All posts tagged "chronic pain"

Culture

Buds & Baby Boomers

An aging generation gets reacquainted with pot.

Joint Opinions

Choose Cannabis for Wellness, Not Intoxication

An excerpt from “The Cannabis Manifesto,” published by North Atlantic Books.

Medical

Why Marijuana and Yoga Is a Match Made in Nirvana

Marijuana and yoga can, singularly or in tandem, affect a sense of enhanced body awareness —...

Medical

George McMahon, Who Got Medical Pot from the Feds for Decades, Passes Away

McMahon was one of a handful of patients who received free medical marijuana through a federal...

Culture

Roll Models: Meet the Skaters Who Use Cannabis to Curb Pain

The World Anti-Doping Agency just started a cannabis crackdown against professional skateboarding, but these old-school shredders...

Medical

Opioids & Cannabis: Gaining an Upper Hand on Pain

Opioids deployed in the treatment of chronic pain can wind up causing more harm than they...

Medical

Study Ties Medical Marijuana to Productivity in Aging Workers

Americans aged 51 and older are healthier and stay in the workforce longer when medical cannabis...

Medical

Illinois Works to Prevent Opioid Dependency With Cannabis

In a pioneering move when it comes to dealing with the nation’s growing opioid crisis, Illinois...

Medical

Study Finds Medical Marijuana Programs Service More Pain Patients Than Anything Else

Study shows chronic pain is the primary condition driving patients to medical cannabis.

Medical

In Illinois, Marijuana Is an Official Painkiller

Massive expansion, easing of restrictions in Illinois’s medical marijuana law under bill signed by Gov. Bruce...

Politics

Why Do You Need to Renew Your Medical Marijuana Card?

The case of an elderly grandmother who was jailed for cannabis possession because her Michigan state...

Medical

Cannabis: Pain Management or More Pain?

Cannabis has long been known to help with pain, but a new study shows in some...

Joint Opinions

Marijuana & Opioids: Sanjay Gupta Tells Us What We Already Knew

America’s most trusted TV doctor tackles cannabis and prescription pain pills in “Weed 4.”

Cannabis

Opioid Advocates: Cannabis Not Enough to Cut Through Pain

Advocates of opioids argue medical marijuana does not go far enough to relieve pain.

Cannabis

Pot vs. Pain

Research confirms cannabis treats chronic pain.

Cannabis

The Science Behind Treating Chronic Pain With Cannabis

As more and more people continue to look towards treatment with medical marijuana, they can utilize...

Joint Opinions

Sensible Minnesota: Using Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pain

As states grapple with the re-integration of medical cannabis into the physician’s compendium, there are hundreds...

Medical

U.S. Senate Approves Historic VA MMJ Bill

Photo by Kurt Clark The GOP-controlled Senate Appropriations Committee finally approved a plan that would lift...

Strains

Strain Review: Understanding the Power of Full Extract Cannabis Oil

The potent extract (also known as FECO, Rick Simpson Oil, or “RSO”) is the most potent...

Medical

Marijuana Works Better Than Opiates To Control Pain: Here’s How

One compelling argument for the legalization of medical marijuana is its ability to ameliorate intense pain....