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 […]

Even though research has shown that the smoke from medical marijuana is not as damaging to the lungs as cigarette smoke, there are still some things to be aware of so that you can enjoy medical marijuana without risking lung capacity. And the study says… A large-scale national study conducted in 2012 by UCSF and […]

Since 1968, a single facility at the University of Mississippi has had a monopoly over federal legal cannabis production. But, in March of 2022, the federal government approved five new American companies to grow and study cannabis for medical research and to bring new options to the marketplace. Since marijuana has held the status of […]

Baby Boomers, or those born between 1946 and 1964, make up 69.9 million people in the United States, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, making them the second-largest population in the country. As Baby Boomers age and medical marijuana becomes more accessible due to state laws, cannabis use for older adults […]

Many Americans use marijuana for medical and recreational purposes. Studies are ongoing to provide the science behind the healing potential of this plant. Recently, a study published in the Canadian Liver Journal shares promising findings about the treatment of liver disease with cannabis titled “Cannabis and the Liver: Things you wanted to know but were […]