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CBD & Terpenes: The Entourage Effect
Cannabis is truly one of the most amazing plants on Earth. As the female’s flowering phase progresses, she becomes a virtual chemical factory, producing hundreds of various cannabinoids, flavonoids, terpenes, and terpenoids. Science is only beginning to understand the role these individual chemical compounds play when ingested in the human
A Patient’s Path to Cannabis
While Dana Kelley’s pain was unrelenting, her decision was not easy. Dana Kelley recalls the exact moment when her neurologist suggested she try medical marijuana. The retired Army Intelligence linguist said it caused her emotional upheaval and led her to question her willingness to continue living in constant pain. Kelley’s
US Veteran’s Children Taken Away Over His Use of Medical Marijuana
Tensions running high between courts, family attorneys and child protective services, who are unsure where lines are drawn in a world of legalized cannabis. When Raymond Schwab talks about his case, his voice teeters between anger and sadness. “People who don’t understand the medical value of cannabis are tearing my
Physician’s Letter: Cannabis Can Help Patients With Chronic Pain
Posted Jan. 18, 2016 at 11:00 AM on RRStar.com: “I have been a practicing physician in the Chicagoland area for more than 30 years, with a specialty in pain medicine. A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention draws attention to the fact that Illinois must allow
Ex-Bear Jim McMahon: Medical Marijuana Got Me Off Narcotic Pain Pills
Former Super Bowl champion and Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon says an unfairly demonized drug helped him recover from the pain of his football career: medical marijuana. McMahon was in Chicago this week, where he attended Tuesday’s Bears reunion marking the 30th anniversary of their Super Bowl victory. He was
New Study Finds Medical Cannabis Oil Promising Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease affects over 5 million U.S. citizens. And as we previously reported, cannabis could play a vital role in respect to delaying the disease’s effects, and also has the potential to terminate it entirely. Now, another new study has concluded that medical cannabis oil is a safe and effective treatment
Mother of Two Forced to Move to Colorado For Medical Marijuana
For three years, Enedina Stanger has been in pain and she said her only relief is illegal in her home state of Utah. Earlier this week, Stanger was sentenced to six months of probation and required to undergo a parenting class after an October incident in which an officer cited
Here’s How Cannabis can Help Your Bones!
Maybe you’ve heard that cannabis and bone health go hand-in-hand, especially when healing fractured or broken bones. But did you know that it can also help treat osteoporosis and other related bone diseases? Or how about that cannabinoid receptors are present throughout your bones, and are actually in control of
Dr. Sue Sisley: Cannabis Medical Research is Being Kept in the Dark as Thousands Die Each Year
For many decades, one of the strongest arguments for the legalization of cannabis has been the potential medicinal benefits derived from the plant. What we do know is that within the human body exists the Endocannabinoid System (ECS), a group of receptors throughout the brain and central nervous system that
50 Unexpected Benefits of Cannabis (You Might Not Know)
It comes as no shock to anyone who knows cannabis that it’s something of a miracle herb. But as we bring this plant out of the dark and into the light, it continues to blow our minds – just how great the benefits of marijuana actually are! We are talking