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Pain from inflammation can and will likely affect all adults at some point in their lives, and for some, become chronic conditions that interfere with a normal quality of life.
Over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription anti-inflammatory medications are easily available, readily prescribed, and very commonly used. The most common anti-inflammatory medications are called NSAIDs: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Based on consumer survey responses, more than 17 million Americans take NSAIDs on a daily basis, with more than 70 million prescriptions and more than 30 billion OTC NSAID tablets sold annually in the United States.
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Top 25 Marijuana Strains for February 2017
Up 22 positions on the “Top 25 Most Popular Marijuana Strains” list for Feb. 2017, Paris OG enjoyed a hefty 100% increase for online searches on a month-over-month basis.
Averaging $41 an eighth at your local dispensary/shop, Paris OG bolted from the 44th spot to the 22nd.
Philippines House Committee on Health Debates Medical Cannabis
The drug enforcement situation in the Philippines continues to grow in curiosity.
Not even 24 hours after Parliament approved a third and final reading to reinstate capital punishment for drug-related offenses, the Philippines House Committee on Health began debating a bill to legalize medical marijuana.
Congressman Rodito Albano’s House Bill 180 outlines a program that would allow doctors to prescribe cannabis at a specific predetermined location and allow patients to receive a special I.D. card for the prescription.
The bill would also guarantee confidentiality for patients to ensure they will not be discriminated against.
Colorado Home Grow Bill Aims to Eradicate the Black Market
A Colorado House committee voted 11-2 Tuesday in favor of House Bill 17-1220, a bill that would definitively limit Colorado home growers to 12 cannabis plants per residential home in an effort to eradicate Colorado’s black market. Colorado residents and medical marijuana patients would be restricted to growing six mature (flowering) plants and six immature (non-flowering) plants.
The bill was just introduced on March 2 and passed by a House committee just five days later, blindsiding Colorado’s medical marijuana patients and caregivers.
Class Actions Launched Against Medpot Producers Mettrum and OrganiGram Over Pesticide-Laced Marijuana
Two of Canada’s largest licensed producers of medical marijuana are facing class action lawsuits after recalling product that tests confirm contained banned pesticides myclobutanil and bifenazate.
On March 6, Toronto law firm Roy O’Connor LLP issued a proposed class action against Mettrum Ltd.
If You Had Invested in These Marijuana Stocks…
The roller coaster of investment for the emerging worldwide cannabis industry has been even more volatile than traditional stocks.
San Bernardino Mayor Asks Feds for Help with Marijuana
Concerned by growing violence in the City of San Bernardino, the Mayor sent an ill-advised letter to Pres.
Going the Distance to Save Your Child: The Struggle of Vera Twomey
Today is International Women’s Day, and as we celebrate the successes of women around the globe as well as push forward with much needed reforms for greater equality, there is a woman in Ireland who is a fantastic example of commitment and dedication — a mother trying desperately to save her child’s life.
Vera Twomey has a daughter named Ava who suffers from Dravet Syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy that is often treatable using medical marijuana.
Nearly 80% of Los Angeles Voters Said Yes to Measure M
The second largest city in the United States is officially set to become the largest in the world with a regulated cannabis market, as Los Angeles voters passed Measure M yesterday in a crushing victory.
More than 242,000 Los Angeles residents showed up to the polls to cast their ballots yesterday, and Measure M was approved by 79.36% of voters, according to the L.A. Times.
Measure M will allow the City of Los Angeles to issue licenses to marijuana businesses for the first time.
