“You have kids, and you smoke marijuana??? Are you out of your mind? Parents using pot is not okay!” Have you ever wound up in a conversation like this? Or maybe you’re a parent who wants to use medical marijuana, but you don‘t want to wind up in a conversation like this. You may even […]
420: the not-so-secret code for all things marijuana-related. But it mainly has to do with time: 4:20 pm/am to be exact. If you’re going to smoke cannabis, that’s the perfect time to do it. Why? Because it’s just tradition! In fact, April 20 (4/20) is an unofficial holiday for marijuana consumers – medical and recreational […]
You wake up in the morning. Roll out of bed. You’re ready to start your day, but you can already feel it. Severe, chronic pain. Maybe you felt it before you even got out OF bed. Or maybe it was so bad, you hardly slept during the night. Whatever the case, you know this much: […]
Cannabinoids. What are they? And why should you care? Well, you should care because they’re the active ingredient in medical marijuana. In fact, when we talk about the benefits of marijuana, what we’re really talking about are the benefits of cannabinoids. Because without the benefits of cannabinoids, marijuana is just a cool-looking plant you can […]
You’ve tried quitting cold turkey. You’ve tried rehab, 12-step programs, and counseling. But nothing works. You still keep picking up the bottle. In an earlier post, we talked about how marijuana could help people who are addicted to opioid drugs. So what about using marijuana to treat alcoholism? Some people might argue that you’re just […]
In our last post, we talked about the benefits of cannabinoids. They’re medical marijuana’s active ingredient — the stuff that makes the medicine work. But cannabinoids aren’t the only beneficial chemical compounds inside the cannabis plant. There’s another class of compounds that also contribute to marijuana’s healing properties. These compounds may not be as popular […]
PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) affects 5.2 million Americans each year. Anecdotal evidence suggests that using marijuana for PTSD may be an effective treatment. Unfortunately, marijuana’s Schedule 1 drug status makes it difficult for researchers to conduct conclusive studies. Even so, the state of Nevada includes PTSD as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana. If you […]
Humans are social animals. Deep down, we want others to accept us for who we are. Obviously, you can’t please 100% of the people 100% of the time, but we still do our best. However, when it comes to medical marijuana treatment, some patients run into real problems. There’s still stigma around marijuana, even though […]
Anxiety. Stress. Drama. We may hate it, but we still have to deal with it. Because here’s the thing: anxiety is supposed to be good for us! When we feel anxious, it means our body is warning us that danger is ahead. It’s why we look both ways before crossing the street and avoid areas […]
There’s a pervasive stereotype that people who smoke cannabis are lazy underachievers whose primary goal is to finish off that box of Twinkies and binge watch Netflix Thankfully, new information is being discovered that may just prove that generalization wrong. An analysis conducted primarily in California and Colorado, where cannabis is legal, discovered the following: […]
