New Jersey MMJ Laws in Full Growth – Worker’s Compensation and Social Equity
Continuing to be a role model for the East Coast marijuana industry, the recent improvements to the New Jersey MMJ laws highlight the Garden State's exceptional commitment to the betterment of US cannabis. This comes in the form of dual state-level action - with the...
Marijuana For Pain (Understand how Marijuana Helps with Pain)
Marijuana for pain; particularly chronic pain is the leading reason people seek medical marijuana in states where medical marijuana is legal (medical states).
Statistics show that 33% of medical marijuana patients in medical states got their medical cards for chronic pain.
More significantly, according to a study published in the …
Oklahoma Marijuana Authority Faces Legal Scrutiny – What Comes Next?
The ever-expanding Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) has recently been the subject of legal scrutiny following their attempt at an accelerated implementation of the Metrc cannabis track and trace system into the state program’s database. Okmulgee...
Marijuana and PTSD: A winning combination or a recipe for disaster?
Many people turn to alcohol and drugs such as cocaine, nicotine, and marijuana to cope with the symptoms of PTSD. And when it comes to marijuana and PTSD, do patients use marijuana to treat their condition, or do they cite the benefits of marijuana to mask their...
Massive Changes for Marijuana in the West – An Imminent Culture Shift?
America’s western marijuana market is currently undergoing a massive culture shift. The main actors? None other than Arizona and New Mexico, two neighboring states that share more than just the desert landscape. Their common goal: building a cannabis empire from the...
Marijuana Market Round-up – Week of March 5th
New Jersey will have its 2-week anniversary of legalizing adult-use marijuana come Monday. Virginia’s plans for legalization have been frozen in time for the next three years. And America’s consumption of cannabis products is at an all-time high. All that and more in...
Cannabis and MS
What are the medical benefits of cannabis for multiple sclerosis (MS)? How effective is medical cannabis when it comes to treating the persistent and complex symptoms of MS such as MS pain? And how is cannabis for MS better than conventional medication? These...
PA’s Confusing Medical Marijuana Laws – What Will Happen to My Job?
Although Pennsylvania’s MMP has been around for almost five years now, medical cannabis still has a ways to go. While many of its neighbors are actively striving for easier access to medical marijuana, Pennsylvania is still adamant in confusing its patient community...
New Jersey’s Recreational Marijuana Bill and its Fascinating Journey to Legalization
New Jersey’s recent relationship with cannabis has been ... complicated, to say the least. Ever since November’s overwhelming majority vote to legalize recreational marijuana all around the Garden State, its associated bill has taken a confusing and long-winded...
Smoking vs. Edibles – Which Marijuana Medication is the Best for You?
In the revamped world of legalized marijuana, two specific branches of medication stand out – smoking hemp flower and ingesting cannabinoid edibles. For rookie and veteran patients alike, these are the most comfortable, easy, and accessible means of MMJ administration to be found at your local dispensary.
But how exactly …