med_admin The online telehealth service, HelloMD, is specifically aimed at those who need or are curious about medical marijuana. A sort of WebMD for medical marijuana, the site has gained a strong following providing solid information and services to its members seeking guidance and direction on the medical benefits of cannabis. It also doubles as a … Read more
Though approved as a treatment option for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in seventeen states, Colorado has yet to approve medical marijuana (MMJ) for those burdened with the malady. Citing lack of scientific evidence indicating MMJ does alleviate symptoms of PTSD, the Colorado Board of Health refused to add MMJ to list of qualifying conditions under … Read more
It is said that the 1970 Controlled Substances Act decision which labeled marijuana as a Schedule I drug was more a response to counterculture movement than to any scientific or medical study of the drug. In fact, the Shafer Commission, an investigative body into the drug, recommended that marijuana be decriminalized and removed as a … Read more
Fibromyalgia is a difficult to treat medical disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain. It is commonly accompanied with fatigue, sleep, memory, and mood problems. Researchers believe that fibromyalgia amplifies pain by affecting the way the brain processes brain signals, but the root cause of the disease is not known. Millions are affected by the illness … Read more
Though not on the list of treatments for bulimia by the American Psychiatric Association’s recommendations, there are more and more case studies that show how MMJ can, at the very minimum, alleviate the systems of bulimia. Bulimia is an eating disorder that consists of binging and purging. The ability to regulate food intake, and keep … Read more
In May of 2016 a bipartisan Congress agreed that Veterans and their VA doctors will have the right to discuss medical marijuana as a treatment option for everything from chronic pain to post-traumatic stress disorder in states that have legalized MMJ. The House and Senate approved bills that include amendments lift restrictions otherwise preventing VA … Read more
The benefits of medical marijuana used to treat the intrusive effects of epilepsy received wide acclaim in recent years and since has spawned legislation nationwide advocating and decriminalizing medical marijuana. After using a strain of cannabis now called Charlotte’s Web to treat their young daughter’s severe epilepsy, the Figi family reported that her debilitating seizures … Read more
Though now legal the medical benefits of marijuana is still a hot topic. Most know that lighting up gives you a nice high, and often that energy to play a stellar set on Rock Band. Such a high is the result of the THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) dominate sativa strain. But, there is a less prevalent cannabinoid … Read more
As MMJ strains evolve, so does market demand. Once thought of as a joke and an excuse to get high, extensive research into the medical benefits of marijuana is proving that a buzz isn’t the only thing you can get from that prized nug. Where there are two primary cannabinoids that make up marijuana, Tetra … Read more
Four states already have legalized recreational marijuana; Colorado, Alaska, Oregon, and Washington. According to Doug Mcintyre, CEO of 24/7 Wall Street, eleven states are next to legalize it for recreational use: Vermont, New York, California, Massachusetts, Nevada, Minnesota, Connecticut, Maryland, Rhode Island, Maine, and Delaware. These states are similar in that most of them already … Read more