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The new restrictions on medical marijuana that went into effect last week will be devastating for patients. I know firsthand because I am a medical marijuana patient and have been for the past 10 years. Medical marijuana allows me to effectively treat my medical condition in a safer way and...

The new restrictions on medical marijuana that went into effect last week will be devastating for patients. I know firsthand because I am a medical marijuana patient and have been for the past 10 years. Medical marijuana allows me to effectively treat my medical condition in a safer way and...

Minnesotans seeking pain relief have quickly become the second-largest group of patients in the state's medical marijuana program, even though they became eligible just one month ago. One out of three patients enrolled in the program is seeking relief from chronic pain, according to figures...

Minnesotans seeking pain relief have quickly become the second-largest group of patients in the state's medical marijuana program, even though they became eligible just one month ago. One out of three patients enrolled in the program is seeking relief from chronic pain, according to figures...

Just wanted to introduce myself. Im 60 and back in the day did my share of puffing the evil weed LOL but just got busy with life and stopped smoking altogether, and no I went through no "withdrawals" as our leaders would have people believe. Three years ago I got a MM prescription for aches and...

The new restrictions on medical marijuana going into effect this week will be devastating for patients. I know first-hand because I am a medical marijuana patient and have been for the past 10 years. Medical marijuana allows me to effectively treat my medical condition in a safer way and without...

The new restrictions on medical marijuana going into effect this week will be devastating for patients. I know first-hand because I am a medical marijuana patient and have been for the past 10 years. Medical marijuana allows me to effectively treat my medical condition in a safer way and without...

Cannabis inhalation influences subjects' sensitivity to pain, according to clinical data published online ahead of print in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Investigators at the Columbia University Medical Center in New York assessed the effects of cannabis versus placebo in subjects...

Cannabis inhalation influences subjects' sensitivity to pain, according to clinical data published online ahead of print in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Investigators at the Columbia University Medical Center in New York assessed the effects of cannabis versus placebo in subjects...

A large "Plants Not Pills" sign faces busу Kings Road in Sуdneу, N.S., the slogan for the chain of Marijuana for Trauma clinics. Marijuana for Trauma was founded in Fredericton with the goal of helping veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. That was the plan when the group...

A large "Plants Not Pills" sign faces busу Kings Road in Sуdneу, N.S., the slogan for the chain of Marijuana for Trauma clinics. Marijuana for Trauma was founded in Fredericton with the goal of helping veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. That was the plan when the group...

Study results on the analgesic effect of cannabis have been mixed over the years. However, many states allow prescriptions for medical marijuana for a variety of health conditions, including pain. A recent study published in The Journal of Pain looked at the effect of marijuana treatment on...

Study results on the analgesic effect of cannabis have been mixed over the years. However, many states allow prescriptions for medical marijuana for a variety of health conditions, including pain. A recent study published in The Journal of Pain looked at the effect of marijuana treatment on...

It took Peter Robbins nearly two years to overcome pain and walk again following a traffic accident — and he attributes his eventual recovery to the use of cannabis extracts. Mr Robbins moved to Malta in 2009, he embarked on building a new career as a personal trainer. All was going well until...

The U.S. is in the grips of a well-documented opiate epidemic. More people in the country now die from heroin and prescription opiates than they do from car accidents. In 2014, nearly 19,000 fatal overdoses were related to legal opiates like Oxycontin and Vicodin, and according to the Center for...

The U.S. is in the grips of a well-documented opiate epidemic. More people in the country now die from heroin and prescription opiates than they do from car accidents. In 2014, nearly 19,000 fatal overdoses were related to legal opiates like Oxycontin and Vicodin, and according to the Center for...

Sorry if this isn't the right forum, this is my first time posting. Allow me to introduce my self, I am an Illinois resident that suffers from sciatic and lower back pain as a result of a herniated disc. I've seen my doctor for a few years already for my condition. My pain has recently become...

Live Well With Chronic Pain by Liza H. Leal, M.D. This short little book (134 pages) is a great introduction to self management of chronic pain. It is an especially good gift to someone who suddenly finds themselves with a chronic illness or one of the many pain syndromes that afflict one in...

Illinoisans with chronic postoperative pain, or C-POP, may soon be eligible for Illinois' medical cannabis pilot program. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Neil Cohen ruled Tuesday that Illinois Department of Public Health Director Nirav Shah improperly used his own study to deny the condition...

Illinoisans with chronic postoperative pain, or C-POP, may soon be eligible for Illinois' medical cannabis pilot program. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Neil Cohen ruled Tuesday that Illinois Department of Public Health Director Nirav Shah improperly used his own study to deny the condition...