http://imedicalcannabis.org Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:18:23 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://imedicalcannabis.org/images/stories/ http://imedicalcannabis.org http://imedicalcannabis.org/index.php?option=com_tutorials&task=view&id=3864 People with chronic pain who aren't getting enough relief from medications may be able to ease their pain by smoking small amounts of marijuana, a new study suggests. Marijuana also helps pain patient... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:46:47 +0100 http://imedicalcannabis.org/index.php?option=com_tutorials&task=view&id=3861 For months, media reports have chronicled fiery debates over marijuana’s medicinal utility and its impact on our broader communities. But what about those constituencies who don’t have a lobbyist ... Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:41:16 +0100 http://imedicalcannabis.org/index.php?option=com_tutorials&task=view&id=3841 Not many people who lined up at competing booths for discount pot recommendations at last weekend's Hempcon 2010 Medical Marijuana Show in San Jose were drawn by the bona fides of any doctor. So Debor... Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:53:41 +0100 http://imedicalcannabis.org/index.php?option=com_tutorials&task=view&id=3791 Medical marijuana (cannabis), which is legally available in 14 states with a prescription, is used everyday by millions for a variety of ailments. Many adults turn to the controversial drug (as it is... Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:12:42 +0100 http://imedicalcannabis.org/index.php?option=com_tutorials&task=view&id=3782 Last year, 12-year-old Ryan Mendoza's obsessive compulsive disorder became so bad, his mother said, that his triggers -- the wind and spotting the number "6" -- would drive him to have crippling and v... Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:53:24 +0100 http://imedicalcannabis.org/index.php?option=com_tutorials&task=view&id=3776 Lifetime use of marijuana is rarely associated with emergency room visits, according to an analysis of epidemiologic survey data published online by the American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Investi... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:40:16 +0100 http://imedicalcannabis.org/index.php?option=com_tutorials&task=view&id=3745 Thomas Place, 55, of Rialto, wants more research conducted on the ingestion of marijuana to assist AIDS patients and has helped create an AIDS patient medical marijuana group to further the cause. "I ... Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:29:20 +0100 http://imedicalcannabis.org/index.php?option=com_tutorials&task=view&id=3744 BANGOR, Maine — Marijuana dispensaries are a hot topic, but Maine doctors remain lukewarm about the key role they play in the state’s emerging medical marijuana program. Many physicians are skepti... Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:02:05 +0100 http://imedicalcannabis.org/index.php?option=com_tutorials&task=view&id=3733 Investigators and pundits alike are fond of calling for ‘more research’ into the safety and efficacy of marijuana and its active compounds. Ironically, when such calls are heeded and new research ... Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:57:17 +0100 http://imedicalcannabis.org/index.php?option=com_tutorials&task=view&id=3731 OAKLAND, CA (KGO) -- Most of the medicines you buy in a pharmacy have been run through a battery of tests to insure their quality. Now one Bay Area laboratory is trying to provide that same level of a... Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:51:32 +0100 http://imedicalcannabis.org/index.php?option=com_tutorials&task=view&id=3728 Consider the case of Kevin Grimsinger. The 42-year-old former special-forces medic had served in Kosovo and Desert Storm before stepping on a land mine in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 2001. He lost parts... Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:10:41 +0100 http://imedicalcannabis.org/index.php?option=com_tutorials&task=view&id=3721 The liquid inside the test tube is neon green, the color of lime Kool-Aid or the mad-scientist potions found only in comic books. Perhaps it's fitting, then, that the contents come with a whiff of dan... Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:53:08 +0100 http://imedicalcannabis.org/index.php?option=com_tutorials&task=view&id=3709 As Jennifer Maxey describes it, medical marijuana has been a godsend for her 16-year-old son, Austin. Austin has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a genetic disorder characterized by chronic pain. In the hope o... Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:16:51 +0100 http://imedicalcannabis.org/index.php?option=com_tutorials&task=view&id=3701 Multiple sclerosis patients can get prescription pot to ease their painful muscle spasms—if they live in Great Britain, where regulators recently approved a mouth spray made from cannabis, or mariju... Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:43:33 +0100 http://imedicalcannabis.org/index.php?option=com_tutorials&task=view&id=3699 Rhode Island-Last week the Rhode Island state legislature approved a critical piece of legislation designed to protect the confidentiality of physicians who recommend medical marijuana to patients. ... Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:38:41 +0100 http://imedicalcannabis.org/index.php?option=com_tutorials&task=view&id=3693 Several enlightened patients and others read my articles occasionally and I try to keep at least one small step ahead of them. I checked to see who says what comparatively about Devil Weed the star of... Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:08:32 +0100 http://imedicalcannabis.org/index.php?option=com_tutorials&task=view&id=3668 GW Pharmaceuticals Plc's (GWP.L) cannabis-derived medicine Sativex has been approved in Britain for treating spasticity in patients with multiple sclerosis, in a landmark decision for the small drugma... Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:33:07 +0100 http://imedicalcannabis.org/index.php?option=com_tutorials&task=view&id=3636 Fourteen states and the District of Columbia have launched a medical experiment that doesn't follow any of the rules of science. By approving the use of marijuana as a medicine — with varying kinds ... Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:03:00 +0100 http://imedicalcannabis.org/index.php?option=com_tutorials&task=view&id=3605 HARTFORD, Conn. -- A study from researchers based at Hartford Hospital reveals that marijuana has little effect on the group's simulated driving skills, but did find drivers were more easily distracte... Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:48:04 +0100 http://imedicalcannabis.org/index.php?option=com_tutorials&task=view&id=3592 In science’s struggle to keep up with life on the streets, smoking cannabis for medical purposes stands as Exhibit A. Medical use of cannabis has taken on momentum of its own, surging ahead of scien... Sun, 06 Jun 2010 01:03:03 +0100