Back in 1996 when California’s Cannabis Compassionate Use Act passed, known as Proposition 215, a self-professed “gay hippy outlaw” who pushed to legalize marijuana in response to the AIDs crisis was facing charges of criminal conspiracy, possession, and transportation. That August, famed Dennis Peron had been forced to close The Cannabis Buyers’ Club, This was […]
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Endocannabinoid Tone Describes the Current State of Your Endocannabinoid System (ECS) Back in 2012 a well-published study on the alterations in endocannabinoid tone following chemotherapy shed light on a new way to look at Cannabinoid Medicine. Cisplatin, a platinum-derived chemotherapeutic agent, was found to cause a decreased level of endocannabinoid action in patients and this […]
As the pandemic made many stay indoors, hidden from friends and family, the nation’s drug overdose epidemic became worse. Laura Dean of Seattle reached out to ask how she could get away from Vicoden that was prescribed to help her reduce OxyContin intake. She had read articles and posts on social media about my own […]
People worldwide are discovering that cannabis has been medicine for thousands of years, and that’s opened up the door to a huge and thriving marketplace. As this new industry expands, many consumers are learning about different cannabinoids other than THC and CBD. CBGa, the mother of all cannabinoids, is more unique to the market plant […]
As we head into the second winter in which many people have had great difficulties financially, once again we plan a Holiday Giveaway to help patients in need of Hemp Extracts. But, at one-time cannabis compassion was far different and its meaning seemed to have much more intensity. With the battles of the past just […]
By: Teresa Martin, The Cannabis Reader Cries for Help are Being Answered Every year the needs of patients are greater. Every year seems to get harder and we are rushing into an unsteady future. Anxiety is rampant in our society and generosity seems to be in short supply. A few naturally generous people are trying […]
With the Opioid Crisis claiming more and more lives by the day, Cannabis has stepped in to play as one of the best ways to treat and beat pain. Patients from all over the globe have turned to various forms of the Cannabis plant to handle the hurdles they face in life. 52-year-old Cav Jones […]
Chad is a 47-year-old professional who’s held the same job for nearly a decade in an advertising agency. “Nobody knows about my problem at work except for a few close friends but I fear one has gone to my boss over it, how do I get off these pills Mike?” This question is far from […]
The number of times this question is asked daily has grown remarkably since the passage of the Farm Bill that allowed Industrial Hemp to become a mainstay in American Agriculture once again. The use of CBGa, specifically as we’ll discuss here as an inhaled plant constituent, is definitely something newer. It’s a minor cannabinoid that […]
With the world on fire talking about CBD treating all types of health issues, THC is often left behind: Many will ask what type of cannabinoid medicine protocol Genevieve uses. It’s intense to see how people will respond differently to the exact same protocol when facing almost identical health issues – for this reason, I […]