Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a serious mental health condition that occurs after an individual suffers a trauma or life-threatening event. Although this disorder in itself is important to discuss, we are also going to address how cannabis makes the lives of those suffering from it more bearable. Although PTSD is common amongst war veterans,…
Continue reading

Photo credit: Wikipedia Since the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug, it is illegal under federal law to possess, use, buy, sell or cultivate marijuana. This act claims that marijuana has a high potential for abuse and has no acceptable medical use. As we now know, the last half…
Continue reading

Medical marijuana has made some incredible strides over the past few years. The use of weed for medical purposes is now legal in 23 states and as of May 2015, nine other states have pending legislation to legalize medical marijuana. According to recent studies, 4 out of 5 Americans are in favor of medical cannabis,…
Continue reading

Even though a cancer diagnosis doesn’t always mean a death sentence, the treatments for it (radiation and chemotherapy) can often feel deadly. Fortunately, marijuana can help ease the symptoms from either of these treatments. Of course, while many recognize that medical marijuana can offer a wide range of benefits to cancer patients, the fact that…
Continue reading

With multiple states poised to legalize marijuana by 2016, (joining Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Washington, D.C.), there can be no denying it: The legalization of marijuana is a white-hot topic these days. An April 2015 poll conducted by Fox News (under the joint direction of Anderson Robbins Research and Shaw & Company Research) showed…
Continue reading