Medical Cannabis is the twenty-first century’s bad boy wonder drug. This herbal medicine has a long and unconstitutional history of illicit drug use, and is only legal for medical prescription and consumption by some states in the union. However, cannabis’s ability to fight off the symptoms and side effects of a plethora of conditions and Read More…
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Death By Malfeasance: The Gross Negligence of the U.S. Government
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” -Edmund Burke It is an unfortunate truth, that many in this country know the feeling of hopelessness one gains from hearing the term “inoperable” or simply the word cancer. It has become a dark cloud looming over every choice made Read More…
After Legalizing Marijuana, Unemployment in Colorado Lower Than Rest of Country
Colorado —Three years after legalizing cannabis, Colorado has the lowest unemployment rate in the country. “While the national unemployment rate dropped to 4.3 percent in May, the lowest since 2001, Colorado’s jobless rate is the nation’s lowest at 2.3 percent,” CNBC reported Monday. According to Governor John Hickenlooper, multiple factors have contributed to Colorado’s job Read More…
Hospitals Begin Dispensing Medical Cannabis Oil to Patients
Grand Cayman’s CTMH Doctors Hospital and Cayman Pharmacy Group has started dispensing cannabis oil to patients with a valid medical documentation. To meet expected demand, CTMH purchased nearly 13 liters of cannabis oil from Canadian-based CanniMed® Oils. Doctors at the hospital can now prescribe it to selected patients who reside in the Cayman Islands. The Read More…
7 Fascinating Facts About The Endocannabinoid System You Probably Didn’t Know
Did you know you have an endocannabinoid system? A year ago, I didn’t either. That’s because unless you’re a research scientist or work in the field of medical cannabis, it’s unlikely you’ll ever have heard of it. And yet, the endocannabinoid system has been hailed as “the most important physiologic system involved in establishing and Read More…
Jeff Sessions Escalates the War on Drugs, Orders Harsher Sentencing
Everyone – except Jeff Sessions, it seems – knows that the War on Drugs has been a failure of massive proportions, but the Attorney General is escalating it anyway. This week, Sessions ordered federal prosecutors to seek the maximum punishment for drug offenses, reversing policy made under former president Barack Obama that was designed to reduce Read More…