Over 1,600 attendees from 33 countries are gathering in downtown Oakland to demonstrate the successes, the strength, and the spirit of the new wave of psychedelic science and medicine. By Brad Burge | Communications Director, MAPS Psychedelic Science 2013 starts tomorrow. It is a genuinely historic moment. At Psychedelic Science 2013, over 100 of the [...]
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Medical marijuana is now legal in 18 states, but it’s clear we’ve discovered a fraction of its potential for health By Allan Badiner | Published in AlterNet.org There are now legal medical cannabis programs in 18 states plus Washington, DC, with pot fully legal for adults in two other states. Ironically, however, the actual healing [...]
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In Part II of our recap at the IACM 6th Conference on Cannabinoids in Medicine and 5th European Workshop on Cannabinoid Research, Naturopathic Doctor Michelle Sexton informs us on the invaluable relationship between person and plant. Program: Part II The eCBss and the Chemical Reactions that Sustain Life Maybe you saw the article recently in Time magazine, from the American Journal [...]
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By Letitia Pepper | July 20, 2011 The federal government continues to persecute people for using “medical marijuana,” claiming that “marijuana” has no medical value. This is one of the biggest lies ever sold to the American public via the use of billions of dollars to spreading lies and rumors about an herb. The proper [...]
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Our friends at Baked Productions wanted us to share this video with you all! If you think medical marijuana may help someone you love, do something to help for drug addiction. Share information and contact your elected officials to help make medical cannabis safe and affordable for everyone who needs it. Whether to seek or not [...]
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If only for a moment, Tracy, who experiences severe pain due to her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, has learned that life is a little bit better when she can use the cannabis plant to relieve her symptoms.
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By Melissa St. Aude | Published in Tri Valley Central Edited by The Daily Dose When Dr. Donald Hill, a Casa Grande-based oncologist, first heard of Proposition 203 — the 2010 ballot question that eventually legalized the use of medical marijuana in Arizona — he was opposed to the measure, despite having seen positive benefits [...]
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By NORML | Published in Opposing Views Some people might cheat the medical marijuana system to smoke pot! They’ll pay the state fees and shop at taxed dispensaries! And we won’t be able to lock them up and pay their food, clothing, and shelter costs! Horrors! When you follow the reporting on marijuana reform issues every [...]
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Ken had used cannabis 20 years but only occasionally in social situations. Since then, he has come to rely on using it daily to maintain his appetite while taking the various chemotherapeutic drugs.
Not one to run from a fight, he has been a “guinea pig” in many therapeutic research trials that have had varying success in beating back the cancer or the fungal infections.
Cannabis, ingested safely, is one of the most useful of medicines for a variety of conditions. These include: pain, spasticity, anxiety, depression, headache, nausea, anorexia, epilepsy, asthma, dysmenorrhea, premenstrual tension, withdrawal from other drugs, and glaucoma. Ignorantly or imprudently used, cannabis can be harmful.
