Although many countries around the world are changing their strict marijuana laws, consumption and possession of marijuana is still illegal in most countries around the world. This is because of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, which was an international treaty to prohibit the production and supply of narcotic drugs, except under […]

  Metabolic syndrome is referred to as a condition where different factors contribute to a higher risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. The American Journal of Medicine has recently concluded that “Marijuana use is associated with lower odds of metabolic syndrome across merging and middle-aged US Adults”. Metabolic syndrome is a grouping of […]

Medical marijuana is legal in 23 states in the USA, and legal for recreational use in 4 states. Of course, legalization has meant increased tax revenues that have been generated for local governments, which has been a big “selling point” when it comes to legalizing the plant. By making marijuana legal, however, many people now […]

Australia has been moving slowly toward allowing medicinal cannabis, and on Wednesday, the federal government announced a significant new step. (Article by Ariel Bogle, republished from http://mashable.com/2016/02/09/medical-cannabis-cultivation-australia/#SL7A0HZY0uqU) The government has proposed legislation to amend the Narcotics Drugs Act 1967, putting in place a national licensing scheme to legalise the controlled cultivation of cannabis for medicinal or […]

For the last five years, marijuana activists in South Africa have been preparing for the Trial of the Cannabis Plant. Laws in the country restricting marijuana cultivation and usage are outdated and unlawful, as they are in many other countries throughout the world. The trial in South Africa is significant because if the Constitutional Court […]

Scientific studies have proven that the use of marijuana can benefit those of us suffering with certain health conditions. Anecdotal evidence also abounds that marijuana has been useful in treating multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, insomnia, pain, anxiety, cancer, antibiotic-resistant infections, Tourettes syndrome and more. In fact, there is overwhelming evidence for the healing properties of cannabis. […]

The effects of smoking cigarettes? This one’s easy. Prolonged sicknesses. Undue anxiety. Chemically-induced depression. Bad breath. Bad teeth. Can’t laugh hard without coughing. Can’t enjoy athletic activities or working out. Shunned from public places. Waste of money. Waste of health. Need we go on? The effects of vaping? Well, it hasn’t been that long yet, […]

Humans have been using medical cannabis to treat a vast array of ailments for thousands of years. Physicians in the U.S. have used it as far back as the 1800s during which they were allowed to operate independently, free from government regulation. At that time, cannabis was one of their most commonly used medicines. By […]

Medicinal cannabis is known to help treat – and in some cases, prevent – a myriad of mental health problems, including Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease. Until recently, however, little had been known about the medicinal benefits marijuana has for migraines. According to a recent study, medical marijuana could help migraine sufferers reduce the frequency of […]

Illinois recently launched its medical marijuana program, providing patients with the option to choose cannabis over addictive, expensive and sometimes deadly prescription drugs. But it’s not just Illinois that is reaping the medicinal benefits of marijuana. According to a study published in the prestigious journal JAMA Internal Medicine, states where medical cannabis is legal report fewer deaths […]

Hemp, Cannabis sativa, has been praised as the world’s most resourceful plant. During the Middle Ages, for instance, hemp was used to treat various illnesses, from insomnia to malaria. And during colonial times, the fibers found in hemp were used to make the finest ropes, sails, cloth and paper. In fact, the Declaration of Independence […]

Singer songwriter, David Bowie, managed to keep his illness nearly completely under wraps, letting only a handful of those closest to him know about the cancer, that would eventually take his life at the age of 69. The news of Bowie’s passing shocked the community, as hardly anyone knew he was sick, let alone terminally […]

Marijuana has been paraded as the drug that makes you dumb. This caricature is rapidly loosing merit in 21st century. Multiple studies attest that cannabis does not lower IQ and can bolster cognitive performance. In the first study of its kind, scientists investigated the long-term effects of marijuana use in teens, comparing IQ fluctuations in […]

Heart-wrenching stories of individuals cured by cannabis oil continue to emerge in the media, demonstrating the powerful healing properties offered by an all-natural remedy now recognized as a medical drug in 15 U.S. states. The benefits of CBD oil have been proven time and time again, convincing legislators both in the U.S. and Canada that […]

Cancer survivor David Hibbitt is creating a patient support foundation after curing his own cancer with cannabis oil. David, 33, was diagnosed with stage III bowel cancer in July 2012 and underwent chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery to treat his condition.(1) Despite these efforts, doctors told David that his cancer was terminal. He took matters into […]