All posts by medicalmarijuana »

NHL To Study Marijuana’s Therapeutic Benefits

NHL To Study Marijuana’s Therapeutic Benefits

medicalmarijuana July 31, 2018 Comments Off on NHL To Study Marijuana’s Therapeutic Benefits

The ripple effect of Canada legalizing recreational marijuana reaches many cultural institutions. That includes the National Hockey League, which has nine franchises located in Canada. Though marijuana isn’t currently on the league’s banned substances

Read More »
Pennsylvania Is Officially Legalizing Smokable Medical Marijuana

Pennsylvania Is Officially Legalizing Smokable Medical Marijuana

medicalmarijuana July 30, 2018 Comments Off on Pennsylvania Is Officially Legalizing Smokable Medical Marijuana

This week, Pennsylvania made medical marijuana a little more accessible. Governor Tom Wolfe convened a medical marijuana commission back in March. One of the issues they discussed was whether Pennsylvanians should have access to

Read More »
Medical Marijuana Is Now Legal in the UK

Medical Marijuana Is Now Legal in the UK

medicalmarijuana July 27, 2018 Comments Off on Medical Marijuana Is Now Legal in the UK

Medical marijuana will be made available on prescription in the U.K., after it was approved for use by the British government, reports BBC News. The decision comes after Billy Caldwell, a 12-year-old boy who suffers from a

Read More »
Lebanon Wants To Legalize Medical Marijuana

Lebanon Wants To Legalize Medical Marijuana

medicalmarijuana July 24, 2018 Comments Off on Lebanon Wants To Legalize Medical Marijuana

Lebanon is the latest country trying to cash in on cannabis. The Lebanese government wants to legalize medical marijuana to support their country’s struggling economy, based on recommendations from a global consulting firm. According

Read More »
Seniors With Access To Medical Cannabis Use Less Prescription Drugs

Seniors With Access To Medical Cannabis Use Less Prescription Drugs

medicalmarijuana July 23, 2018 Comments Off on Seniors With Access To Medical Cannabis Use Less Prescription Drugs

Senior and disabled patients with legal access to medical cannabis (marijuana) use fewer prescription drugs such as painkillers, a new study reports. In 2013 alone, the researchers estimated that Medicare saved over $165 million

Read More »
Hotels That Allow You To Consume Marijuana

Hotels That Allow You To Consume Marijuana

medicalmarijuana July 21, 2018 Comments Off on Hotels That Allow You To Consume Marijuana

Legalization and normalization of cannabis is spreading faster than naysayers can contain it, and this is partially due to cannabis’ effects on the economy of the states it’s sold in, as well as visitors

Read More »
How to Get a Medical Marijuana Card

How to Get a Medical Marijuana Card

medicalmarijuana July 21, 2018 Comments Off on How to Get a Medical Marijuana Card

Getting a medical marijuana card is easier than ever now that medicinal marijuana is legal in a majority of U.S. states. What’s more, 64% of Americans say recreational marijuana should be legal across the U.S.

Read More »
What is the Difference Between CBD Oil, Hemp Seed Oil, and Cannabis Oil?

What is the Difference Between CBD Oil, Hemp Seed Oil, and Cannabis Oil?

medicalmarijuana July 19, 2018 Comments Off on What is the Difference Between CBD Oil, Hemp Seed Oil, and Cannabis Oil?

With the different kind of cannabis oils on the market, it can be difficult to differentiate products. It takes time to learn the specific terminology used in the industry. As a new consumer, this can be confusing when deciding which product to purchase.

Read More »
UK Medical Marijuana: What You Really Need To Know

UK Medical Marijuana: What You Really Need To Know

medicalmarijuana July 19, 2018 2

THEY say that to see the future, you should go to California. So when the Golden State legalised medical cannabis in 1996, we should have seen what was coming. Sure enough, where California led,

Read More »
New Jersey Wants To Expand Medical Marijuana Program To Treat Opioid Addiction

New Jersey Wants To Expand Medical Marijuana Program To Treat Opioid Addiction

medicalmarijuana July 18, 2018 Comments Off on New Jersey Wants To Expand Medical Marijuana Program To Treat Opioid Addiction

The New Jersey Department of Health wants to expand its medical marijuana program to include opioid addiction treatment. “Right now the consideration is adding it as an addition to what’s called medication-assisted treatment, that

Read More »