You may have heard the statistics about opioid addiction in the United States. If not, these numbers may surprise you: Roughly 2 million Americans 12 and older have a prescription pain reliever substance abuse problem (2015 statistics) Opioid prescriptions have risen by 300 percent Four out of five heroine users start out by using prescription…
Dr. Edward Bach was just another scientist and medical doctor in London when, in the late 1920’s, his life and work took a drastic detour. Shortly after joining the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital, he dropped out of city life and relocated to the Wales countryside near Mount Vernon in Oxfordshire. It was there that he…
By now you have probably heard a story or two about how medical cannabis helped heal cancer. This may have even been your experience or the experience of a loved one. Cannabis has proven to be effective against cancer in many ways, from reinforcing the endocannabinoid system to boosting the immune system and cutting inflammation.
Hope you had a nice 4th of July weekend. Did you have too many hotdogs? Upset stomach? We’ve all had a little bit of heartburn, gas or bloating when we “overdo it” now and again.
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.
Did 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.
In 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.
Sixteen 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.
Medical 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.
A 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…
