A NSW dad who became addicted to painkillers has opened up about how switching to medical marijuana changed his life. Matthew Sieders began taking pain medication after injuring himself at work last year. The 36-year-old was installing machinery at a j…
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Irish Woman Tells Joe Duffy She Was Forced To Move To Canada To Access Medicinal Cannabis For Devastating Illness
“I said life is too precious, life is too short and I made the move on my own, no contacts no nothing, just wanting to feel well”. Liveline listeners were stunned as an Irish woman revealed she was forced to move to Canada so she could take medicinal c…
Cannabis Gave Her Child A Future: Now She Helps Other Families
Zaki, 17, likes to point out houses that he’d like to have when he turns 18 next year. That was something unimaginable seven years ago, his mother, Heather Jackson recalled, when he used to have around 200 seizures a day. Nowadays, with CBD, “when he d…
3 Science-Backed Benefits Of CBD Oil And How To Use It Safely
CBD, or cannabidiol, is a type of chemical found in the same plant that produces marijuana. CBD is different from marijuana though, and will not make you “high.” That’s because it does not contain the main psychoactive compound in cannabis, THC, which …
CBD Use in the Military, Sports, and UFC sports
CBD products are typically used to relieve pain or help with anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders. Although CBD benefits are impressive, CBD use still causes controversy among different societies. While CBD consumption is federally legal in the US …
Marijuana Medicine for Autism
This past August a bill was signed into law in Louisiana that allows doctors to prescribe medicinal marijuana more freely to patients with a wide array of ailments, but this is the latest in a series of actions that stem back to 1970’s in the state. “T…
Arizona Can Help End Stigma Against Migraine Sufferers And Marijuana Use
A migraine sufferer and researcher advocates for migraines to be put on a list of acceptable MMJ conditions. The following column is the opinion and analysis of the writer: For the nearly 39 million Americans who suffer from debilitating migraines, sti…
Women Are More Likely To Swap Prescribed Medication For Medical Cannabis, Study Finds
Increased medical knowledge and changes in social norms have meant that over the last decade attitudes towards medical cannabis have changed exponentially. After speaking to clinicians and patients studies have concluded that while it may have once bee…
Does CBD Help With Nausea? Here’s What Experts Have to Say
Feeling nauseated is one of the ickiest feelings in the world. Upset stomachs, throwing up, digestive issues — I would be happy if I never had to experience those again. If you have nausea caused by side effects of another treatment (like chemotherapy)…
Saskatchewan Woman Says Use Of Cannabis To Help Her Addiction Not Accepted
For Shelby Curtis, keeping away from hard drugs starts with quieting her thoughts. The 26-year-old got a prescription to use cannabis medicinally earlier this year while in recovery and living in Regina’s Raising Hope housing program for new mothers fa…