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Medical Marijuana Using Cannabis to Manage Depression

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While the mental health profession is torn between the advantages and disadvantages of using cannabis to treat psychological disorders, including anxiety and depression, this article will give you some information on cannabis and depression and some practical ways in which you can use cannabis to help manage it. 4 Types of Depression What really is depression? It is defined as a complex mood disorder that leaves people hopeless, in despair and sometimes suicidal. Some people are unable to sleep, eat, or even function in a normal daily setting. There are 4 types of depression; Major depression  – long-standing inability to enjoy life for at least 6 consecutive months or more Dysthymia  – long-standing mild depression of at least 2 years or more Manic depression (bipolar disorder)  – depression with quick mood changes, impulsive behaviors, insomnia, irritability and hyperactivity. Seasonal Effective Disorder (SAD)  – depression that is trigger by the change of season or wea
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Cannabis Shows Great Promise in Treating Cancer Let’s Not Wreck It With Hyperbole

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                  Cannabis Shows Great Promise in Treating Cancer There’s no topic like cancer to inspire cacophonous claims of a cure, pegged to everything from the rinds of fruits nobody has ever eaten to powders drawn from Micronesian beaches no one has ever visited. As such, claims of miracle cures for cancer typically cause the medical establishment to roll their eyes and avert their attention. Read More.. This is why it’s so important to eschew such cure-related hyperbole when discussing the cancer-treating components of cannabis, which could all too easily be lumped into the same National Enquirer “wonder cure” category.Such talk is especially counterproductive given that there is little doubt that cannabis plays a very important role as a treatment option for cancer—a fact even government agencies are ready to acknowledge, issuing statements on cannabis and cancer that are profoundly encouraging. The National Cancer Institute has said that “Cannabis has b
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What are the California laws on recreational marijuana?

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During last year’s elections, voters passed Prop 64, making adult use of recreational marijuana legal in California.  Read More... Since Nov. 9, California residents over the age of 21 have been allowed to legally use marijuana without a medicinal card, as long as it’s not in a public place, according to California National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), a group dedicated to reforming the state’s marijuana laws . Californians are allowed to carry and use up to an ounce of marijuana  and grow up to six plants for personal use. Marijuana will be legal for commercial sale once businesses receive proper licensing, according to NORML. However, counties can choose to ban commercial marijuana cultivation and can also place limits on licensed recreational marijuana businesses. Recreational sales of marijuana don’t go into effect until Jan. 1, 2018. This creates a Catch-22. It will be legal to use recreational marijuana but it won’t be legal to buy it
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Federal task force reportedly recommends more marijuana study, no crackdown

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The task force Attorney General  Jeff Sessions  established to crack down on marijuana use has come up with no new policy recommendations for the attorney general, The Associated Press reported Friday. Marijuana advocates feared that a report released by the Trump administration’s Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety would link violent crime to marijuana. But the AP, citing portions of the report it had obtained, said that the document recommends that officials continue weighing whether to change or rescind the Obama administration’s largely hands-off approach to enforcement.  Read More... Advocates hailed the news on Friday. “The task force’s recommendations reflect the fact that the Dept. of Justice has more important priorities than harassing legitimate, taxpaying businesses. In states that have approved marijuana for medical or adult use, these businesses are creating jobs, generating revenue, protecting consumers, and making their communities safer,” Don M
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What are the California laws on recreational marijuana?

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During last year’s elections, voters passed Prop 64, making adult use of recreational marijuana legal in California.  Read More... Since Nov. 9, California residents over the age of 21 have been allowed to legally use marijuana without a medicinal card, as long as it’s not in a public place, according to California National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), a group dedicated to reforming the state’s marijuana laws. Californians are allowed to carry and use up to an ounce of marijuana and grow up to six plants for personal use. Marijuana will be legal for commercial sale once businesses receive proper licensing, according to NORML. However, counties can choose to ban commercial marijuana cultivation and can also place limits on licensed recreational marijuana businesses. Recreational sales of marijuana  don’t go into effect until Jan. 1, 2018. This creates a Catch-22. It will be legal to use recreational marijuana but it won’t be legal to buy
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The Trial of the Plant: South Africa’s Attempt to Legalize Cannabis

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While much of the marijuana world looks toward societies already in the process of cannabis reform, a major battle for the legalization of pot is happening in South Africa’s justice system. Lanseria residents Jules Stobbs and Myrtle Clarke, also known as “the Dagga ( marijuana ) Couple,” have brought a constitutional challenge to the Pretoria High Court stating that jailing people for marijuana use is against South Africans’ right to dignity. The trial that began on July 31st is expected to take 19 days.  Read More... No less than seven government ministers are being called to defend South Africa’s position on keeping cannabis prohibition in place. Armed with the usual outdated arguments that cannabis causes psychological harm and addiction, the bureaucrats are hoping the court will side with the status quo.  Read More... But the Dagga Couple invited some experts of their own, including the Chair of Neuropsychopharmacology at London’s Imperial College to testify that mar
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