Although marijuana was legalized for recreational use in January, Colorado health officials have recently enacted a crackdown on medical marijuana patients who grow more than the standard number of marijuana plants. Medical marijuana law in Colorado allows MMJ patients to grow up to six plants for their own use. If more is medically necessary, then patients are allowed to grow more plants. Now, the Colorado Health Department is requiring doctors who recommended the extra plants and the patients who grow them to provide more medical documentation on why they need extra marijuana plants. In addition to providing medical information about […]

More and more parents are moving to Colorado for the sake of their children’s health. Almost 3 million Americans are affected with epilepsy, a neurological condition that causes recurring seizures. Around 1 million of those people experience seizures unaffected by medication. Two-year-old Addyson Benton is one of these people. In an interview with USA Today, Addyson’s mother Heather Benton said “Not one part of me is afraid to give Addyson medical marijuana, but I’m terrified to keep giving her the medications she’s been prescribed, that haven’t worked and have all these horrible side effects.” Adam Benton, Addyson’s father, recently moved […]

Although there are many strides being taken towards the acceptance of medical marijuana, there is still a long way to go before its stigma is removed. One of the biggest arguments against MMJ is the impression that marijuana is a gateway drug to harder drugs like heroin and cocaine. Dr. Andrew Kolodny, president of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing and the Chief Medical Officer of Phoenix House, a nonprofit addiction treatment organization, argues that there is no evidence to support the idea of weed being a gateway drug. In 1970, President Nixon signed the Controlled Substances Act into law, which […]

News reports across the country seem divided between supporters and opponents of medicinal marijuana use. But, as of late, there’s an undeniable movement towards MMJ benefits to young patients whose parents may feel the quandary of proof that despite the stigma of its use, MMJ actually brings relief to their small child or loved one. In November 2000 Coloradans confronted possible ridicule by passing AMD 20 and since proved the rest of the country that MMJ does indeed help patients who suffer the ails of cancer, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS positive, cachexia; severe pain; severe nausea; seizures, to include those that are […]

More and more, media reports that the medical marijuana (MMJ) movement continues to spread across the country. Recently, Georgia State Rep. Allen Peake proposed legislation to legalize prescribing MMJ strictly to those children who suffer from severe seizure disorders. If passed GA will be the 22 state (DC) to use the drug for its advantages such as easing ails like seizures. MMJ is prescribed by doctors to those who suffer from cancer HIV/AIDS positive, cancer, glaucoma, cachexia; severe pain; severe nausea; – and, seizures, including those who show characteristic of epilepsy; or persistent muscle spasms, and multiple sclerosis. In Colorado, […]

Medical marijuana use has become increasingly more popular and accepted among the general public, but the use of med weed continues to be viewed as a socially awkward activity in some respects. However, MMJ has helped thousands of patients relieve the pain associated with chronic disease such as HIV/AIDS, glaucoma, seizures and cancer. So, with that being said, for those patients who have benefited from the effects of MMJ, stigma should be a non-issue. Finding the most reliable and confidential medical alternatives doctors in Colorado Springs is the first step in helping relieve these symptoms and enjoying the quality of […]

In Colorado the New Year represents the power of a people through democracy as the legalization of recreational use and sale of marijuana at licensed stores for those over 21 years of age took effect via Amendment 64. The rest of the U.S. took notice as media across the wires reported on record sales and complex rules and regulations of its consumption. Advocates and protesters continue to weigh in on this revolutionary movement while estimated revenues are expected to reach nearly $400 million this year. As expectations of recreation med weed sales continue to be reported; fiscal year 2013 showed […]

Finding the best medical marijuana dispensaries Colorado Springs has to offer has a large part to do with weighing the payment options. Good news for MMJ patients as the Registry Board voted 7-1 to lower annual patient fees from $35 to $15 beginning in February. That my friends, is a 57 percent decrease and moves to the notion that the program is working for those who need it most. Mark Salley, spokesman for Colo’s Department of Public Health and Environment, told the Denver Post that the reduction is in part due to the state making enough money to cover administration […]

The MMJ movement is spreading quickly from state-to-state as citizens across the US begin to understand its positive affect on patients who have been diagnosed with cancer, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS or other chronic pain. So, with results comes citizens’ insistence on further studies of MMJs positive uses for other illnesses and diseases. Recently in the news the question if MMJ would help those who suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), specifically military service members who have and are coming home from deployment. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, more than 450,000 Veterans received treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) […]

According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), as of August 31- over 800 physicians have patients to whom they prescribe medical marijuana (MMJ). Other stats report there are over 109k patients with more than 230k new applications processed for MMJ recommends. Med weed is prescribed to patients who suffer from chronic pain suffered from or being treated for cancer, glaucoma and HIV/AIDS. Over 90 percent of MMJ is prescribed for severe pain. Since Coloradans passed Amendment 20 in November 2000- citizens across the US have discovered its medical benefits. Today, 20 states plus DC have legalized […]