Author: Lillian Fine

Medicinal Cannabis Continues to Work Medical Wonders

Medicinal Cannabis Continues to Work Medical Wonders

Posted by | Mar 16, 2016 | |

Hugh Hempel, from the Ted Talk below, is among a number of parents battling to find a treatment for their children with various disorders. Like these other parents, Hugh has turned to a marijuana oil, called CBD, to help reduce the severity and longevity of his daughters seizures, caused by the rare disorder Niemann-Pick, type C. The cannabis plant was used as early as 2900 BC in China for medicinal purposes. In America, for a century in the 1800’s, we were using cannabis to treat a number of afflictions. In the early 1900’s, cannabis was prohibited and the war on...

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NFL Players Pushing For New Marijuana Policy

NFL Players Pushing For New Marijuana Policy

Posted by | Mar 13, 2016 | |

The NFL and NFL Players Association currently have a strict policy prohibiting any use of marijuana. Many players have began asking for reconsideration of this rule, seeing as cannabis can be used for pain relief, and possibly concussion prevention. Signing up for professional football essentially is associated with signing up for chronic pain. It is not a light sport on the body, and consequentially, your body is often in pain. More and more players have begun turning to marijuana for pain relief, despite risking punishment from the NFL. Although there are existing ways to manage pain, many players are...

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Medical Marijuana Oil Now Legal In Virginia

Medical Marijuana Oil Now Legal In Virginia

Posted by | Mar 10, 2016 | |

On March 9th, the General Assembly passed a bill allowing cannabidiol, or CBD, to be produced and distributed in Virginia. This is huge news for adults and children alike in Virginia who have been trying for years to get a hold of medical marijuana to treat severe disorders, such as epilepsy. A previous state law allowed people in Virginia with epilepsy to have the CBD oil in their possession, however, there were no means for them to retrieve the oil without breaking some federal or state law. Now that the oil can be both produced and distributed, CBD oil has...

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Laws Growing Around the Sale of Marijuana

Laws Growing Around the Sale of Marijuana

Posted by | Mar 8, 2016 | |

A recent Marijuana Podcast answers the question that many people have been wondering over the last few years: who can legally sell marijuana? According to attorney, Marc Schtul, you cannot sell quantities of marijuana if you are not licensed to sell. With that said, there are still many people out there who act as brokers, connecting people that have the supply to people who need the supply.  Compensation has been paid for this, which raises many questions from the Colorado MED (Medical Enforcement Division). Although introduction between entities is perfectly fine in this scenario, it is the ones who are...

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Legal Marijuana Sales Continue to Soar

Legal Marijuana Sales Continue to Soar

Posted by | Mar 1, 2016 | |

More and more states are legalizing sales of marijuana in some form, and sales are exploding respectively. Over the last year, legal marijuana sales have grown by almost one billion dollars, and experts predict this growth to only increase in the coming years. Total sales from the drug have recently skyrocketed, with 2015 marking $5.4 Billion. Four years from now, sales for cannabis are expected to exceed $20 Billion, with an expected 30% compound annual growth rate. Marijuana is beginning to smell a lot like money and people are jumping on the opportunities. A large factor contributing to the massive...

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