Three of the Santa Ana, California, police officers caught on camera eating what is believed to be marijuana edibles and mocking an amputee after raiding an Orange County medical marijuana dispensary have been charged with vandalism and petty theft. Meanwhile, the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) maintains that the officers were eating protein bars. 31-year-old […]

Conventional crops tend to be coated with noxious pesticides. Marijuana crops are no exception. As more and more states legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes, the next big issue for the alternative health community is to ensure that bud is free of dangerous pesticides. The use of illegal pesticides is a growing problem in the marijuana […]

A 3 year old boy named Landon Riddle was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), and was told he had a mere 8 to 10 percent chance of surviving for more than a couple days at one point. Fortunately, Landon is alive and well. His mother attributes his speedy recovery, not so much to the […]

Chron’s disease is usually treated with pharmaceutical drugs that are often ineffective. One young boy has been managing the disease by taking cannabis oil every day, and attributes to this treatment the fact that he is alive and well. Chron’s disease causes a chronic inflammation that attacks a person’s gastrointestinal tract in order to attack […]

There are a myriad of reasons to declassify marijuana from the Schedule 1 classification, considering Schedule 1 drugs also include heroin, LSD and Quaaludes and others. They are also defined as having no medicinal value. Tell that to the PTSD, epilepsy, cancer and pain patients that have moved their lives across the nation to the 24 states that allow […]

Much has been accomplished in the last few years regarding legalizing marijuana for medical and recreational use. In many places, it’s a non-issue, with cops in some countries turning a blind eye or even joining in. Smuggling of marijuana and the illegal cannabis trade has already substantially dropped since legalization, thus reducing crime and the […]

Medicinal cannabis is used to treat a myriad of health problems. Unfortunately, in Colorado, marijuana is not allowed to be used to treat post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, which is fueling a group of veterans to file a lawsuit against the state. Although research has yielded conflicting results, some former members of the military […]

Is there an easy way to lose weight? To achieve your weight loss goals, it is important, of course, to stick to a healthy diet with optimal nutrition. Superfoods and high quality products can help you to do this, but would it surprise you to know that cannabis can help? Cannabis is known to give […]

A new study says that marijuana use does not cause undue stress, depression or anxiety, in contrast to widely held belief in some social, scientific and political quarters, but does produce other ill-effects. The study by researchers at Columbia University and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s JAMA Psychiatry refutes past research […]

When voters in Washington State and Colorado approved the sale and use of recreational marijuana, President Barack Obama – sworn to faithfully execute the laws of the land – took a pass on the fact that casual pot smoking remained a violation of federal law. “We’ve got bigger fish to fry” than to prosecute recreational […]

After decades of having the notorious reputation as a dangerous drug with no medicinal value, it looks like cannabis will soon be rescheduled from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule II drug, which will enable scientists to at least research the plant’s medicinal benefits. Although DEA head Chuck Rosenberg views medical marijuana as “a […]

At both the state and federal level, there is a huge debate in this country over the possession and use of marijuana. The federal government still insists on marijuana’s “harmful effects” and opposes any moves to decriminalize the plant. However, in a show of massive hypocrisy, the same federal government, that actively goes after marijuana users […]

Biotech company AXIM Biotechnologies has launched clinical trials for medical cannabis chewing gum that they hope will successfully treat conditions such as multiple sclerosis, irritable bowel disease and Crohn’s Disease. AXIM already has a cannbinoid chewing gum on the market, called CanChew but it does not contain the psychoactive ingredient THC, and it makes no […]

Marijuana popularity is increasing by the day, as people are using it more and more for medical and recreational use. Companies that have established themselves as medical-marijuana producers under current regulations are in a position to dominate the marijuana market. But how can the average person profit from marijuana without being elbowed out by big […]

Sharon Kelly, an Australian women in her mid-50s, was diagnosed with terminal stage IV lung cancer in 2013. She was told that she only had six months to live and that chemotherapy was “not really worth doing,” as it would only make her feel worse. Seeking alternative treatment options online, Sharon decided to give cannabis […]