The United States began the prohibition of cannabis back in the 1930s, and by the 1970s cannabis was placed in the most restrictive category of the Controlled Substances Act, declaring that it had no medicinal value. This was done despite millennia of use of this drug for medicinal purposes. In 2014 an MRI scan of […]
California was the first state to recognize the medicinal use of cannabis and allowed access to the plant for medical patients back in 1996. The bill that allowed access to medical marijuana was initially conceived by San Francisco cannabis access advocate Denis Peron in memory of his partner, Jonathan West. West had been using cannabis […]
On March 18th, 2019, Governor DeSantis signed Senate Bill 182 into law. This bill gives patients new options for consuming medical marijuana in the State of Florida. With a physician’s approval, it is now legal to smoke medical marijuana as a method of treatment. There was a push-back against this method of consuming marijuana due […]
Florida is well-known for its “snowbirds,” seasonal residents that flee from the cold of northern states to enjoy our mild winters. We have received questions from many of them about whether they are allowed to medical marijuana here in Florida even though they don’t live here full time. Here’s what you need to know! For […]
Medical marijuana use would be so much easier if the Federal laws and the state laws were aligned. But they are not. This means that there are complicated legal questions that remain. Let’s take guns as an example. Guns are often used by drug traffickers to protect their cargo, so the federal government takes a […]
States often have agreements with each other outside of the federal government. A good example is driver’s licenses. Other states accept out-of-state driver’s licenses for their roads. This is called reciprocity. This same idea applies in some states in regard to medical marijuana laws. While Florida is not yet offering reciprocity – or the ability […]
Looking to spice up your sex life? Cannabis may hold the answer! Of course, conditions such as “erectile dysfunction” don’t exactly qualify you for medical marijuana use. But if you do have a qualifying condition, there’s no reason why you can’t take advantage of marijuana’s other medicinal properties. And this could be good news for […]
Not every medical marijuana patient likes the burnt, skunky smell of cannabis in their living room. And if you live with other people who aren’t medical patients, they may not like that smell either. Also, you’re bringing that smoke directly into your lungs. Smoking marijuana may be safer than smoking tobacco, but that doesn’t mean […]
Over 30,000 Americans died from opioid overdose in 2015. That’s 600 people a week. It’s rightfully being called an “epidemic.” The thing is…we didn’t just get here gradually. The body count didn’t go up, one by one, over the years, until we finally reached over 30,000. No, opioid use has skyrocketed within a very short […]
Many people still call marijuana a gateway drug. Not just everyday people either. We’re talking about our political leaders. Back in 2015, New Jersey governor and presidential candidate Chris Christie said that he was against marijuana legalization and would like to see a federal crackdown on states like Washington and Colorado. His reasoning? “Marijuana is […]
