Health & Medicine
Governors Raise Concerns About Marijuana Edibles
Colorado’s John Hickenlooper on Thursday became the third state governor in a week to raise serious concerns about marijuana edibles. “Back in the day, candy cigarettes desensitized kids to the dangers of tobacco – and today, pot-infused gummy bears send the wrong message to our kids about marijuana,” he said in his annual State of the […]
Israeli Research On Humans Demonstrates THC Helps Alzheimer’s Patients
According to researchers at Tel-Aviv University, adding tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to the treatment of patients suffering with Alzheimer’s Disease provides “a potential treatment” for the deadly degenerative neurological disease. Costing America a little over $200 billion in 2013, Alzheimer’s Disease currently affects more than 5 million US citizens. As 1in 3 seniors face the unpleasant reality […]
Research Indicates Cannabinoids Can Reduce Frequency of Migraine Headaches
Seeking to quantify anecdotal evidence that marijuana’s cannabinoids can drastically reduce the frequency of migraine headaches, a new study was published this month in the journal Pharmacotherapy, and released online by PubMed.gov, which found that cannabinoids could radically diminish the occurrence of migraine headaches for those individuals afflicted with them. Though the study’s abstract starts […]
Study Concludes Biking While High on Marijuana Isn’t Dangerous
Bike messengers everywhere, rejoice: A new study has found that marijuana use appears not to negatively impact the ability to safely ride a bicycle. The participants in the experiment rode a bike through an obstacle course while completely sober and then after smoking one, two and three joints. “Hardly any coordinative disturbances could be detected under […]
Surgeon General Announces Review of Federal Drug Policies
The U.S. surgeon general is preparing a first-of-its-kind report “presenting the state of the science on substance use, addiction and health,” the federal government has announced. The report from Vivek Murthy, the nation’s top public health official, will “outline potential future direction” for drug policies and “educate, encourage and call upon all Americans to take action,” according to a […]
CBD Research: DEA Loosens Restrictions for Studying Beneficial Cannabinoid
Whether for greed or science, the DEA has reduced restrictions on researching the CBD cannabinoid. Last week rumor, innuendo, and hope filled the air. As the charitable season of Christmas took hold, there was a glimmer of hope that the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) could be on the precipice of a historic decision, downgrading the Schedule I status of […]
FDA Issues Marijuana Rescheduling Recommendation to DEA
Top federal health officials recently told the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) whether marijuana should be reclassified under federal law, a document obtained by Marijuana.com reveals, but it is not yet known what that recommendation entails. “DEA recently received the [Department of Health and Human Services] scientific and medical evaluations as well as a scheduling recommendation that HHS prepared in […]
U.S. Senators Press Federal Agencies on Medical Marijuana Research
A group of eight U.S. senators, led by Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, is demanding answers from key federal agencies about why the government hasn’t yet enacted policies to better facilitate scientific research into the medical benefits of marijuana. “There are currently numerous federal and state regulatory barriers to researching marijuana,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter on Monday. “This regulatory […]
Largest Study to Date Finds CBD Cannabinoid Helpful For Children with Epilepsy
Providing some much-needed hope for parents of kids suffering from severe forms of epilepsy, a new study provides further evidence that marijuana’s non-psychoactive cannabinoid, Cannabidiol (a.k.a. CBD), offers a safe and effective form of anti-epileptic therapy. As parents and guardians of epileptic children have been scrambling to obtain those few strains known to be high […]
Florida Sprouts 5 Medical Marijuana Cultivation Sites
Medical marijuana is beginning to take root in Central Florida –– and it’s about time.
After nearly a year of compromise and much legal wrangling in the Sunshine State, the Department of Health has finally designated the five nurseries allowed to produce and dispense a non-psychoactive form of medical marijuana. The long-overdue decision has finally pushed Florida’s reluctant politicians into implementing the 2014 voter approved legislation. Allowing for the cultivation, extraction, and distribution of low THC marijuana concentrates that are high in cannabidiol, or CBD.
Florida’s 2014 medical marijuana law initially passed as a means of helping patients suffering with epilepsy and life-threatening cases of advanced cancer. To qualify for the high-CBD marijuana recommendation, patients should apply to the Compassionate Use Registry once evaluated and diagnosed by a board-certified doctor.
Florida’s 5 New Medical Marijuana Cultivators
- Costa Nursery Farms – Southeast Region.
- Alpha Foliage – Southwest Region.
- Knox Nursery – Central Region.
- Hackney Nursery – Northwest Region.
- Chestnut Hill Tree Farm – Northeast Region.
Florida’s sick and suffering were theoretically to already have access to the high-CBD strains beginning Jan. 1, when physicians that participated in special training were anticipated to start ordering their low-THC marijuana. Unfortunately, that timeline was pushed back due to complicated lawsuits and a judge’s assessment that rejected the Department of Health’s first attempt at fulfilling the will of the people… and the law.
Moving forward, new medical marijuana legislation is slowly making its way through the political process. Provided Florida’s House and Senate wake up and smell the cannabinoids, the passage of Florida’s newest legislation would expand the patient base by allowing for more medical conditions to be covered under the “right to try” state law.