her boyfriend’s children for the first time, their aggression towards the new mom is obvious. A family crisis happens and Kelly(Julia Roberts) changes everything.

You would love Julia Roberts, please please please watch it!

Moor:

The film’s title, Moor, is a Pashto word meaning “Mother“. The Film’s story shows the railway system of Balochistan, especially the closure of Zhob valley railways in 1984. Parallel to that, the movie shows how families are run by the women in the valley. According to the director of the movie, the film depicts living through the problems faced by Pakistan.

Taare Zameen Par:

It’s an Aamir Khan move so obviously it HAS to be touching. It’s a story about a child with dyslexia and how is condition goes unnoticed by teachers until Ram(Aamir Khan *heart heart heart*) becomes his teacher and changes his life.

P.S: The song, ‘Maa’ is bound to make you and your mom cry.

Princess Diaries:

A throwback to teenage! Princess Diaries is a story about a teenager Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) is thrown for a loop when, from out of the blue, she learns the astonishing news that she’s a real-life princess! As the heir apparent to the crown of the small European principality of Genovia, Mia begins a comical journey toward the throne when her strict and formidable grandmother, Queen Clarisse Renaldi (Julie Andrews), shows up to give her “princess lessons.”

The Blind Side:

The storyline features a teenager, Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.

Brave:

If your mum is into animation she might like this one. The story revolves around an impulsive but courageous daughter of Scottish King Fergus (Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson), is a skilled archer who wants to carve out her own path in life. Her defiance of an age-old tradition angers the Highland lords and leads to chaos in the kingdom. Merida seeks help from an eccentric witch (Julie Walters), who grants her an ill-fated wish. Hence Merida has to discover the true meaning of courage and undo a beastly curse before it’s too late.

The Devil Wears Prada:

Andy (Anne Hathaway) is a recent college graduate who enters the fashion world. Upon landing a job at prestigious Runway magazine, she finds herself the assistant to diabolical editor Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep). Andy questions her ability to survive her grim tour as Miranda’s whipping girl without getting scorched.

The internet is a funny place, every day we come across LOL-able pictures and videos that make us wonder ‘how on earth!’. Have a look at these crazy coincidences caught on camera.

1. Creepy AF!

2. Seems kind of framed but well played *clap clap*

3. Easy, Thor, easy

4. Well it could be true…brilliant moment

5. Here comes the giant!

6. ‘Got mud on your face’ taken too seriously

7. This one takes our heart <3

8. That’s a lot like a Sagittarius

9. *Goosebumps*

10. Ouch! That must have hurt

11. And the gold medal goes to…

12. This one is priceless

13. How adorable is it!

14. Legit ‘woaaah’ 

15. Bet they weren’t expecting that! Crazy coincidence

16. Who takes these pictures

17. Oops!

18. Now that’s some art!

It’s that time of the year when you can’t sleep or eat because of the stress that exams bring to you. It’s okay buddy, it’s only natural.

The internet is a great place to make maximum use of scoring an A in all of your exams; there are plenty of videos and study material online which you can watch to understand the loopholes that might have bugged you in class.

This blog is dedicated to every student who’s struggling with grades. Our team sat together and discussed how our study routine used to be and how we managed to get a GPA above 3.5.

• Sleep

OUR FAVOURITE HOBBY! Jokes apart, if you’re planning a study routine for a few hours/ all-nighter, it is a MUST to get ample of sleep for you to function and understand what you’re studying. It is necessary for you to have a fresh mind, eat healthy( because junk food makes you sleepy), and hydrate yourself before you grab your books.

• Understand What You’re Studying, This is How

This top-scorer, all-rounder, oh-so-smart friend of mine tells me how he used to study; “I would translate everything to Urdu because our mind processes everything better when we read something in our mother language. It always helped me to understand things better and I’d be able to write them with more clarity as well”- Said the Amazing Shahnawaz.

• Make Summaries on Sticky Notes

Once you’re done with a concept/paragraph/page, take a sticky note and write a brief summary of what you gathered from that specific topic. Do it on every page and topic, this will not only help you understand the lesson better but would extremely beneficial when you’re skimming through the book in the morning.

• Read Out Loud

Reading out is a great technique to memorize something because you’re understanding more and listening to yourself. You could also practice reading out with a friend; Tell them to listen to you and raise questions as you study.

• Make Counter-Arguments

While you’re going through a topic, create doubts and question the loopholes in the text. Answer them yourself by studying the topic and include it in your answer sheet. This wouldn’t give the examiner a chance to question your argument.

E.g. Instead of saying Realism is an approach to the study and practice of international politics, you could say, Realism is an approach to the study and practice of international politics. It emphasizes the role of the nation-state and makes a broad assumption that all nation-states are motivated by national interests, or, at best, national interests disguised as moral concerns.

• Quiz Yourself

Always a smart idea to quiz yourself after every topic you go through. Not just that but also quiz yourself before going to sit in your exam. Always works!

• Use Youtube Video Tutorials

Watch videos on YouTube based on the same topic that you’re learning. While watching videos, aim to picture the concepts and elements in your head.

We came across this really cool technique in university and wikihow explains it so well:

Mnemonics are simply memorization techniques that can help you while you’re studying. You can use acronyms to help you, chaining ideas together, or keywords (especially helpful for languages).

Acronyms: this is basically a combination of letters, each of which stands for an idea that you will need to remember. For example, the FOIL method in algebra stands for First, Outer, Inner, Last, designating how you’re supposed to do an algebraic problem.

Chaining creates a story where each word or idea you have to remember cues the next idea that you have to remember.

Keywords: for each foreign word you have to remember, pick an English word that sounds like it. Then you’d visualize an image that has both the English word and the foreign word in it. For example “cabina” is the Spanish word for a phone booth. Imagine a cab trying to fit inside a phone booth. You’ll be able to recall the image, which will lead you to “cabina.”

Source: wikihow.com

• Mind Mapping: Before attempting the exam, make a rough mind map for every question and make bullet points of all the things you’re going to cover. This way you can easily go back to the pencil-written map if you forget something during the exam.