Discover how to clear your criminal record for simple cannabis convicitions by joining Green Goods’ FREE cannabis expungement clinic May 8. Monday, May 8 | 5:30 – 9:30 p.m. Green Goods, 104 7th Street S, Moorhead, MN Minnesota’s laws permit people with simple cannabis convictions to have their records expunged, vacated or cleared, and Green Goods is offering a free clinic to assist individuals in starting the multi-step process. At this clinic, Cynthia Julin, Owner & Attorney at Julin Law, and Chris Synder, Attorney & Partner at Ringstrom Dekrey, will offer free legal assistance to hel ..read more

Timewise Medical patient and cancer survivor Andrew shares how medical cannabis has successfully treated his chronic pain. Watch the full interview below: The post Medical Cannabis Video Testimonial: Andrew appeared first on Time Wise Medical ..read more

Timewise Medical patient Dallas shares how medical cannabis successfully treated his anxiety and PTSD symptoms. “I decided to go with a 6-month program to see if it would help my symptoms at all,” Dallas said. “And I was amazed to find it absolutely cured them almost.” Watch the full interview below. The post Medical Cannabis Video Testimonial: Dallas appeared first on Time Wise Medical ..read more

Dr. Adam Locketz discusses the importance of safe, legal access to medical cannabis with Timewise Patient Aisha.  “It’s awesome to log on, pick what you want, pick the timing you want to pick it up, and just go do it,” Aisha said. “It’s just a smooth transaction; I love it.”  Watch the full interview below. The post Medical Cannabis Video Testimonial: Aisha appeared first on Time Wise Medical ..read more

Dr. Adam Locketz chats with TimeWise Medical patient Sara about how medical marijuana has successfully treated her chronic pain.   The post Medical Marijuana Video Testimonial: Sara appeared first on Time Wise Medical ..read more

DANIEL BIERBACH, Employee/Respondent, v. DIGGER’S POLARIS and STATE AUTO/UNITED FIRE & CAS. GRP., Employer-Insurer/Appellants. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COURT OF APPEALS NOVEMBER 10, 2020 WC19-6314 JURISDICTION – SUBJECT MATTER. The compensation judge had subject matter jurisdiction under Minnesota law to determine whether the employee was entitled to reimbursement for medical cannabis. This court declines to rule on whether the Minnesota medical cannabis laws are preempted by federal criminal statutes. MEDICAL TREATMENT & EXPENSE – REASONABLE & NECESSARY. Substantial evidence, inclu ..read more

If you are interested in outpatient detoxification from alcohol, Dr. Locketz will assess your safety for this type of treatment. Here are some important things to know. DO I ACTUALLY NEED DETOX? Many patients come to their first appointment asking for detox. Frequently, after doing a history and exam with vital signs, we find that detox is not needed. Alcohol withdrawal is diagnosed for the most part by hand tremors, abnormal vital signs (elevated heart rate and elevated blood pressure), feeling generally ill, anxious, and irritable. In order to develop a withdrawal syndrome, the body needs t ..read more

WHAT DOES OUR PROGRAM CONSIST OF? Buprenorphine is an FDA-approved medication for special office-based treatment of opiate and opioid addictions. Typically it is combined with Naloxone in formulations commercially available such as Suboxone or BunAvail. Dr. Locketz uses a number of other medications to make patients more comfortable during this process. Once established in our program maintenance can continue and the medication is taken at home every day in place of the opiate or opioid being abused. HOW MANY FOLLOW-UP VISTS ARE REQUIRED? Once a patient is induced on MAT and is stable we see t ..read more

The goal with the Sinclair Method is to eventually enable people to either stop drinking or to moderate their drinking. One of the receptors that alcohol stimulates is the mu-opioid receptor. This is the same receptor that is stimulated by narcotic pain medications such as Percocet and Vicodin. Activating this receptor causes a release of dopamine in the brain. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that is responsible for feelings of pleasure, reward, and euphoria. Naltrexone is a medication that is a mu-opioid receptor antagonist, meaning that it blocks the receptor. If a person drinks while taking ..read more

There are now a different number of medications that are available to help people reduce or stop their drinking. Contact Timewise Medical for an appointment at (651) 333 9133, and we can help you determine the right treatment for your needs. GABA DRUGS: Baclofen / Neurontin / Topamax / Campral Drugs that affect the GABA system in the brain can be very effective for the treatment of alcoholism. One of the receptors that alcohol stimulates is the GABA-A receptor. Stimulation of the GABA-A receptor is responsible for the calming and anti-anxiety effects of alcohol. Sedative medications such as V ..read more