11/29/2019
Smoking or vaping cannabis reduced headache and migraine severity by 47%, according to a study in the Journal of Pain. Men were more likely to report pain relief than women. Researchers from Washington State University used data from the app Strainprint, which tracks how diff Read More
11/27/2019
People who used marijuana every day were half as likely to use illicit opioids compared to those who didn’t use cannabis, according to a new study in PLOS Medicine. However, people who used marijuana only occasionally saw no reduction in opioid use. Many people suffer Read More
11/25/2019
Vaping marijuana is becoming increasingly popular, whether for medicinal purposes or for recreation. It’s thought to be a healthier alternative to smoking flower, as vapor doesn’t contain the potentially harmful substances such as tar and carcinogens created during combustion. Vaping Read More
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 ge 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
