Remember how the Drug Enforcement Administration refused to change marijuana’s legal status under federal law in August? Reform advocates protested that the decision proved that the government’s current drug scheduling system was flawed – and the Food and Drug Administration apparently agrees. Though the DEA released the FDA’s official recommendation to the agency when it […]
Research Suggests Cannabis Is Better For Back Pain Than Opiates
It’s no secret that cannabis can treat pain, but a recent study suggests it can be particularly effective in the treatment of back pain caused by anything from anxiety to injury. Since it’s also proven to be an effective anxiety treatment, it may even reduce anxiety-related back pain and treat both conditions at once. Natural […]
Medicinal Cannabis Trial In The Works In Denmark
The Health Ministry is making preparations for medicinal cannabis trials starting in 2018. According to ministerial documents obtained by Metroxpress newspaper, the health minister, Sophie Løhde, has proposed a four-year trial period that will prescribe cannabis to patients with four different serious conditions. Going Dutch The proposal is similar to the model used in the […]
Cannabis Superior To Drugs For Crohn’s Disease
When drugs fail and surgery is the only remaining option on the horizon, cannabis may provide an effective and safe natural alternative intervention for the debilitating inflammatory bowel disease known as Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s disease is a debilitating inflammatory bowel disease that chronically affects the lining of the digestive tract and is usually resistant to […]
Support Growing For Industrial Hemp In Texas
Corpus Christi – Support is growing across Texas for legislation that would allow farmers the opportunity to grow hemp. If passed, it could bring hundreds of millions of dollars into the Texas economy. Hemp is a cannabis plant that has very small concentrations of THC, so the plant has no intoxicating attributes. For farmers it […]
Is The Acceptance Of Marijuana Reaching A Tipping Point?
Marijuana is a smoking hot topic in the United States this fall. Residents in nine states will be voting on referendums in November that call for legalization of the ancient herb. For a single nationwide election, that’s an all-time high. Five states – Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada – will decide whether to legalize […]
Medical Marijuana Advocacy
“There was a time in the United States when extracts of cannabis were almost as commonly used for medicinal purposes as is aspirin today,” wrote Solomon Snyder in a 1971 book entitled Uses of Marijuana. In fact, the history of marijuana medical use predates the written word. Every civilization since the dawn of man has […]
Cannabis Cultivation In The Netherlands Could Be Legalised Soon
The Netherlands’ contradictory laws on cannabis could finally be resolved as, for the first time, the majority of MPs look to back a bill that would legalise government-regulated cannabis cultivation. It would allow coffee shops to buy from licenced cannabis growers and would implement quality control. Currently, licenced coffee shops can sell small amounts of […]
Medical Cannabis 2016 – New Benefits Of Medicinal Marijuana
Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the U.S. resulting in at least 584,881 deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recent animal studies show that marijuana extracts can help kill certain cancer cells and even reduce the size of some of them. But, marijuana is still illegal in […]
Grandma Building Sustainable Hemp Homes
The DEA considers hemp to be a dangerous substance and it’s still classified as a schedule I drug, alongside heroin and ecstasy, even though the plant contains almost no THC and has no psychoactive effects. Many believe this classification is the result of the oil industry’s grip on the legislative process in America, because hemp […]