Who Funds Marijuana Research in the United States?
Funding can be difficult for medical researchers to come by, particularly those who study niche or controversial medications. Because of its legal status at the federal level, getting funding to research medical marijuana (Cannabis) can be especially difficult,...
Is Medical Marijuana Allowed in Nursing Homes or Assisted Living Communities?
For many people, advanced age brings a decline in health. It is common for seniors to suffer from conditions such as joint pain caused by arthritis, anxiety and depression, and muscle tremors caused by Parkinson’s disease. Medical Cannabis can help to alleviate these...
Does Marijuana Help with Menstrual Cramps?
Most women experience some degree of menstrual pain, with symptoms that commonly include abdominal pain or cramping, lower back pain, leg pain, and headaches. For some women, the effects are made more severe by conditions like endometriosis, or uterine fibroids. If...
Can You Join the Military if You Have a Medical Marijuana Card?
Every year, over 180,000 people enlist in the U.S. military. Whether recruits seek to join the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, or the Coast Guard, each branch sets strict eligibility criteria which are reinforced by federal laws. For example, federal law...
What is Kief, and How Can Marijuana Patients Use It?
Cannabis (marijuana) naturally produces a fine, powdery substance known as “kief.” You might occasionally see this term spelled “kif” or “keef.” Kief is extremely potent, because it consists of a part of the Cannabis flower that has a very high concentration of...
What Is Marijuana “Reclaim” and Is It Bad for You?
If you already have experience using medical marijuana or personal-use Cannabis, you may have come into contact with matter known as “reclaim” or “resin” (not to be confused with “rosin,” which is another way of making Cannabis concentrates). Reclaim is a sticky brown...
Is Competition Good or Bad for the Marijuana Business (and Patients)?
Marijuana is by no means a new “product.” However, the marijuana industry is very new. Laws against marijuana made it impossible for a licit Cannabis industry to exist in the U.S. until the late ‘90s, when California became the first state to legalize medical...
Does Marijuana Affect Sperm Count and Male Fertility?
Certain activities, substances, or even physical environments can decrease male fertility by killing or damaging sperm cells. If you’re trying to conceive with your partner, or if you think you might like to start a family someday, keep reading to learn more about how...
How Marijuana Can Enhance Your Yoga Routine
Maybe you have decades of Yoga experience under your belt. Maybe you’ve never attempted a Yoga pose in your life. Maybe you’re somewhere in between. Whatever level of mastery you’ve attained in your personal Yoga practice, there’s one aspect of Yoga I’m willing to bet...
Why Marijuana Pizza and Novelty Cannabis Products Are Bad for Sick Patients
This week a Massachusetts medical Cannabis dispensary made national news by offering a weed pizza. I am amazed and dismayed at this brazen disregard for patients’ wellbeing. There is no universe in which a medicated pizza is appropriate care for patients. There is no...
