Medical Marijuana

In the United States, 36 states have legalized the use of medical cannabis while the remaining states limit the content of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is the psychoactive component of [...]

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, an estimated 52 million people in the US, 20% of them being aged 12 and older, have abused prescription drugs for various non-medical reasons at [...]

With a recent estimate that there are around 3.6 million state-legal medical cannabis patients in the US, the data shows that more than 62% of this demographic use it to treat chronic pain. With [...]

The Marijuana Policy Project, one of the biggest organizations working towards policy reform on cannabis in the United States, estimates that around 2.8 million people in the country use [...]

With around 30% of all Americans developing cancer at some point in their lives and its relatively highly fatality rate, the onus has been on the medical research industry to discover ways to [...]

Can cannabis make me more anxious? A 2017 national survey of over 9,000 Americans revealed that 81% believe that medical cannabis has the potential to provide health benefits, including stress [...]

Couples may have differing perspectives on medical cannabis and the roles it serves in their lives.   It is important to realize that not everyone that uses medical cannabis has the same [...]

If you are the head of a family, medical cannabis use does not impact your ability to be an excellent role model. When living with younger children, do not attempt to hide or cover up your [...]

Parents may seem like some of the most difficult individuals to discuss medical cannabis with. The lingering stigma some generations have toward marijuana may make this conversation seem a bit [...]

It is important to come prepared for a discussion with your Compassionate Certification Centers physician. Know the benefits you are looking to receive or have had in the past with medical [...]