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Using Medical Marijuana for Anxiety Relief: A Patient Case Study

Using Medical Marijuana for Anxiety Relief: A Patient Case Study

Anxiety can be a persistent and overwhelming condition, affecting every aspect of a person’s life. One particular case I encountered involved a 23-year-old woman who had been struggling with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) for over a decade. Despite various...
The Benefits of Medical Marijuana Edibles

The Benefits of Medical Marijuana Edibles

Research has shown that medical marijuana can relieve numerous types of acute and chronic pain, treat nausea, help alleviate anxiety and depression, and overcome insomnia.  With more states legalizing medical and/or recreational cannabis, these products are...
What is the Difference Between Eating and Smoking Marijuana?

What is the Difference Between Eating and Smoking Marijuana?

There are many different methods of using medical marijuana.  While the cannabis world would like to frame the choice of methods as a personal preference, the differences in the ways they work usually lead to one method or another being better suited to your...
What Is the Cannabis Entourage Effect and What Does It Mean to Me?

What Is the Cannabis Entourage Effect and What Does It Mean to Me?

Cannabis is becoming widely recognized as a safe and viable treatment for a range of illnesses, including chronic pain, anxiety, nausea, insomnia, and others.  Generally, research over the past 70 years has focused on the benefits of THC.  More recently CBD...
Effects and Risks of Using Medical Marijuana for Anxiety

Effects and Risks of Using Medical Marijuana for Anxiety

Anxiety is one of the most common reasons that people seek treatment using medical marijuana. However it is also the most common problem that can be made worse by cannabis. The critical dividing line between getting benefit for anxiety from medical cannabis and...