In today’s pharmaceutical world, there are treatments that are used to cure diseases, prescriptions able to alleviate pain, and over-the-counter drugs that claim to be able to control and treat an issue someone may be having. Yet with everything they have, the cost to...
According to the WHO International Classification of Diseases (ICD 10), Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder that affects brain function. It is no longer considered a psychological condition or a psychiatric illness. Terminologies used today include: ASD...
On June 25th 2018 the U.S Food and Drug Administration approved the first drug derived from marijuana. The drug Epidiolex will be used for the treatment of two rare but severe forms of seizures. The drug will be used for those who suffer from Lennox-Gastaut syndrome...
Part Two (1850’s to Present) In 1850 Marijuana was added to the United States Pharmacopeia naming it a treatment for many different medical conditions. Twenty years would pass and that would begin the era of state’s starting to ban Cannabis in 1910. Massachusetts...
Part One (2900 BC to the 1850’s) Cannabis has been used since 2900 BC for numerous medical purposes. The herb itself has been used in ancient times by sects within Tibetan Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Sufism and other religious groups for religious and spiritual...
Passing The Green Oklahoma voters have voted yes on State Question 788, legalizing the possession, use and cultivation of cannabis for medical use. On June 26th 2018 voters in support of legalizing cannabis outnumbered non supporters by 14.8 percent. Another big win...
As the issue of legalizing marijuana remains complicated and highly controversial, a lesser-known yet increasingly significant side effect continues to transpire in the background: the suppression of its incredibly useful and diverse distant cousin, industrial hemp....
Thursday the Department of Health announced that it will be taking more applicants to grow and sell medical marijuana through the state licensed dispensaries. Many of us really just ask them to focus on expanding growers and producers because it provides patients with...
For years we have all been waiting to find out exactly why it’s called “Maryland”. Now this state has gone above and beyond to prove it to us all! After a rough month-long lift off, they have launched into the stratosphere with an outstanding number of medical...
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