Laurence – Cannabis and Autism

Laurence – Cannabis and Autism Ailment: Autism Ingestion Method: Bio: 29 year old sufferer of Autism I have used cannabis since I was 16, which I found was the best thing I ever did for the symptoms of my autism. I have used many liquids and tablets, all of which either didn’t work or made me a zombie. I can be socially awkward, and my temper has always been an issue, which can get me…

The Teeside Cannabis Club

The Teeside Cannabis Club On our continued journey into Northern England we arrived in county Durham to meet the Teeside Cannabis Club. The Teeside cannabis club have played an important part in raising awareness of the medicinal properties of the Cannabis Sativa L plant, they hold regular (alcohol free) events and support patients in the local community. They believe in having open dialogue…

MMJ Visits California – Home of the Longest Running Medical Marijuana Program in the World

MMJ Visits California - Home of the Longest Running Medical Marijuana Program in the World Welcome to the state of California, Under Proposition 215, The California Compassionate Use Act, I am legally entitled to carry up to 8 ounces on my person and grow 6 mature plants and 12 immature cannabis plants in the privacy of my own home. The California Compassionate Use Act has been in effect…

The Father of Cannabis: An Exclusive Interview with Dr. Raphael Mechoulam

The Father of Cannabis: An Exclusive Interview with Dr. Raphael Mechoulam Were it not for one man’s efforts, the current cannabis landscape would look more like moonscape. There would be no conversations/blogs on cannabis as a curative medicine, there would be very little known pharmacology; certainly there would be much less clinical information regarding the world’s most captivating herb.…

CB2 Receptors Help Treat Alzheimers, Dementia and M.S, New Study Finds

CB2 Receptors Help Treat Alzheimers, Dementia and M.S, New Study Finds Traditional endocannabinoid biochemistry holds that there are two main endocannabinoid receptors while others exist as candidates. The two most studied cannabinoid receptors in the human body are the CB1 and CB2 receptors. Customarily, we are taught that CB1 receptors are located within the central nervous system (CNS) and…

Pharmaceutical Drugs or Cannabis: The Best Treatment for Chemotherapy Related Nausea

Pharmaceutical Drugs or Cannabis: The Best Treatment for Chemotherapy Related Nausea Is it just enough to survive, or is quality of life important? In 2013, doctors removed a cancerous section of Jeff Moroso's intestine and started him on chemotherapy. Moroso says the chemo was unbearable even after intense mental preparation. Moroso and others like him say cannabis is the only anti-nausea…

8 “Facts” About Cannabis from the National Institute of Drug Abuse

8 "Facts" About Cannabis from the National Institute of Drug Abuse A highly biased study was recently published (2014) in the New England Journal of Medicine titled Adverse Health Effects of Marijuana Use. It concluded that chronic marijuana use causes several serious consequences. This persnickety publication was written by author Dr. Nora D. Volkow, lead investigator, and director of the…

Medical Cannabis and PTSD: The Only Genuine Alternative?

Medical Cannabis and PTSD: The Only Genuine Alternative? The Colorado Springs Gazette published this article in 2014: Free Cannabis GiveawayArticle in THE COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE Sept. 28, 2014 by Stephen Hobbs About 1,000 show up in Colorado Springs for veterans’ marijuana giveaway. A free cannabis giveaway at a Colorado Springs hotel Saturday attracted about a thousand people…

PTSD and Cannabis Study is Finally Approved

PTSD and Cannabis Study is Finally Approved  Veterans suffering from PTSD finally have something to look forward to; at least as far as medical marijuana is concerned. A year ago, federal government approved the funding for a study that would look into the effects of medical marijuana on veteran patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The work may finally get underway…

Dr. Rasmussen Explains the Truth About Cannabis and Schizophrenia

Dr. Rasmussen Explains the Truth About Cannabis and Schizophrenia I’m sure that many of you have already heard the mantra hailing past the naysayer’s camp of commercial medicine that cannabis smoking will increase your risk for psychosis. It’s a frightening argument which provides much needed ordinance for those “thought leaders” in medicine that are opposed to the use of cannabis for treating…