What are cannabinoids? Whether you pronounce it canna-bin-oid or can-na-bin-oid, cannabinoids are responsible for the medicinal, psychoactive, and non-psychoactive effects of cannabis. With advancements in legislation, research has started to advance at a rapid pace. There have been over 100 different cannabinoids that researchers have been able to identify and isolate from cannabis. I believe […]
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For those who suffer from chronic pain will understand the effect it has on your day-to-day life. Not just the obvious pain, but also all the ripple effects that slice through your very existence. Your general mood is greatly affected by pain, even if you’re trying your best to suppress it. Now imagine not being
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Medical cannabis dosing can be a bit tricky with THC naïve patients or even with the seasoned patient. It is important that your doctor should recommend individualized dosing regimens. like functional dosing of medical cannabis, specific to your needs. This should be tailored specifically to your diagnosis to best suit your route of administration. For
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In the United States, senior citizens compose the fastest growing demographic of medical cannabis users. In one year the number of cannabis users age 55 and over grew 53%. Seniors and cannabis? Why is this happening? The answer has many components. Senior citizens often find themselves taking a number of medications to combat the effects
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The cultural definition of insanity is doing the same thing while expecting different results. In the politics of opioid addiction, the culture of insanity apparently rules. I say this because it is obvious that we keep making the same decisions of separation, stigma, and incarceration for addicts, even as the problem of addiction and death
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder affects many different types of people. While many often associate PTSD with veterans, this disorder has no prejudice. “PTSD is a hidden epidemic, afflicting more than 7 percent of the U.S. population and some 8 million adults every year. PTSD can develop in people who have experienced, witnessed, or is close
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Heart palpitations. shortness of breath. Churning stomach. Racing thoughts. If you have ever suffered from an anxiety disorder or had an anxiety attack, these symptoms are very very familiar. And, if you do suffer from anxiety, you also know that it is debilitating to the point of being physically crippling. It can, and will, stop
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Question: How is PTSD diagnosed and can cannabis help treat it? Answer Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a relatively new label attached to an age-old condition. However, diagnosing PTSD and treating with cannabis is a newer treatment yeilding some great results. Even as early as the 5th century B.C., its core symptoms were described at
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Friend: Wanna try this? Cannabis newbie: What is it? Friend: A joint. Marijuana. Cannabis newbie: Yeah, sure, but what is marijuana? Friend: It’s a plant. How bad can it be? The real answer is, “potentially very very bad.” That’s where the importance of testing cannabis comes in. Most newbies know very little about the production
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When a war is waged there are always casualties. The national “war on drugs” is the most recent tragic example and there appears no end in sight. As it classically trained American medical school graduate (Ohio State University class of 1981) with over 35 years in medical practice, I can only shake my head and
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