All Entries in the "Patient Resources" Category
Colorado Debates THC Blood-Level Limits For DUID Laws
With Washington and Colorado having recently implemented their new laws which legalized cannabis for recreational purposes, prosecutors and legislators are deeming it necessary to ensure public safety by creating strict Per Se DUID guidelines. Attempts to bring these laws into fruition in the past were met with much resistance. Brutal opposition from cannabis advocates and [...]
Knowing Your Rights When Dealing With The United States Border Patrol
Where does our freedom as Americans begin and end? Should legal citizens of the United States be subjected to Nazi-style checkpoints when we’re over 100 miles from the nearest foreign borders? The United States Homeland Security and Border Patrol checkpoints that are designed to ensnare illegal immigrants are apparently just another way for the federal [...]
Border Patrol Checkpoints Could Mean Trouble For Medical Cannabis Patients
Although medical cannabis has been legalized in several states throughout our nation, the fact remains that it is illegal under federal law. Therefore, any of those patients from medical cannabis states that are attempting to traverse United States Border Patrol checkpoints need to keep in mind your registration card for medical cannabis doesn’t mean diddly [...]
Could Pot Spell Reprieve From Parkinson’s Pain?
Cannabis could be the answer to bringing reprieve to 8 out of every 10 individuals that suffer with debilitating pain associated with Parkinson’s disease. New research being conducted at the Rabin Medical Center- Beilinson Campus has discovered that genetic factors describe such Parkinson’s pain, and that the innovative appreciative will make distinctive treatments possible. Eight [...]
Court Says Police Don’t Have To Prove Dog Training
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police don’t have to extensively document and log the work of drug-sniffing dogs in the field to be able to use the results of their work in court, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. Instead, Justice Elena Kagan wrote for a unanimous court, courts should apply the same tests to dog sniffs [...]
The Benefits Of Curing and Storing Your Cannabis Properly
Are you convinced that your glass jar is keeping your cannabis at its freshest? Two things that lower the quality of your bud over a short amount of time are light and humidity. The glass jars and plastic bags that your medicine comes in from dispensaries are not keeping your bud at its optimal moisture [...]
Michigan Supreme Court Rules That Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Are Illegal
The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled, in a 4 to 1 vote, that medical marijuana dispensaries in the state are illegal. The court upheld a previous ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals. Now the 124,000 medical cannabis patients in the state will only be able to grow their own medicine or get it from [...]
Smoking Marijuana Increases Stroke Risk For Young Adults?
Those who oppose marijuana legalization will cling to anything that suggests that cannabis is more harmful than advocates say it is. Like the recent study that suggested marijuana use as a teen lowers I.Q., a study that has since been heavily questioned in the medical community. Now comes a study out of New Zealand that claims [...]
Writ Of Cannabis Corpus: Your Questions For A Lawyer
with BRUCE MARGOLIN Bruce Margolin’s experience and expertise is unparalleled. He knows MARIJUANA law inside out, and has participated in many legislation CHANGES. Bruce Margolin answers this month’s questions on the law and cannabis. From hash to using your recommendation in another state, Margolin gives the low down on what the law says about your [...]
California Supreme Court Affirms Legality Of Storefront Dispensaries
In a decision that will have ramifications for medical marijuana patients throughout California, the state’s supreme court has denied a review of a landmark appellate case, thereby affirming the legality of storefront dispensaries. The medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access brings us the details: San Diego, CA – The California Supreme Court denied review [...]
Link Between Pot Smoking And IQ Drop Challenged
NEW YORK (AP) — A new analysis is challenging a report that suggests regular marijuana smoking during the teen years can lead to a long-term drop in IQ. The analysis says the statistical analysis behind that conclusion is flawed. The original study, reported last August, included more than 1,000 people who’d been born in the [...]
This for That: Cannabis and Cancer
Cancer is one of the greatest scourges mankind has ever seen. Every year some 12 million people are diagnosed with some form of cancer, and more than 20,000 people a day die from it, according to the American Cancer Society.
Marijuana Laws: Searches And Seizures
With marijuana laws changing every year, it’s imperative that cannabis users know the laws and know their rights in the state and city they live in. This is especially true when it comes to contact with the police. This video covers a lot of your rights when it comes to being searched, whether you are [...]
Marijuana-Like Brain Chemicals May Be Key To Treating Fragile X Syndrome
In an international collaboration of research centers from America and Europe, scientists have discovered that increasing marijuana-like chemicals in the brain can help repair the debilitating symptoms associated with fragile X syndrome. The overall success of this study could lead to future treatments for the condition, which has been identified as the most common genetic [...]
Researchers Find Cannabis Compound Stops Metastasis In Aggressive Cancers
A couple of researchers at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco have discovered that certain compounds in cannabis can stop the metastasis (the spread) of some cancers. “It took us about 20 years of research to figure this out, but we are very excited,” said Pierre Desprez, one of the scientists behind the discovery. “We want to get [...]
