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05/24/2018 / By Janine Acero

More older patients say they’re willing to try medical marijuana if their doctor recommends it

Managing pain gets more challenging as people age. There are many ways to control pain, from home remedies to cannabis or marijuana. A new national poll has found that few older adults use medical marijuana for pain management, but a majority support its use if a doctor recommends it, and may even talk to their own physician about it […]

03/09/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Cannabis proven an effective alternative form of pain relief for elderly patients, allowing many to quit taking dangerous meds, research finds

President Trump announced last year that the opioid epidemic was a “public health emergency” and called for the medical community to look for alternative therapies to battle the growing crisis. The President cited the most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistics which places drug overdose as the leading cause of injury death […]

10/02/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Make your own cannabinoids from omega-3 oils: Your body does this automatically

You have probably heard by now that cannabinoids have a host of health benefits, with new studies regularly emerging that add to the body of evidence that they can help with inflammation, pain and even cancer. However, not everyone is convinced, and there are a lot of misconceptions about how these compounds work. Those who […]

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