Tag Archives: medical cannabis

More Seniors Embracing Medical Cannabis

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Cannabis is quickly becoming known for its natural health benefits amongst senior citizens. A study conducted by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health revealed that an increasing number of older Americans are using cannabis for a variety of health benefits. About nine percent of U.S. adults between the ages 50 and 64 used marijuana in […]

My Journey from opioid addiction to freedom

My Journey from opioid addiction to freedom

My Journey from opioid addiction to freedom In 2007 I was badly injured giving birth to my son. I was overjoyed to be a mother, but also in excruciating pain. I tried to manage it, but I became addicted to opiate painkillers. Addiction and pain robbed me of precious early years with my child. Some […]

Therapeutic Cannabis: A Patient’s Perspective

As discussion heats up over Maine’s Question 1, which would allow any adult over 21 to use cannabis, we want to keep the needs of medical marijuana patients front and center. In the run-up to the vote, we will share the stories of some of our members who choose to use cannabis for therapeutic/medicinal purposes. […]

Medical Cannabis May Provide Relief… to the Medicare System

A study published this month in the journal Health Affairs finds that “the use of prescription drugs for which marijuana could serve as a clinical alternative fell significantly, once a medical marijuana law was implemented.” The authors state that “(n)ational overall reductions in Medicare program and enrollee spending when states implemented medical marijuana laws were […]