Imagine suddenly feeling lost and scared in your own home. The world doesn’t make sense. You see things that aren’t there, or you can’t tell if you’re dreaming or awake. Your thoughts are jumbled, and you feel agitated one minute and sleepy the next. This is the reality for someone experiencing delirium. Delirium is a medical…
Neuropathic pain is different from other kinds of pain. Stubbing your toe sends a clear pain signal from a real injury. Neuropathic pain is a false signal generated by the damaged nerves themselves. This is why it’s so hard to treat with regular painkillers. Medical marijuana attacks this nerve pain in several ways at once. Did you know that you…
When people hear the word “dementia,” they often think of Alzheimer’s Disease. But dementia is a bigger word for a group of symptoms that affect memory, thinking, and social abilities. There are many different types of dementia. Two other common types are Vascular Dementia and Lewy Body Dementia. These diseases are different from Alzheimer’s, and they cause their…
Parkinson’s Disease is a brain disorder that affects how you move. It happens to millions of people around the world. For people with Parkinson’s, simple tasks like buttoning a shirt, walking across a room, or drinking from a cup can become very difficult. This is because Parkinson’s causes problems with the brain’s motor system. This…
Alzheimer’s Disease is a sickness of the brain. It affects millions of people all over the world. For a long time, it has been a disease without a cure. It causes a lot of sadness for the people who have it and for their families. Alzheimer’s is known for progressive memory loss. This means a person…
This new Ohio medical legalization effort is happening just six months after a recreational legalization ballot was defeated by a 64% to 36% vote. Regardless of the ballot failing Ohio state senate went on to bipartisanly pass the medical marijuana bill by just three votes. The house followed the senates 18-15 vote by a passing…
Drug law in Germany can be quite confusing. There isn’t much information to be found relating to the legality of specific drugs. According to Wikipedia, in 1994 Germany’s federal constitutional court ruled that neither drug addiction nor the possession of small amounts of drugs was a crime. The German narcotics law (Betäubungsmittelgesetz) states that authorities…
Cannabis is officially listed as a schedule one drug by the United States Controlled Substances Act. The Controlled Substances Act also created the DEA as well as the FDA, both of which determine which substances are either added or removed from certain schedules. While there are a few requirements for a substance to be landed…
In late December 2014, journalists and bloggers advocating medical marijuana rejoiced at a new found topic on the subject to write about. A clause in the (then) newly passed roughly 1600 page federal spending measure outlined a so called ‘ceasefire’ on the federal war on medical marijuana. Said passage stated that “None of the funds…
