11/12/2019
Having a “bad back” is a common complaint—nearly half of all working Americans say they experience back pain each year—but it’s a different beast altogether when a backache becomes a way of life. When any kind of pain persists longer than a few months, it’s considered chronic ... Read More
11/11/2019
Vitamin E acetate, an additive used in black market vaping products, is the probable culprit in the recent spate of vaping-related illnesses and deaths, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC investigators tested fluid from the lungs of 29 patients ac ... Read More
11/08/2019
Veterans seeking health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are often frustrated when seeking medical marijuana to treat their conditions. Medical marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, so VA doctors can’t recommend it. According to WABC News in New Y ... Read More
11/07/2019
A Massachusetts Superior Court judge ordered the state to lift a ban on marijuana vaping products sold legally to medical marijuana card holders. The judge ruled that Governor Charlie Baker's emergency regulations prohibiting the sale of vaping products to medical marijuana patients "are ... Read More
11/06/2019
When conventional medication and therapy don’t help reduce symptoms of a child’s autism spectrum disorder (ASD), parents can feel desperate for alternative solutions. Enter medical marijuana, which is becoming an increasingly popular option in the autism treatment toolbox. Autism, ... Read More
11/05/2019
The Iowa Medical Cannabidiol Board recommended adding post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and intellectual disability with aggression to the list of conditions that can be treated with marijuana in the state. The recommendation now goes to the Iowa Board of Medicine for final appro ... Read More
11/01/2019
Four years after medical marijuana became legal in Minnesota, a new survey found 58% of primary care physicians in the state believe cannabis is a "legitimate" treatment and 39% thought providers should offer it to patients. The study, published in the journal BMC Family Practic ... Read More
10/31/2019
The University of Maryland, Baltimore launched a Master of Science in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics program, the first of its kind in the country. The two-year, mostly online MS program is designed to prepare students for various aspects of the cannabis industry, includin ... Read More
10/29/2019
A new study from Australia did not find strong evidence that cannabis helps psychiatric disorders, and the authors conclude that the low quality and quantity of evidence does not support its use. The study appeared in the prestigious journal The Lancet Psychiatry. But medical marijuan ... Read More
10/28/2019
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders released a plan to legalize marijuana last Thursday—at 4:20 pm. Setting himself apart from the other candidates, he said he would use executive action to legalize marijuana within 100 days of taking office, Vox reported. He would ... Read More
