Have you ever heard the saying, “Laughter is the best medicine?” Surely whoever spoke these words was referring to the cathartic effect we feel when we have a good guffaw, because only until recently have researchers put this age old adage to the test.
DetailsDid you know tinctures were once the most popular form of cannabis medicine? In fact, until prohibition began in the late 1930s, cannabis tinctures were available at most pharmacies.
DetailsIn February 2017, a Los Angeles television news team broke a story that caused immediate ripples of concern across the medical cannabis community in California. The team collected 44 cannabis flower and vape cartridge samples from 15 different dispensaries, then sent them out to Steep Hill Labs for testing.
DetailsMaryland Conference Agenda DAY 1 – Friday, June 2, 2017 9:00 am – 9:10 am – WELCOME – United Patients Group 9:10 am – 10:25 am – FOUNDATIONS IN CANNABIS – Dr. Stephen Holt, MD 10:25 am – 10:45 am Break – (20 minutes) 10:45 am – 12:00 pm – PHARMACOLOGY…
DetailsSixteen million Americans are currently living with a diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates up to another 11 million people have the disease but have not yet been formally diagnosed with it.
DetailsMedical cannabis education leader United Patients Group, in cooperation with the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, will spearhead a comprehensive bipartisan seminar on the science of cannabis on Capitol Hill on Monday, May 15th.
DetailsA 1,000 thanks to United Patients Group for giving me the key to defeating my Stage 4 Metastatic Melanoma residing in the 3 lobes of my right lung, my right liver, and the largest lesion above my heart near the aorta. I have been fighting this new challenge since 2013, when 6 lesions were found…
DetailsLet’s face it…we are ALL feeling stress now more than ever. Financial stress. Relationship stress. Stress about the state of the world in general.
DetailsWhen we think of pain relief from cannabis, we often think of rolling up a joint, turning on our favorite show, and waiting for the pain to melt away in a haze of smoke. But with the fast-growing trend of cannabis topicals, we might need to start rethinking the role that cannabis plays when it…
DetailsHow do you know that the edible you are about to consume (in the portion you are about to consume it) is right for you?
Details“In 2013, I had been diagnosed with dementia, and I could tell I was disappearing. I couldn’t even remember how to make myself coffee—or tell you how I take that cup of coffee.”
DetailsA single serving of this superfood supplies the body with fiber, magnesium, essential fatty acids, phosphorus, calcium, protein, and much more.
Details…Chocolate in the form of raw cacao powder that is. Raw cacao, consumed for hundreds of years in many tropical regions of the world for its stamina-enhancing properties, is a powerhouse of cancer-healing substances.
DetailsDid you know as many as 450,000 people in the United States alone are living with a spinal cord injury?
DetailsIn 2014, a ground-breaking pre-clinical study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease proved that small amounts of THC can help reduce (and in some cases, even reverse) the symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease.
DetailsDid you know the skin is the largest organ in the human body? It also happens to be one of the most important.
DetailsAnother healing modality that most conventional sources dismiss is called Energy Medicine; one of the strongest modalities in this broad range of techniques is Emotional Freedom Technique, or EFT.
DetailsWhile you may know that smoking cannabis can provide relief, did you know you could be eating it too?
DetailsThe Endocannabinoid System There’s a physiologic system found in all vertebrates – and sea quirts and nematodes – named after cannabis: the endocannabinoid system. According to Dr. Dustin Sulak, “the endocannabinoid system may be the most important physiologic system involved in establishing and maintaining human health.” What is the endocannabinoid system, and what does it…
DetailsIt is true that no one has ever died from smoking pot. But through ingesting dangerous contaminants such as bacteria, fungus and pesticide residue that may be lying in wait on cannabis plants? That, unfortunately, is another story.
DetailsIn the recent November elections, we reached a crucial turning point in cannabis decriminalization: over half the states now have cannabis legalized in some form or another.
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