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 […]
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The Secrets Of Medicinal Marijuana
The Secrets of Medicinal Marijuana A Guide For Patients & Those Who Care For Them by Barbara Harris, RT, CMT This might be the best first book a person could read if they desire to gain an understanding of how to use medicinal marijuana. Barbara Harris covers it all: joints to vapes, concentrates, edibles, CBD […]
What Are The Medicinal Benefits Of Cannabinoids?
Ask people on the street about the effect cannabis has on your mind and body, and you’re bound to hear a wide range of answers. “It gets you high.” “It makes you feel good.” “It makes you hungry.” “It makes you feel paranoid.” “It eases your pain.” And yet your everyday person probably doesn’t understand […]
Ireland: Bill To Legalise Medicinal Cannabis Tabled In Dáil
An opposition TD has introduced a bill in the Dáil that would see cannabis legalised for medicinal use. Anti-Austerity Alliance/ People Before Profit deputy Bríd Smith said there is demand for such medication by a number of specific groups of ill-health sufferers. She said that she has met with a group representing people who suffer […]
Everything You Need to Know About Marijuana’s Most Medicinal Molecule
In 2009, a handful of CBD-rich cannabis strains were discovered serendipitously in Northern California, America’s cannabis breadbasket, where certified patients could access medical marijuana legally. Thus began a great laboratory experiment in democracy involving CBD-rich cannabis therapeutics. The advent of whole plant CBD-rich oil as a grassroots therapeutic option has changed the national conversation about […]
AU: Medicinal Marijuana Has Been Legalised In Victoria, But How Does It Work?
There has been talk in recent times of medicinal cannabis being legalised in Australia and some have been waiting with bated breath for the announcement. And the Victorian government has finally passed its bill, with some people now able to manufacture and consume the drug. Victoria is the first state in Australia to legalise medicinal […]
Mexico OKs 2 More Permits to Import Medicinal Cannabis
The Mexican government is letting the parents of two more sick girls import a cannabis-derived medicine for their treatment. Read article here: High Times
Mexico: Families Hoping For Medicinal Marijuana
As Mexico’s top court prepares to consider arguments that could open the door to the recreational use of marijuana, some families are hoping such a step could help make medicinal marijuana more accessible. The parents of 8-year-old Graciela Elizalde of Monterrey have already seen a difference in their daughter since she began taking a marijuana […]
The Next Generation of Medicinal Cannabis: High-CBG Strains
Cannabigerol, a small non-psychoactive component of cannabis, shows significant promise as a treatment for glaucoma, multiple sclerosis and skin diseases, but its mostly unavailable in the medical marijuana market. Does a cheap and natural source exist for this rare medic… Read article here: High Times
NIDA Admits That Marijuana Has Medicinal Value
The United States government has surprisingly allowed one of its most prominent drug warriors – the head of NIDA – to admit that, despite more than 40yearsof pot propaganda, marijuana does actually possess medicinal qualities. Read article here: High Times