By: Will Kersten When the blue bus with the boat on top rumbled down the levee and parked by the gate of the boatyard, I was flabbergasted. I’d been reading Tom Wolfe’s The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, about the psychedelic adventures …
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Know Your Medicine: CBD | Marijuana
CBD, which stands for the phytocannabinoid cannabidiol (not cannabinoids), has exploded on the cannabis scene in a way that no other natural compound has. Although it has received a huge amount of media attention over the past few years, there …
Read More »How to Make a Pain-Relieving Herbal Salve for Migraines
Headache disorders are among the most common nervous system disorders, and they aren’t going away anytime soon. There is nothing worse than an excruciating migraine where the only relief seems to be hiding under a blanket for hours until the throbbing …
Read More »Green Party New Zealand Ramps Up Their Personal Use Campaign
After years of stagnation, it seems that talk of marijuana reform in New Zealand is gaining real momentum. At the beginning of June, the country’s Associate Health Minister, Peter Dunne, announced that doctors are permitted to prescribe CBD for patients …
Read More »Nevada Marijuana Distribution Licenses Issued, Weed Shortage Avoided
Nevada’s potential marijuana drought has been resolved. Under Nevada’s voter approved marijuana law, alcohol distributors were initially given an 18-month monopoly on the transportation of all recreational cannabis. Creating a palpable panic across the Las Vegas Valley and causing a …
Read More »Ontario Government Sends Out Legalization Survey
Whether you agree with how legalization in Canada is taking shape or not, the one thing that can be agreed upon is that the government has asked for input from its people throughout the historic journey. Citizens of the Great …
Read More »Treating Painful Fibromyalgia Symptoms With Cannabis
Fibromyalgia is a chronic debilitating condition that includes symptoms of chronic diffuse pain, sleep disturbance, migraine headaches, fatigue, joint pain and irritable bowel-type symptoms. Patients may have all or just some of these symptoms. Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) is considered …
Read More »Founder of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute Supports Medical Marijuana
The founder of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI), Jon Huntsman Sr. has announced that he is a robust advocate of medical marijuana. Huntsman Sr. voiced his unambiguous support during a sit-down interview with Salt Lake City’s Fox 13 News. “I’m …
Read More »Australia, Marijuana, and MardiGrass: A Discovery Down Under
The Plan The idea of an adventure to ‘Oz’ started as a casual conversation amongst friends about the country’s longest running cannabis law reform rally and festival, MardiGrass. Like many wanderlusters, Australia had a solid position on my bucket list …
Read More »Much Smarter Than Grexit: Greece Could Prosper With Medical Cannabis Production
Last week, Greece announced a new law permitting the use of medical cannabis. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras stated that Greek doctors will soon be able to prescribe cannabis for various medical purposes. It is still unclear whether, like their German …
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