There’s very little profit in peddling essential medicine to the masses, and Cartels are aware of this. At one time, Cannabis was a cash crop that brought illegal entities millions upon millions as it flooded into America, but the profit has moved into drugs that cause death – and often through deception. The Fentanyl scare […]
As I near the three-year mark in the recovery journey from a 24-year pharmaceutical opioid addiction, one issue that seems to be fading is PAWS or Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome. This is a literal concert of issues that can occur when people cease the use of addictive substances – and alcohol actually tops the list. […]
Opium is a plant containing opiates that reduce pain by binding to opioid receptors in a specific system for this. Cannabis, on the other hand, is a plant containing cannabinoids that produce various effects by acting on cannabinoid receptors. This would be the primary difference but since Opium, its synthesized version of Heroin, and Cannabis […]
An article appearing in Sci-Tech Daily yesterday gained global attention in regards to how whole-plant cannabis extracts stop seizures in kids. The practice of using cannabinoid medicine has caught on around the world as this study was done in the UK and although only on 10 participants, it’s confirming what other research and our own […]
At age 9 Joey weighed 42 pounds and his mother, Mieko Hester-Pérez , was told he had six months to live. The child, who had been diagnosed with autism at a year and a half after birth, suffered from malnutrition due to the severity of the disorder, constantly screamed, often self-harmed and took up to 13 medications. The […]
There’s a new kid on the block when it comes to major cannabinoids, many are finding out there’s more to the plant than THC and CBD. Without cannabigerolic acid (CBGa), these star cannabinoids would not exist because the cannabis plant uses CBGa as a precursor to create them. Due to this, CBGa has earned the […]
Back in 1996 when California’s Cannabis Compassionate Use Act passed, known as Proposition 215, a self-professed “gay hippy outlaw” who pushed to legalize marijuana in response to the AIDs crisis was facing charges of criminal conspiracy, possession, and transportation. That August, famed Dennis Peron had been forced to close The Cannabis Buyers’ Club, This was […]
Endocannabinoid Tone Describes the Current State of Your Endocannabinoid System (ECS) Back in 2012 a well-published study on the alterations in endocannabinoid tone following chemotherapy shed light on a new way to look at Cannabinoid Medicine. Cisplatin, a platinum-derived chemotherapeutic agent, was found to cause a decreased level of endocannabinoid action in patients and this […]
As the pandemic made many stay indoors, hidden from friends and family, the nation’s drug overdose epidemic became worse. Laura Dean of Seattle reached out to ask how she could get away from Vicoden that was prescribed to help her reduce OxyContin intake. She had read articles and posts on social media about my own […]
People worldwide are discovering that cannabis has been medicine for thousands of years, and that’s opened up the door to a huge and thriving marketplace. As this new industry expands, many consumers are learning about different cannabinoids other than THC and CBD. CBGa, the mother of all cannabinoids, is more unique to the market plant […]