Can Medical Cannabis Help HIV/AIDS Patients?
Can Medical Cannabis Help HIV/AIDS Patients?
Medical marijuana currently has a strong case for treating seizures and chronic pain- but what about HIV/AIDS? Many have cited Penny F. Whiting's report Cannabinoids for Medical Use. Whiting's thorough investigation on the benefits/risks of medical marijuana was published last month in The Journal of the American Medical Association. Of the 79…
Study Will Open the Door to Treating PTSD With Medical Marijuana
Study Will Open the Door to Treating PTSD With Medical Marijuana
Images of horror flash through the mind of Matt Stys like a slideshow.
Bloodied bodies of the injured and corpses of dead soldiers, the inability to differentiate between bomb-wielding extremists and civilians.
As an officer running an entry control point in Iraq, Stys has seen it all.
Like Vietnam, the bravery of the…
An Exclusive Interview with Professor Roger Pertwee
An Exclusive Interview with Professor Roger Pertwee
When someone is coveted with the same prestigious award as 3 Nobel Prize winners and 16 Fellows of the Royal Society, it is abundantly clear that their contribution to their profession is significant to say the least.
This can be said of Professor Roger Pertwee, who in 2011 was awarded the Wellcome Gold Medal from the British…
Does Cannabis Help Treat Neuropathic Pain?
Does Cannabis Help Treat Neuropathic Pain?
I discovered during my research that there remains a paucity of clinical data on cannabis for treating skin and many other disorders. However, the bandwagon of research clearly is the use of cannabis in treating numerous forms of pain, including a very special type called neuropathic pain. Here, there exists a wealth of information.
WHAT IS…
Treating Sickle Cell Disease with Medical Cannabis
Treating Sickle Cell Disease with Medical Cannabis
Cannabis is known for reducing pain and inflammation in many applications. Recently researchers set out to see if it would help in treating the severe, painful episodes of an acute sickle cell crisis.
WHAT IS SICKLE CELL DISEASE?
Sickle cell disease is a chronic condition that targets the body's red blood cells and is characterized by…
5 Studies that show Cannabis can treat Spinal Cord Injuries
5 Studies that show Cannabis can treat Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal cord injuries can result in some of the most damaging and unbearable side effects possible. Injuries in this area of the body often result in a change, either temporary or permanent to normal motor or sensory function.
A fragile, spaghetti-like plethora of nerves surround the spinal cord, all of which are vital to the human…
Physician Discusses the Dangers of Synthetic Cannabis Spice: Schizophrenia
Physician Discusses the Dangers of Synthetic Cannabis Spice: Schizophrenia
One thing we know for certain is that we cannot dis-invent psychoactive drugs. They are here to stay while underground nurseries hatch new “highs” every year for the multibillion-dollar world drug market.
All we can do to assure our safety is to learn the truth about them from impartial sources. From there one can…
Know Your Medicine Part 1 – Sativa
Know Your Medicine Part 1 - Sativa
A girl diagnosed with Depression walks into a pharmacy.
She hands a script to the pharmacist and explains, “My doctor gave me a prescription for an antidepressant.”
The pharmacist shuffles through the shop and collects three antidepressant medications from the shelves. He presents them to the girl at the counter, explaining each medicine alleviates…
A Beginners Guide to Cannabis and Cancer
A Beginners Guide to Cannabis and Cancer
The uses of cannabis to treat complications of cancer and cancer-related treatments are very well known. Cannabis has been proven to alleviate nausea, pain, insomnia, depression, and other symptoms associated with the disease itself or chemotherapy/radiation. However, more and more people are beginning to use cannabis extracts to directly treat their…
Medical Marijuana and Epilepsy: Breakthrough New Study Could Help With Legalisation
Medical Marijuana and Epilepsy: Breakthrough New Study Could Help With Legalisation
A new study involving 213 children and adults suffering from the debilitating symptoms associated with epilepsy has been published.
This study set out to prove that medical marijuana contains properties able to fight against the extreme symptoms of epilepsy.
Seizures are scary for all involved; the…