Medical Marijuana Blogs & News

Cannabis User’s Guide to Staying Sane and Entertained During Quarantine

03/25/2020

It’s tough out there, with COVID-19 panic causing social distancing, curfews, quarantines, lockdowns, and even toilet paper shortages at big box stores. What’s a committed cannabis user to do? Here’s our survival guide to staying healthy, sane, and yes, even entertained during this ... Read More

NIH Grants UCLA $3.9M to Study THC, Terpenes, and Pain Management

03/24/2020

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has granted a UCLA cannabis researcher $3.9 million to study whether cannabis terpenes alone, and in conjunction with THC, can help reduce patients’ need for opioids in pain management. The grant, given through NIH’s National Center for Compleme ... Read More

Medical Marijuana Healthcare During the COVID-19 Crisis

03/19/2020

For medical marijuana users, the COVID-19 shutdowns raise urgent questions about how they access their medication and continue to contact their providers. Medical centers are cancelling non-emergency appointments and elective procedures. Many specialists are being called on to offer urgen ... Read More

Access during COVID-19: Advocates Argue for Patients’ Rights

03/19/2020

Many non-essential shops and services around the U.S. have temporarily closed for business in response to the social distancing recommendations meant to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The New York City metro area, the San Francisco Bay area, and the Seattle metro area ... Read More

COVID-19 Sees Dispensary Sales Spike as Patients and Consumers Stock Up

03/17/2020

As schools, restaurants, retail outlets, and certain government services across the U.S. have begun temporary closures to slow the spread of Coronavirus, or COVID-19, some marijuana dispensaries have either followed suit or announced intentions to change their menu of services. With Am ... Read More

What to Expect When You Switch from Smoking to Edibles

03/16/2020

Edibles used to be nothing more than a fun party favor. It took time and effort to make a batch of magic brownies, so while the all-body high was a fun and coveted experience, it wasn’t the every-day method of dosing most regular marijuana users preferred. Then, marijuana started be ... Read More

New Jersey Medical Marijuana Patients Can’t Be Fired for Drug Test Fail

03/12/2020

The New Jersey Supreme Court set a precedent on March 10th that employers can’t fire workers who are also medical marijuana patients for failing a drug test. The case was brought by Justin Wild, the former director of a funeral home in Bergen County, NJ who used medical marijuana o ... Read More

“Compassionate Care” Act Returns to California

03/10/2020

The law that paved the way for medical marijuana legalization in thirty-three (and counting) U.S. states was passed in California as far back as 1996. This original "Compassionate Care Act," aka Prop 215, allowed HIV/AIDS patients, people with cancer, and the terminally ill to access medi ... Read More

Science Says Marijuana Users May Eat More—But Weigh Less

03/08/2020

As you probably know, marijuana is notorious for stimulating appetite—aka, giving you the munchies. But do medical or recreational marijuana users show any significant differences from non-users when it comes to eating habits, weight, and nutrition? The answer, it seems, is ... Read More

How Coronavirus May Affect the Marijuana Industry and Patient Access

03/05/2020

As fear over the coronavirus mounts in the U.S., industries as diverse as commercial airlines, the stock market, and retail are starting to feel its effects. And if you’re a medical marijuana patient, you may be wondering how the global event could affect your access to cannabis. The ... Read More

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