By Amanda Froelich Don’t believe the hype: marijuana is not a gateway drug, it’s a medicine. Despite the fact that countless individuals have used cannabis oil to heal their afflictions, the U.S. Cancer Institute lists cannabis as a ‘cure’ for cancer on its website, and…
Written by Cassius M. At 10 months of age, Kalel Santiago of Puerto Rico was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called neuroblastoma. He endured chemotherapy, radiation treatments, and surgery for two years—and survived. Then he was diagnosed with something permanent: severe autism that disabled…
By Carey Wedler Both anecdotal evidence and clinical research are beginning to show the promise of cannabis in treating a variety of health issues. According to one family in the U.K., cannabis helped a dying teenage boy recover fully from complications from leukemia. The family…
By Anna Hunt The newly-released cannabis pain patch targets seemingly explainable pain associated with fibromyalgia and diabetic neuropathy. It is a new-found hope for patients because it is extremely difficult to treat these conditions. Cannabis Offers Hope for Better Quality of Life Nerve pain is…
By Carey Wedler Attorney General Jeff Sessions is terribly confused and wildly uninformed. That, or he’s a liar. Trump’s pick to head the Department of Justice has long opposed cannabis and enthusiastically supported the war on drugs. Though he reportedly recently assured congressional lawmakers…
By Claire Bernish In the latest of dozens of studies proving the healthful benefits of cannabis, researchers in Canada found not only can marijuana be effective in managing pain, but it can reduce a user’s dependency on tobacco, alcohol, and can replace a number of…
By Marco Torres Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of over 100 active cannabinoids in cannabis. It accounts for 40 percent of the plant’s extract and widely considered to be one of it’s most powerful constituents that heals cells. Emergency teams in cardiac and stroke units may…
By Organic and Healthy IBS or Irritable Bowel Syndrome can be extremely annoying, aggravating, and even painful. Thankfully there’s marijuana. It’s unfortunate to come down with IBS. Chronic cramping, bloating, abdominal pain, constipation and worse, with no known cause, no easy “cure” and nothing but…
By Justin Gardner “She will look at me, smile and say ‘mama.’ And that is a gift that gives me a feeling I will never be able to describe.” In the age of medical cannabis enlightenment, Colorado is becoming a place where miracles happen. The story…
By Amanda Froelich New data estimates that by 2020, the U.S. cannabis industry will pump up to $44 billion annually into the country’s economy. In case you missed it, cannabis was the real winner of the 2016 U.S. Presidential election when eight states legalized the…
By Jack Burns We know it may seem counter-intuitive to what we already know about tobacco, but a steady stream of scientific research is revealing some surprising conclusions about cannabis. The latest research, published on December 27th, 2016, indicates that marijuana use does not run…
By Alice Salles In America, the cannabis legalization movement has been in full swing, with states like California, Massachusetts, Maine, and Nevada joining Washington and Colorado by legalizing recreational weed in 2016. Other states like Florida, Arkansas, Montana, and North Dakota also followed suit, legalizing…
By Amando Flavio The latest marijuana benefits just discovered are that it can treat bone fractures and also help in organ transplants. It is now clear that marijuana has a medicinal value, with some researchers constantly using what little resources they have to demonstrate the point. The results from such studies…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor A video recently made viral rounds on the Internet of a former policeman trying CBD oil as a last ditch effort to quell his volatile Parkinson’s symptoms. Due to the progression of his Parkinson’s, Larry the former policeman cannot speak and…
By Wes Annac, Editor, Culture of Awareness & Openhearted Rebel If this were the 60s or 70s and you told someone you were using cannabis for pain relief or to treat an illness, you might get a funny look. Today, however, countless legitimate medicinal uses…
By Organic and Healthy In places where medical marijuana is legal, opioid abuse and addiction has fallen by 25%, but the government maintain they are stumped as to why. Opioid abuse and addiction is a massive problem all over the US, hence why people are…
By Makia Freeman A CBD ban appears to have been put in place by the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration), an agency of the US Government. Two days ago on their website, they posted a notice that they had made a “new rule“, effective Dec. 14th 2016, to…
By Cassius Kamarampi (Era of Wisdom) For the past 2 years, John Vibes has been ill. He went back and forth between doctors describing strange symptoms such as swollen lymph nodes, lightheadedness, dizziness and shortness of breath: most doctors dismissed the symptoms as no big deal. Contrary…
By Justin Gardner Back in August, we learned through the WikiLeaks email dump that an alcohol lobbying group was peddling propaganda to lawmakers in the attempt to stifle cannabis legalization. Claiming to be “neutral” on the subject, they did not hesitate to spout falsehoods and…
By Cassius Kamarampi (Era of Wisdom) In 2010, Hayley Willar was one of the first young girls to receive the HPV vaccine Gardasil. She was very physically active, a competitive figure skater for most of her life. Within a couple weeks of receiving Gardasil, she started…
