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Cannabis Use & Hepatitis C
May 20, 2014In her presentation at the eighth National Conference on Cannabinoid Medicine, Diane Sylvestre, M.D., urged caution...
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Kidney Transplants and Cannabis
May 12, 2014The New York Times recently reported that the national transplant list now contains more than 100,000...
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Study Reinforces Benefits of Medical Marijuana for Multiple Sclerosis
May 9, 2014Tim Timmons holds a glass pipe filled with marijuana at his Garland home. Timmons smokes marijuana...
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French Study Gets It Wrong on Heart Disease and Cannabis Use
May 6, 2014A recent study in France was the genesis of the latest in overreaching conclusions about the...
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Marijuana Works Better Than Opiates To Control Pain: Here’s How
May 2, 2014One compelling argument for the legalization of medical marijuana is its ability to ameliorate intense pain....
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Dr. Dina “Marijuana Consultant To The Stars” Talks Medical Marijuana
April 24, 2014I reached out to the one and only Dr. Dina (aka the “Real Nancy Botwin”) to...
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Cannabis Using Students Outperform Tobacco Using Peers
April 21, 2014The University of Ontario released a study exploring the patterns of use and characteristics of the...
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Study: Enactment Of Medical Cannabis Laws Not Associated With Higher Crime Rates
April 17, 2014The enactment of medical cannabis laws is not associated with any rise in statewide criminal activity...
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Why Cannabis is Good for You, Let’s Count the Ways
April 13, 2014What are some people smoking when they demonize the health effects of cannabis? Even doctors can...
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Cannabis-Infused Honey: A Must Have Natural Medicine
April 9, 2014Cannabis and honey are both known to have healing properties, so combining these substances is a...
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University of Arizona PTSD Study Suggests Shift in Federal Medical Marijuana Policy
March 31, 2014On March 14, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved the sale of...
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The University of Arizona PTSD Study Is the First of Many Medical Marijuana Studies
March 27, 2014Growing up on military bases, post-traumatic stress disorder is something you just get used to seeing....
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Is Vaping the Future of Drugs?
March 25, 2014I don’t envy Big Tobacco. Not only are they still fighting the past sins of their...
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Health Canada Urges Patients to Destroy “Contraband Cannabis”
March 24, 2014Medical marijuana users and growers were shocked recently when Health Canada outlined some very stiff instructions...
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Remembering Peter McWilliams
March 24, 2014What if you were a bestselling author and nearly finished with one of your most inspiring...
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Study Shows Cannabis Kills Leukemia Cells
March 23, 2014Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia A UK study in the journal Anticancer Research has found that cannabis derived...
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San Francisco Approves Vaporizing Restrictions
March 21, 2014San Francisco has become the latest city in the nation to enact restrictions on the use...
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Marijuana-Derived CBD Used To Treat Alzheimer’s Disease
March 20, 2014Clumps of protein known as beta-amyloid plaque are a key trait of Alzheimer’s and contribute to...
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Cannabis and Mental Illness: How Reefer Madness Heals the Mind
March 18, 2014Photo by Prensa420/Flickr Despite the 1930’s Reefer Madness fear and smear campaign, as well as the...
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Sanjay Gupta Says CBD-only Legislation Doesn’t Go Far Enough
March 11, 2014In promotion of tonight’s special, “Weed 2: Cannabis Madness” on CNN, Sanjay Gupta has released another...