Brain Awareness Month and Medical Marijuana

June is Alzheimer’s and brain awareness month. It is a month to spread awareness and educate people about neurological disorders (such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s) that can affect cognitive function to a crippling degree, and often make autonomy difficult (or impossible) for patients who suffer from it. It is of the utmost importance that neurological […]

Medical Marijuana: Myth vs Fact

Seeing that it was relatively a bold step (and breakthrough) in the medical field for treating a number of conditions, medical marijuana is a topic of great discussion when considering its efficacy, safety, and social impact at all levels. There are a number a reasons marijuana faced prohibition as early as the 1920’s; it was […]

How Does Medical Marijuana Work?

Medical marijuana is a relatively new therapeutic option in the medical field, prescribed for a number of different conditions today. Though much of the research is still in the early stages, there is no shortage of research showing positive results in the therapeutic treatment of patients, especially those who have exhausted all other options. More […]

Dr. Mark Hashim Guest on Popular Podcast to Discuss Benefits of Medical Cannabis

Recently, Dr. Mark Hashim of The Herbal Clinic, MD was invited to join an episode of New Consciousness Radio as an authority on the treatment of pain with medical cannabis. Dr. Hashim remarks: “I was honored to join them and am proud to take part in their mission of sharing the safe, effective benefits of […]

Medical Marijuana for Chronic Pain

What is chronic nonmalignant pain? According to the International Society for the Study of Pain, pain is an “unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.” When it comes to chronic nonmalignant pain, or CNMP, the unpleasant and emotional experience associated with pain has lasted […]

What is Glaucoma?

January is glaucoma awareness month, and increasing awareness of this eyesight-threatening disease is very important. It is currently estimated that there are more than 3 million people in America who are in some stage of vision loss associated with glaucoma, and, while some cases are more extreme than others, early identification and treatment are paramount […]

Medical Marijuana for Crohn’s Disease

Crohn’s disease can be a very painful and debilitating disease for patients who suffer from it. Symptoms of Crohn’s include, but are not limited to: diarrhea, fatigue, fever, blood in stool, abdominal pain or cramping, mouth sores, reduced appetite, weight loss, pain or drainage near or around the anus, inflammation of eyes, skin, joints, liver […]

3 Ways Medical Marijuana Fights Breast Cancer

Today medical marijuana is used to treat a wide range of debilitating conditions and diseases such as: Parkinson’s, epilepsy, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, post-traumatic stress disorder, ALS/Lou Gehrig’s, Crohn’s, multiple sclerosis, and chronic pain. There is another medical use for cannabis that we will discuss today, and that is cancer. More specifically, breast cancer. Did you know […]

Medical Marijuana and Parkinson’s Disease

What is Parkinson’s disease? Parkinson’s is a progressive disease of the nervous system that can create a host of complications both physically and mentally in those who suffer from it. In the United States alone, 1 million people are affected by Parkinson’s, and men are 50% more likely to contract the ailment than women. Symptoms […]

Get Rid of Skin Problems with Topical Cannabis

Topical Cannabis Could Help Your Skin Skin problems such as acne, atopic dermatitis (AD), and psoriasis are prevalent and require various treatment methods to cure them. The high presence of these diseases has led to the introduction of topical marijuana as one of the methods that can treat skin problems. The use of cannabis based […]