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07/18/2018 / By Vicki Batts

If the Tenth Amendment applies to marijuana, why can’t ALL medicine be a states’ rights issue?

Where the federal government’s rights end and states’ rights begin has become a gray area over the last few decades. The issue of medical marijuana has made this abundantly clear, as the feds continue to butt heads with states that have legalized cannabis for medical and/or recreational use. This is where the Tenth Amendment should come […]

06/13/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Despite public education campaigns, people in Illinois are still using synthetic weed, then getting hospitalized with bleeding eyes and ears

Marijuana, in its natural form, is known to provide a ton of medical and health-promoting properties. It’s also pretty cheap and can be grown in your backyard – which, of course, isn’t fun for Big Pharma, makers of synthetic cannabinoids that parade as safer alternatives. There’s just one problem – they’re not, as evidenced by the […]

06/01/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Marijuana use among young people in the U.S. highest it’s been in 30 years

Using medical cannabis to alleviate the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease or numb the pain that comes with PMS is one thing. Smoking weed everyday for kicks is another thing entirely. The number of young Americans who use marijuana on an everyday basis has reportedly reached a record high, according to an article in The Nation’s […]

04/23/2018 / By Vicki Batts

People who use medical cannabis are less likely to abuse opioids, research finds

Could plant medicine be the solution to the pharma industry-created opioid epidemic? Despite being marked with stigmata, the cannabis plant has continued to prove its medicinal value — even under strict (and nonsensical) prohibition via the federal government. Multiple studies have shown that marijuana, when used medicinally, reduces the risk of opioid abuse — and […]

03/09/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Cannabis proven an effective alternative form of pain relief for elderly patients, allowing many to quit taking dangerous meds, research finds

President Trump announced last year that the opioid epidemic was a “public health emergency” and called for the medical community to look for alternative therapies to battle the growing crisis. The President cited the most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistics which places drug overdose as the leading cause of injury death […]

03/02/2018 / By Vicki Batts

A look at the evolving relationship surrounding medical marijuana vs. opioid deaths

Past research has suggested that medical marijuana could be a viable solution to reducing the number of people who succumb to opioids — but a new study led by RAND Corporation and supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse questions this potential. The study by RAND shows what most other studies have found: A sharp […]

01/04/2018 / By Mike Adams

Jeff Sessions re-criminalizes cannabis nationwide… the full TYRANNY of Washington D.C. lunatics is now on display

By now, you’ve probably heard that U.S. DOJ head Jeff Sessions just “re-criminalized” all cannabis nationwide, regardless of state-based legalization of cannabis for medical and recreational use. “The Justice Department chief effectively withdrew federal guidelines that helped limit prosecutions of businesses and individuals who sold pot in a legal manner under state law because marijuana […]

11/09/2017 / By Mike Adams

The Republican establishment is a total disgrace for blocking cannabis medicine for wounded veterans – Health Ranger

The Republican establishment recently blocked veterans’ access to medical marijuana, making sure our veterans remain addicted to dangerous, deadly opioids. The Veterans Equal Access amendment was blocked by the Republican-led U.S. House, ensuring that Big Pharma continues to cash in on the biological destruction of returning veterans. The very political party that claims to be […]

11/08/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Cash crop: The real reason cannabis approval is so slow is because Big Pharma wants to patent it

The fact that Big Pharma has been a driving force behind marijuana prohibition is hard to ignore — especially when it comes to the number of opioid manufacturers that have spent thousands of dollars fighting against medical marijuana. The plague of opioid addiction has struck the United States hard, leaving countless numbers of overdoses, deaths […]

10/14/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Could medical marijuana be a solution to the opioid epidemic?

Medical marijuana users in Illinois report that their use of the substance to relieve pain has lessened or stopped their use of other prescription medications such as opioids, as reported by The Daily Mail. The small-scale study from DePaul University and Rush University suggests it could be a solution to the opioid crisis. The researchers […]

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