Treating PTSD with Cannabis

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a multifaceted mental health condition triggered by experiencing or witnessing traumatic events, persistently manifesting in symptoms like flashbacks, severe anxiety, and disrupted sleep. While conventional therapies such as psychotherapy and medications are widely used, they do not uniformly alleviate symptoms for all individuals. This has spurred interest in alternative treatments…

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What Are The Most Common Conditions MMJ Is Prescribed For?

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In recent years, a significant shift has occurred in the perception of medical marijuana, transforming it from a controversial substance to a recognized and, in some places, a legal form of medical treatment. As the medical community delves into the therapeutic potential of cannabis, certain health conditions have emerged as primary candidates for its prescription.…

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Why Medical Cannabis Is The New Go-To Medicine In California

Medical cannabis has long been disregarded by mainstream medicine, although this attitude is slowly changing. Prior to rigorous testing, medical practitioners are extremely wary of recommending the use of any drug to patients for fear of causing more harm than good, as well as for fear of possible backlash – lawsuits, bad press etc. And…

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Medical Marijuana And Modern Medicine: The Real Story

Modern medicine is slowly but surely waking up to the huge health and healing benefits of medical marijuana. MMJ is now being used to treat and manage a whole host of physiological and psychological diseases. However, despite a slew of studies showing its effectiveness, and mountains of anecdotal evidence from cannabis card patients who have…

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Can Medical Cannabis Work In Conjunction With Medication

What are the effects of using medical cannabis in conjunction with other medication? Does your marijuana interfere with other medication? It is important to understand how any combination of drugs you are taking will work together and the effects that mixing them will have on your body and mind. In order to avoid any unwanted…

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I Have PTSD: Which Medical Marijuana Strain Do I Need?

Post-traumatic stress disorder is a disorder that affects certain people who have experienced a highly traumatic event. Being involved in warfare, extreme violence, or a road accident, or being the victim of child abuse, sexual assault, terrorism, or other threats to life can result in a person experiencing PTSD. It is also an affliction that…

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Can I Grow Weed With A California Medical Marijuana Card?

California medical marijuana card owners are well served by a small army of friendly, knowledgeable, and well-stocked MMJ dispensaries. But there is also a lot to be said for cultivating your own medical cannabis. It is a beautiful feeling to sit back, relax, and spark up a bowl that you yourself have reared, tended to, and watched…

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The Difference Between Smoking And Eating MMJ

You may be thinking that marijuana is marijuana regardless of how it gets into your system, but you’d be sorely mistaken. Smoking, eating, and drinking medical marijuana creates different strength profiles and each process has hugely varying half-lives. And therefore, the type of ailments that each form of ingestion is best suited to treating differs…

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Why Cannabis Oil Is An Excellent Pain Reliever

Customers with medical marijuana cards are now able to buy specifically tailored medical cannabis products to aid them in their fight against pain. Cannabis oil is one of those products. “The traditional use of Cannabis as an analgesic, anti-asthmatic, and anti-rheumatic drug is well established. Our results would suggest that cultivation of Cannabis plants rich…

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Do I Still Need A California Medical Marijuana Card If It Is Legalized?

On November 8, 2016, California voters voted, by a margin of 56% to 44%, to pass Proposition 64 to legalize recreational marijuana for adults over the age of 21 in the state. The details of the 60-page proposition are complex. The vote to legalize recreational cannabis use came 20 years after California became the first…

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