11/21/2019
The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act is one step closer to becoming the law of the land . The House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee voted November 20 to pass the historic bill, which would put an end to marijuana prohibition. The bill now moves to a ... Read More
11/20/2019
Anxiety-related disorders are very common and affect a huge segment of the population. It is estimated that nearly one in three US adults have experienced an anxiety disorder at one time or another during their lifetime. While some anxiety can be beneficial, for example helping people to ... Read More
11/18/2019
In our never-stop modern world, sleep is a precious resource—and at least one in three Americans do not get enough. New parents, for example, get less than half the recommended amount, while for everyone else, caffeine and sleep-damaging blue light from our digital devices make even get ... Read More
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
