Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD is a psychiatric disorder. It is generally found in people who have been exposed to life-threatening or terrifying situations. For this reason, it is a common disorder among veterans. Although persons with PTSD are not limited to living through life threatening/terrifying situations, other causes for PTSD can be physical or sexual abuse….

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed a medical marijuana bill into effect on August 1st, 2013. However, the bill didn’t actually take effect until January 1st, 2014. The bill outlined a four-year pilot medical program for the state which is set to expire January 1st, 2018. Under the new medical program, doctors were able to prescribe…

Thursday the 26th of May 2016 was a sad day indeed for pot advocating Canadian citizens everywhere, but it was even sadder still for those living in Toronto. Police carried out a series raids nicknamed ‘Project Claudia’ on 43 out of 83 different dispensaries in the Toronto area. City officials alerted all of the property…

Although lighters are the most commonplace item to smoke with, should you? Many people across the board are concerned about the potential health hazards of smoking with butane. Currently, there have been no clinical studies or tests done on the effects of smoking with a lighter. Obviously, inhaling butane is bad for you, and can…

The state of Louisiana has actually had a medical cannabis bill for close to 40 years. However, due to the abysmal wording of the legalization document, not a single Louisiana citizen has had legal medical marijuana access to date. The bill was written in such a way as to only allow doctors to ‘recommend’ medical…

Tourettes Syndrome is a somewhat infamous inherited neuropsychiatric disorder, with the onset of symptoms appearing as early as childhood. Although the symptoms generally gradually get better with age progression, there is no known cure. It is estimated that roughly 100,000 Americans live with Tourettes Syndrome. The syndrome was named after a french physician who published…

Managing pain can be a serious and problematic issue. While there is a wide array of painkillers currently on the market, almost all are opiate based. Opiates, derived from the opium poppy go back in history thousands of years. Some claim that people have been using opiates since 4200 BCE (Before Common Era). Although we…

The age old idea of treating glaucoma with medical marijuana has long since been debated. glaucoma is one of the few degenerative optic nerve diseases, which can result in partial loss of vision or even blindness. There are various factors that contribute to optic nerve damage in glaucoma patients. However, the most damaging and widespread…

April 13th, 2016 was a happy day for many a Pennsylvanian. The states house of representatives voted to approve the new medical marijuana bill at a 149-46 vote. The 80 page bill is currently sitting on the desk of democratic Governor Tom Wolf, who seemed quite pleased that the bill had passed. “I am proud…