All posts tagged "medical cannabis"

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Lyme Disease: The Forgotten Illness

Lyme disease may not be the first thing that comes to mind when considering the use...

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Marin County’s ‘Godmother of Marijuana’ Is Back in Business

She's baaaaaack! Lynette "Bluesetta" Shaw is a first-generation pioneer of California's massive medical marijuana market. Her...

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Access to MMJ for Veterans Grows, But the Struggle Continues

On Memorial Day, we honor those military service members who made the ultimate sacrifice. But for...

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Cannabis Medicine Offers Seniors A New Way To Grow Old

A rapidly growing number of senior citizens are embracing the herbal alternative to opioids and other...

Current Events

Colorado Considers Allowing Medical Cannabis for PTSD

Even though Colorado — the first state in the union to legalize adult use of cannabis —...

Politics

Mexico Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill

In a recent move that many observers see as a first step towards full legalization, an...

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Mile High Massage Highlights the Healing Power of Topicals

Cannabis medicine is often associated with smoking, vaping or oral ingestion of edibles or tinctures. But...

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Australia Funds Largest MMJ Study in History

Australia is organizing a government-funded clinical trial to explore the effects of medical marijuana on nausea...

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Texas Bill Would Radically Expand Scope of MMJ Program

Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that would add two dozen medical conditions to the list of...

Industry Events

Ganja Gift Fair Spotlights Women in Cannabis

Lady Chatterly's Lover, an SF Bay Area cannabis collective committed to promoting the work of women...

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MMJ Moves Forward in South Africa

The cannabis revolution continues to march forward across the globe. In South Africa, where the plant...

Current Events

NFL Player Suspended for MMJ

Seantrel Henderson has been using medical cannabis to treat his condition for years, and this isn't...

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When Workplace Insurance Covers Medical Marijuana

As legalization moves forward at the state-level nationwide, the legislative legacy of the Drug War’s 1980s...

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The Father of the Medical Marijuana Movement

A building avalanche of medical and general decriminalization continues to barrel across the nation, and with...

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Restrictive Texas Cannabis Regulations Fail Medical Marijuana Patients

Cautious optimism has given way to shock and devastation as Texas doubles down on a restrictive...

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Amid Mormon Church Opposition A Third Medical Cannabis Bill Proposed In Utah

“It would be immoral to back down,” Sen. Mark Madsen told KUTV in Salt Lake City...

Politics

NY Sponsors Big Pharma CBD Trials, But Will Not Expand MMJ

New York is apparently more interested in stroking the interests of Big Pharma than it is...

In The Magazine

Choose Cannabis Over Diet Pills For A Safer New Year’s Weight Loss Resolution

New studies are smashing the stereotypes of fat, lazy stoners and more people are choosing safe...

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Closing the Medical Cannabis Education Gap

The battle over the legalization of medical cannabis is slowly being won state-by-state. Currently, 23 states...

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First MMJ Dispensary Opens Today In Nevada

The Sparks City Council voted to approve the dispensary last year, with little reported pushback from...