Articles tagged with "medical marijuana"

In 2010, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and was sentenced to six months of chemotherapy. After treatment, when my nausea hit the hardest, cannabis gave me my life back.

Human beings may not be the only ones who benefit from cannabinoid therapy: pets are starting to receive high CBD treatment, too.

Is cannabis truly harmless as some advocates purport, or does marijuana induce long-lasting structural changes in the brain that result in a loss of cognitive function?

Former New Mexico governor and current Cannabis Sativa, Inc. CEO Gary Johnson tested the limits of public skepticism by claiming that cannabis might be an effective treatment for Ebola.

A study of state suicide statistics from 1990 to 2007 found that in the three years after the passage of medical cannabis legislation, the suicide rate for men ages 20-30s dropped by 10%.

In the spirit of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Sandra shares her battle to overcome cancer and the systematic obstacles that came with it.

This week’s Medical Minute looks at the flurry of sensational headlines following the release of a 20-year study aimed at the detriments of long-term cannabis use.

Leafly takes a look at Ed Rosenthal’s latest book on cannabis extracts, Beyond Buds, as it walks you through the many different types of cannabis extracts and how they are made.

In the past few decades, medical marijuana has become an increasingly common prescription for HIV/AIDS patients as they attempt to manage the many devastating symptoms of this disease.

A clinical trial is officially underway to study the genes of Dravet Syndrome sufferers who are being treated with the Charlotte’s Web cannabis strain.