Month: October 2017

October 30, 2017

Medical marijuana users claim the drug helps relieve pain and suppress nausea — the two main reasons it’s often used to relieve the side effects of chemotherapy. Researchers at Harvard Medical School suggested that that some of the drug’s benefits may actually be from reduced anxiety, which would improve the smoker’s mood and act as…

October 27, 2017

On the one hand, nearly half of cannabis users say that their goal is to relax. Yet many people are also familiar with the marijuana freak-out, or have seen a paranoid friend disappear from a party because they “just can’t handle it, it’s too much, man.” So what gives? The simple answer is that feelings of panic probably mean someone…

October 25, 2017

Medical Marijuana isn’t typically thought of as a psychedelic – a drug that produces hallucinations or an apparent expansion of consciousness. But according to Some Psychiatrists, some of cannabis’ effects are psychedelic in nature. At a recent conference other countries on the science of psychedelics, Holland said that using marijuana may be linked with a phenomenon some psychiatrists refer…

October 25, 2017

The legal marijuana industry brought in upwards of $4 billion in sales in 2016, according to a new report from the Marijuana Business Daily. And small-town America is riding the high. In the eight US states where recreational marijuana is legal, the marijuana “green rush” has breathed new life into the rural communities that welcome it. Cultivation…

October 10, 2017

Using cannabis and cannabinoids to treat various conditions is seen as controversial when it comes to treating children. Yet, for all the controversy, it seems strange that people are so critical of cannabis when there are many drugs that are far more addictive and dangerous than cannabis being prescribed to children. Take childhood epilepsy (e.g. Dravet…

October 5, 2017

Reported rates of marijuana use have more than doubled in the past decade. Medical marijuana is now legal in nearly half of US states and is increasing access to the drug for current and potential future users. Although it is often portrayed as harmless, and sometimes even therapeutic, there has not been nearly enough studies…

October 3, 2017

Now that recreational marijuana is legal in 29 states, lawmakers and law enforcement have to grapple with how best to deal with marijuana-impaired drivers. When Colorado and Washington state each passed ballot measures legalizing marijuana for recreational use late last year, one legal challenge was resolved, but another was just beginning Before, marijuana was simply prohibited….