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With the growing opioid epidemic, doctors are looking into alternatives to addictive prescriptions for treating chronic pain. Some experts believe medical marijuana could help curb the nation's narcotic drug crisis. As CBS2's Dr. Max Gomez reports, Christine Stenquist suffered through a brain...

Starting last March, chronic pain is a qualifying condition for medical cannabis in the state of New York, NBC affiliate station WHEC reports. State Health Department officials first announced the approval of chronic pain for medical marijuana in December. “Improving patient access to medical...

One by one, they entered a nondescript building on the eastern edge of town, 18,000 square feet with no signage out front. They came looking for relief. These nine former professional football players are part of the Denver Broncos Alumni Association. Between them, they played in nearly 700 NFL...

Curious about cannabis for wellness? Talk to your doctor. Here are a few additional resources to get some answers: The 5,000-year-old plant - how to use it, what it can potentially treat - is the focus of an upcoming live-stream summit from Hollywood. Max Simon, founder and CEO of Green...

I will be starting my first grow within the next week or two. I have a lot of experience as a gardener, but this is a first with cannabis. This will be an outside, container, semi-stealth, soil grow and I will be planting both Sativa and Indica dominant feminized Autoflowers. I will go this...

I'm looking for people's thoughts and experiences on treating pain with cannabis. Over the last ten years, my life has been increasingly affected by crippling muscle and joint pain. It threatens to overshadow everything and shapes my perception of who I am in ways I really don't like. I have...

Hi there, everyone, and thank you for the privilege of being a part of this forum. I'm a 1st time grower. My need is medical in that I have a rather insidious form of bladder cancer called "carcinoma in situ". This form of the disease will never go away since the cancer is embedded in the...

In the 1970's, comic duo Cheech and Chong had fun with their dead-on impressions of two chronically stoned "potheads." But, in 2017, it appears that marijuana is beginning to lose its "Cheech and Chong" associations. The use of medical cannabis is currently legal in 28 states, and proponents say...

Notes from a class from Green Flower Media Cannabis For Back Pain, Chronic Pain, & Nerve Damage: Guest speaker - Mara Gordon A Little Background What we know: * Pain of the back and neck is the chief reason that people miss work. * The chief western medicine response has been opioids. *...

Hi I'm tj1159 Pa I was trying to get some info on Pa. laws now. & I found this site glad I did. They are talking about medical marijuana on the news alot lately. I'm hoping it will happen soon, I use it for my pain. I have a disease that not to many people knows about CRPS Complex Regional...

I ordered some of CK's Early Miss and am waiting on them. I got my grow space completed so now I am just looking forward to getting started. Has anyone ever grown this plant??? How did it go for you??? Any tips or tricks you found helpful that you could pass on to me??? How about any pics of...

Hello, Does anyone know if I can make pain medication by diluting co2 oil in sunflower oil for pain therapy rather than smoke it. The bigger med can LP sell a sunflower oil that is taken by the milliliter. I keep reading it's an extract, so would it not be the same? Thank you

Good evening, I am Willimeana, and I am learning to like cannabis lol. I am using it for pain relief, as I suffer from acute chronic pain. Being green is against me, as I am trying to accomplish a clean pain therapy, on a very small budget.

On Wednesday advocates for expanding eligible conditions under New Jersey's medical marijuana program will have their first formal chance to make their case before a special panel created to consider such pleas. Loosening some of the reins on medical marijuana is long overdue, and we urge...

I've been suffering from a back injury for months now, and been dosing my self with a lot of pain relievers. I'm starting to think that I might take away the pain of my back with the meds but at the same time punishing my liver slowly. So I started reading articles about marijuana and it's...

Canadian researchers are testing mice to see if cannabinoid oil products – a common medical marijuana treatment – could help alleviate the neuropathic pain that often afflicts patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The preclinical study, "Identifying the molecular mechanisms involved in...

Hi, I need advise on wether I should try canabis oil or not I am in so much pain from surgery from a year ago.. Have never tried canabis for a pain relief as I don't want to ask my doctor Can anyone advise me Would I be able to try canabis oil while still taking oral morphine and wearing my...

The global medical marijuana market is expected to reach a value of $55.8 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. In 201, Washington D.C. and 28 U.S. states have legalized marijuana for medical uses. In 2016, states such as Arkansas, Florida, North Dakota...

In 2014, more people died from drug overdoses than at any other time in U.S. history, with 60% of fatalities involving opioid drugs. Moreover, estimates point to between 26 and 36 million people abusing opioids worldwide, with roughly 2.1 million people in the U.S. suffering from substance use...

Concord — Steve Boulter was one of the first to arrive at Representatives Hall on Wednesday for a hearing on expansion of New Hampshire's medical marijuana program. The 74-year-old resident of North Conway made the long drive to let lawmakers know that therapeutic cannabis helped him with...