Unfortunately, despite the fact, the cannabis has numerous medical benefits and has literally no recorded deaths it is still widely illegal. In America, it is currently listed as a Schedule 1 controlled substance. Under federal marijuana law, possession of any amount of cannabis can land you up to a year in jail and a $1000…
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental mental disorder. There is some confusion surrounding this disorder with attention deficit disorder, or ADD. They are in fact the same thing, but ADD is a more outdated way of saying ADHD. It has a variety of symptoms with the most notable being, trouble paying attention, excessive…
While when you think of a pot smoker, the first things that come to mind are typically lazy stoners sitting in their mom’s basements playing video games. And it’s true that cannabis negatively affects motivation in many cases, essentially making you want to chill out all the time. But, did you know that the substance…
Marijuana Cannabis, ganja, mary jane, historically there have been many misconceptions and propaganda campaigns against the substance in America. Because of this, our society has at times had a skewed view on marijuana. Cannabis has effectively been illegal since 1937 when the marihuana tax act was passed. And when the Controlled Substances Act passed in…
On June 14th, 2000, Hawaii became the 8th state to legalize medical marijuana in America. However, Hawaii was the first state to legalize medical cannabis via state legislature, the previous seven states had done so through voter initiatives. The new bill which legalized the cultivation and use of medical cannabis was signed into effect by…
Marijuana is one of the most popular widely illegal drugs in the country. Approximately one out of every eight Americans have smoked cannabis at one point in their life. A survey in 1969 reported that a mere 4% of Americans had tried smoking the substance. However, according to a 2016 study that included over 1,000…
Hemp, often known as industrial hemp is a cultivar of Cannabis sativa, but unlike its counterpart, it is grown almost exclusively for its industrial uses. While most cultivate cannabis Sativa for its medicinal qualities, hemp is typically grown for its fiber. The plant contains less than 1% of THC on average and while coming from…
Migraine is a headache disorder in which moderate to severe headaches recur periodically. A migraine headache typically affects one side of the head more than the other and the pain associated with it can at times come in waves. In the most severe cases, they can last for up to seventy-two hours, but an average…
To understand what skin cancer is, we should first lay out the foundation of what cancer is. Cancer is a group of diseases in which tumors are formed through abnormal cell growth. These cancerous tumors can spread to other parts of the body. An important distinction to make is that noncancerous tumors, otherwise known as…
Inflammatory bowel disease or IBD is a group of conditions that typically inflames the colon and small intestine. Crohn’s disease, however, can affect much more than just your colon and small intestine. Those with Crohn’s disease can experience issues with the mouth, esophagus, the stomach, and essentially any part of the gastrointestinal tract. Ulcerative colitis…
