For many people living with life-limiting and life-threatening diseases like cancer, medical cannabis has long been hailed as a gift, both for symptom control and for its potential to limit the disease process itself. But especially in the case of breast cancer—or, more accurately, breast cancers—the therapeutic potential of cannabis also comes laden with the…
When 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…
Did you know as many as 450,000 people in the United States alone are living with a spinal cord injury?
In 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.
Despite harsh laws enforced by the “War on Drugs,” drug abuse is still a major issue in the United States. Even more worrying is the number of accidental deaths caused by drug overdoses every year. In fact, in 2014, there were 47,055 accidental deaths from drug overdoses in the US, making it the highest cause of accidental death in the country.
An emotionally-charged panel hearing on September 19th ended with the FDA approving a controversial Muscular Dystrophy drug called eteplirsen, also known as exondys 51. In an effort to keep patients in the approval process, the event was marked by speeches from patients and family members of patients urging the FDA to approve the drug.
Fact: medical cannabis saves lives. We’ve shared the story of Stan Rutner, whose cancer was cured by cannabis oil. A patient emailed us just this morning to tell us that her lung cancer—which was so advanced that she was given six to nine months to live last December—is completely gone thanks to cannabis. But cannabis…
A recent survey of 1,339 fibromyalgia patients conducted by the National Pain Foundation showed that medical cannabis is far more effective than the three common drugs approved to fight this disease
The federal government is allowing sick people to die when it knows that cannabis could save them. The DEA still classifies cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance—meaning it supposedly has “no currently accepted medical use in the United States, a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, and a high potential for…
When most people hear about apricot seeds, it’s in reference to a popular main ingredient in face and body scrubs. But this cosmetic use only scratches the surface (pardon the pun!) of its possible uses. For instance, apricot seeds are also a popular, yet controversial, treatment for cancer. Found inside the stone of fresh raw…
