Are you having problems getting a good night’s sleep? While there are many different over-the-counter medicines and 3rd party sleep aids to help people sleep, many are researching alternative methods to help relieve their insomnia. We’ll explore what insomnia is, how it’s currently treated and how medical cannabis can potentially help patients experiencing insomnia. What Is Insomnia? According to the Mayo Clinic (2020), “insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep, or cause you to wake up too early and not be able to go back to sleep.” People ..read more

Patients who suffer from PTSD or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder have an array of treatment options to help cope or recover from experiencing an intense emotional and physical reaction. These treatment options often include psychotherapy, medication or a combination of the two. While treatment options are readily available to patients with PTSD, many of them are looking for alternative options to help deal with their anxiety, depression or insomnia. In this blog, PTSD and its current treatment are discussed. There is also a review of the information available of whether medical marijuana can he ..read more

Dabbing is becoming a more common way to enjoy cannabis, especially in medical states such as Arizona and Maryland. We’ll explore what dabs are, the variety of ways patients dab their concentrates and some safety tips to ensure your dabbing experience is a positive one. What Are Dabs? Smoking dabs of cannabis concentrates has been around for 10 years. Cannabis consumers enjoy dabbing concentrates because they offer a higher THC potency (aka concentrate). The typical range for THC in cannabis concentrates is between 50 to 80%. Because of the higher potency, medical marijuana patients are advis ..read more

Cannabis has been called a “miracle drug” for helping with several types of medical related conditions such as chronic pain, muscular dystrophy, painful spasms and chemotherapy related nausea. There have also been claims that cannabis has completely cured their ailments. But despite the enthusiasm from some people, the use of cannabis has not been medically proven to cure any medical condition, including cancer. Current medical studies have shown that medical marijuana can help manage many of the side effects cancer patients experience during their treatment. Let’s take a closer look at how me ..read more

Vape cartridges and electronic cigarettes (known as e-cigarettes or e-cigs) have been in the news recently because of the adverse side effects people have experienced that include lung infections and, in some cases, death. But are ALL vape cartridges unsafe for consumption? The short answer is no. Let’s look at what’s causing the health epidemic and what you can do as a consumer to protect yourself. The Cause Multiple media outlets and state health agencies have confirmed brands such as Chronic Carts, Dank Vapes and West Coast Carts are producing the highly toxic cartridges that are frequentl ..read more

Article by Dan Kingston 5/6/19A campaign for a 2020 ballot initiative to legalize adult-use (recreational) marijuana in Arizona is expected to launch before July.Stacy Pearson, a political consultant at Strategies 360, whose firm is running the campaign, said they’ll have an entire year to collect signatures if they launch by July, AZ Mirror reported. 237,645 valid signatures are needed by July 2, 2020, for the campaign to qualify for the November 2020 ballot.Pearson said they will model the Arizona initiative on the best practices from other states that have legalized recreational marijuana ..read more

Bipartisan House group, including reps from Orange County, push Trump administration for answers.Nearly three years after the Drug Enforcement Agency announced it would end a monopoly on who can grow cannabis for legally sanctioned research, there’s still only one federally authorized cannabis cultivator in the United States.And the limited supply of research cannabis is hampering the speed, quality and range of studies that scientists can conduct on the potential medical benefits, or harms, of marijuana — even as demand for reliable cannabis research soars.“It is politics and not scienc ..read more

The cannabis that’s used for research in the United States is genetically different to the stuff people are smoking, says a recent study1. The finding suggests that research investigating the plant’s biological effects might not completely replicate the experience of people using commercially available strains ― something researchers have long suspected.Scientists studying cannabis in the United States must source it from the National Center for Natural Products Research at the University of Mississippi in University. The facility holds the only licence from the US Drug Enforcement Administrat ..read more