Medical

Beyond Budtenders
By Alice O’Leary-Randall on July 3, 2017
Dispensaries and patients alike could benefit from the growing community of medical professionals who are solely focused on the medical utility of cannabis. In the...
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5 Misconceptions About CBD
By Ellen Holland on July 1, 2017
Prominent researcher debunks some of the myths surrounding CBD. While once ignored and widely unknown, cannabidiol or CBD continues to gain traction for its wide...
Marin County’s ‘Godmother of Marijuana’ Is Back in Business
By Chris Roberts on June 26, 2017
She's baaaaaack! Lynette "Bluesetta" Shaw is a first-generation pioneer of California's massive medical marijuana market. Her decades-long legal saga is finally ending and her groundbreaking...
Mexico Legalizes Medical Cannabis
By Owen Poindexter on June 21, 2017
Mexico legalizes medical cannabis, but for now needy patients will only be offered products with less than 1 percent THC. Mexico has legalized medical cannabis....
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Many Veterans Have to Break the Law to Use Medical Cannabis
By Chris Roberts on June 16, 2017
For veterans in states with restrictive medical programs, acquiring the medicinal benefits of cannabis means breaking the law. There are almost 900,000 military veterans living...
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Scientists: If It’s In a Backwoods, It Ain’t That Good
By Chris Roberts on June 7, 2017
Everybody knows that tobacco is a dangerous, addictive substance, but many in the cannabis community still roll their herb in it to make blunts and roll...
Cannabis for Cancer
By Sara Payan on May 30, 2017
Marijuana has long been known to ease certain cancer symptoms and alleviate the painful side effects of pharmaceutical cancer treatments. With the growing availability of...
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Opioid Advocates: Cannabis Not Enough to Cut Through Pain
By Mike Adams on May 26, 2017
Advocates of opioids argue medical marijuana does not go far enough to relieve pain. A significant amount of evidence has emerged over the past several...
Tahoe Wellness Provides Blend of Cannabis & Community
By Ellen Holland on May 25, 2017
Lake Tahoe dispensary provides a holistic package for wellness. South Lake Tahoe, a community which straddles the border between California and Nevada, has a laid-back,...
Hawaii Cannabis Patients Are Feeling the Love
By Mitchell Colbert on May 22, 2017
From the eight dispensaries approved by the Aloha State’s department of health in the last year to a once ominous home grow ban now languishing...
Australia Conducting “World First” Medical Marijuana Trial
By Chris Roberts on May 18, 2017
It could be the world’s most important marijuana scientific trial, and it's starting now. By 2021, Australian researchers will have new answers to lingering questions surrounding...
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The Science Behind Medical Marijuana & Migraines
By Ellen Holland on May 16, 2017
The use of cannabis for migraine headaches dates back to ancient times, but we still don’t know exactly how cannabis works to manage headache disorders....
Smoking Seniors
By Dragonfly de la Luz on May 11, 2017
How one retirement community is coming out of the cannabis closet. They are former biologists, engineers, therapists. They grew up under the influence of Richard...
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Pot vs. Pain
By Alice O’Leary-Randall on May 5, 2017
Research confirms cannabis treats chronic pain. In the 2014 book, “A Nation in Pain,” Judy Foreman offered a stunning picture of America’s growing problem with...
Medical Cannabis Conversation Heats Up in The NFL
By Jimi Devine on May 5, 2017
The topic of whether or not players in the NFL will ever be allowed to use medical marijuana continues to develop. Dueling narratives over the...
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Don’t Knock a Strong Pot Tolerance, It Could Help You Heal
By Emily Earlenbaugh on April 22, 2017
Cannabis tolerance — the gradual acclimation to the sensory impacts of use — is usually framed in a negative light; something to be avoided or...
Republicans Keep Being Wrong on Opiates and Marijuana
By Chris Roberts on April 10, 2017
Republicans couldn't be more wrong when it comes to comparing opioids and medical marijuana. Sean Spicer is wrong. John Kasich is wrong. Jeff Sessions is...
Report After Report: Legal Pot Doesn’t Increase Youth Use
By Chris Roberts on April 6, 2017
It's the enduring war cry of the prohibitionist: think of the children! But recent reports (along with dozens of less recent ones) show that, far from increasing...
Argentine Senate Approves Medical Use of Cannabis Oil
By Associated Press on April 3, 2017
Country says it will "guarantee free access" to medical marijuana patients. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's Senate has given final legislative approval to a...
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Dabs in Rehab? Welcome to High Sobriety
By Chris Roberts on March 31, 2017
Dabs in rehab sounds like an contradiction to some, but an emerging philosophy of harm reduction for people struggling with addiction has some clinics offering...