by Dr. Ross Glider | Sep 20, 2017 | Education & Facts
Despite its widespread recreational use, there is a negative stigma attached to marijuana that originated decades ago. Marijuana gained popular attention when thousands of soldiers returned from Vietnam with a cannabis habit. Drafted to fight an unpopular war, many...
by Dr. Marissa Magsino | Aug 23, 2017 | Education & Facts, Medical Marijuana
Marijuana is perhaps best known as plant material that is dried and smoked. Not everyone is able or willing to smoke, even when it’s to consume medicine that will relieve serious symptoms. One of the benefits of medical marijuana, though, is that it can be...
by Dr. Jack Rothman | Aug 16, 2017 | Education & Facts
Florida Medical Marijuana Medical marijuana was legalized in Florida in 2016, and the state is working on licensing growers and dispensaries to serve the medical marijuana patients. There are currently dispensaries available around the state, one serving each region....
by Dr. Ross Glider | Jul 19, 2017 | Education & Facts
How Does it Work? Just like any other drug you take, prescription or over the counter, marijuana works in your brain and nervous system to change the messages you receive. It is hard for some people to make the mental jump from marijuana as a recreational drug to a...
by Dr. Marissa Magsino | Jul 10, 2017 | Education & Facts
Medical marijuana can provide health benefits for people suffering from debilitating conditions. In fact, the full healing potential of cannabis is not even understood yet. As research continues, more useful applications for this natural medicine are discovered. For...
by Dr. Jack Rothman | Nov 3, 2016 | Education & Facts
The health benefits of marijuana are somewhat new to the medical community. One of the most recent developments in cannabis research is that marijuana contains compounds that might help kill certain cancers. The effects of smoking cannabis on the brain have been shown...
