by Jane Bowlin-Burt The media blew up last week with news that President Joe Biden had finally made a move on the marijuana front. The announcement stated that the President had “prioritized” marijuana on a federal level and stated his “three-step plan.” First, he is intending to pardon all prior Federal offenses of simple possession […]
People who are interested in using medical marijuana to treat chronic conditions have a lot of questions. The United States spent the years between 1937 and 1996 hammering into the heads of Americans what a frightening and dangerous drug marijuana was. It wasn’t until 1996, when California legalized marijuana that it finally started down the […]
There are a lot of good things happening with the Louisiana medical marijuana program. The Legislature listened to patient input and made a comprehensive overhaul of the medical marijuana laws to address many of the known problems holding back the program and limiting patient access. Patients will have greater access to healthcare providers through the […]
Marijuana, cannabis, CBD, and hemp are terms that are often used interchangeably. However, though similar, they mean different things. The basic difference between marijuana, CBD, and hemp is the amount of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) each contains. THC is the cannabinoid or component that gives marijuana its psychoactive component. What is marijuana? Marijuana is the plant under […]
Cannabis concentrate, also called marijuana concentrate, marijuana extract, or cannabis extract is a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentrated mass. Cannabis concentrates contain high THC levels that range from 40% to over 90%. This is stronger in THC content than high-grade marijuana, which normally measures around 20% THC levels. You might find legally produced concentrates for sale in states […]
You may know that Indica and Sativa are different strains of marijuana. And you may know that cannabinoids are the different compounds — like CBD or THC — found in marijuana. But you might not know that terpenes, also called “terps” or “terpenoids”, are yet another compound found in marijuana. In this article, we’ll explain […]
Have you ever heard of Rick Simpson Oil or RSO? It’s not a brand but a way to use marijuana that a man named Rick Simpson, a Canadian engineer, discovered. It’s one of the most talked about and well-thought-of discoveries in the marijuana realm and has a most interesting history in its rise to fame. […]
The human body is great at keeping everything in balance and doing everything it can to keep all our systems working at peak performance. But, when we might consume a lot of a certain plant, we may find that it takes more and more of this healing plant to reach the same expected result we […]
It’s estimated that there are more than 30,000 medical marijuana patients in Louisiana alone. With the numbers growing daily, the privacy of patient information is not only important, it’s imperative. At The Healing Clinics, we honor our patient’s privacy and have taken extra measures to ensure their records are kept private. We also require all […]
Humans have a long history with marijuana. As early as 500 B.C. in China and Siberia, shamans used the plant for medicinal purposes. However, most of the research that was cataloged happened in the early nineteenth century. Many uses were discovered in those early days and now, after being made illegal in 1939, marijuana is […]
