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Medical Marijuana – Top 5 Books

January 6, 2017 by Maishah Leave a Comment

Sure we can find a ton of information online about medical marijuana, but nothing beats having a having a few reliable resources on your bookshelf. Here are my favorite go-tos that like to keep on hand.

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Cannabis Pharmacy: The Practical Guide to Medical Marijuana

by Michael Backes and Andrew Weil

Evidence-based information on using cannabis for ailments and conditions, plus a comprehensive guide to the most popular varieties.

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Marijuana Medical Handbook: Practical Guide to Therapeutic Uses of Marijuana

by Gregory T. Carter M.D., Dale Gieringer PhD. and Ed Rosenthal

An estimated 40 million Americans have medical symptoms that marijuana can relieve. Marijuana Medical Handbook is a one-stop resource that gives candid, objective advice on using marijuana for healing, understanding its effects on the body, safe administration, targeting illnesses, side effects, and the various delivery methods from edibles and tinctures to smokeless vaporizer pipes. The book also details supply issues, cultivation solutions (in a chapter by renowned expert Ed Rosenthal), and legal consequences.

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Marihuana: The Forbidden Medicine

by Lester Grinspoon

This revised text describes the medical benefits of marijuana, explains why it has been forbidden, and puts forward arguments for legislation to make it available for patients who need it. The argument is supported by accounts from individuals with various ailments.

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The Benefits of Marijuana: Physical, Psychological and Spiritual

by Joan Bello

A holistic understanding of the physical, psychological and spiritual benefits of marijuana which bridges the gap between ancient wisdom and modern science. By documenting that cannabis impacts the Autonomic Nervous System to restore balance to the body, mind, and spirit, the author shows marijuana’s unique value for health and consciousness.

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The Medical Marijuana Patients Guide

by Brian Stone

There are many uses for cannabis, but the most positive of them all is the use of it as treatment for the diseases millions suffer from daily. The book will explain the structure of the plant on a molecular level and the different components it possesses. These individual therapeutic components, such as cannabinoids, tetrahydrocannabivarin (THC), cannabinol (CBN), cannabidiol (CBD), and cannabigerol (CBG), are described and what each can do in easing and even curing disease.

 

Filed Under: Cannabis Culture Tagged With: Books, Cannabis, Guides, Medical Marijuana, Patients

Patient Story: Diana

September 21, 2016 by Colorado Cannabis Tours Leave a Comment

Sometimes, you meet people who change your life in unexpected ways. One beautiful Colorado morning, Diana and her husband signed up for a Colorado Cannabis Tour to round out their weed-centric vacation. I noticed them immediately as I hopped on the bus. “I LOVE your pants. They have bongs on them, with bows!” I exclaimed probably a little too excitedly. Diana seemed momentarily taken aback by my enthusiasm, which happens occasionally, but we quickly connected and were sharing shopping tips right off the cuff. Sometimes, you’re lucky enough to hit it off with people. As the tour continued and the afternoon riders bounced and smoked around Denver, I spent much of my time enthralled in conversation with this young couple from the East Coast.

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Diana is a relatively normal woman in her mid twenties. She (obviously) has great fashion sense, likes to travel, and loves trying new things. Her and her husband were having an even better time in Colorado than they thought, and when I heard their story, I found it impossible to not make myself a resource where I could. The devout conversation about Diana’s illness and how cannabis helped her during her time here, hit home with me. And with her permission, I felt I had to share a little of her story.

In May of 2013, at 23 years old, Diana tried cannabis for the first time. She never touched it growing up, and was taught to believe that “potheads” were lazy and stupid, a reasonable misunderstanding, given the D.A.R.E. years and the conservative nature of her hometown especially. After meeting her soon-to-be husband in 2012, and seeing the how even with casual use, his demeanor did not seem to be dramatically affected, Diana decided to give it a whirl. After all, the numerous prescriptions weren’t helping, and at times, were making her worse. This very young woman was already at her wits end with the physical pain and endless doctors visits. At this point, she had been searching for an answer going-on three years in her so-far 6-year journey of various misdiagnoses and undiagnosed symptoms. Diana said what she experienced from that questionably sourced, unregulated East Coast bud was so profound she hasn’t stopped hoping and fighting since.

You see, Diana suffers from a number of things from severe digestive and pelvic issues, chronic anxiety, depression, insomnia, as well as OCD. She suffers from a variety of symptoms that cause her chronic pain, social discomfort, and personal issues as well. After discovering how beneficial the use of this plant was for a lot of her conditions, Diana and her husband decided to take a vacation to Colorado. And while she was here, they both found the difference astonishingly undeniable.

“Cannabis allows me to eat more than 500 calories a day, use the restroom regularly, and cope with pain from my pelvic and digestive conditions, as well as daily pain from nerve, joint, and muscular problems. It allows me to break myself of OCD cycles.”

The years of pain, tests, and inadequate treatment options have taken it’s toll on Diana, and she is partially in a wheelchair. The discussion of if she had IBS, Crohn’s, endometriosis, or something else entirely all started to feel like more guesswork was happening. While no doctor has been able to fully diagnose her conditions, she says that cannabis is the only remedy that has been able to positively affect so many of her symptoms. “The topicals I tried in Colorado helped my feet, legs, and pelvis more than any modern prescription has that [my primary care doctor] has given me. Cannabis has allowed me to at least relax my mind and muscles enough for short spans of time. You really take for granted things like your intimacy capabilities, walking, going to the store, so many little things until you’re unable to perform them because of ailments.”

Facing a Stigma

Back at home, the idea of cannabis as a medicine is still a pretty off-limits topic. Her parents don’t feel comfortable admitting that this plant has played a role in their daughter’s improvement, and the current pharmaceutical-based medical care system is all that they have known. When Diana tried talking to her mother about her new medication, she said, “All I know is my daughter was 26 and on the verge of disability, and for whatever reason modern medicine didn’t work for you. You’ve found something that I can tell is helping you, and that’s all I care about”. Her father, a conservative preacher, has been less apt to discuss the issue at all. For now, Diana feels hopeful about swaying opinions through living her truth, and following what she feels is the right path for health. Her family and friends don’t necessarily understand her healing relationship with cannabis, but Diana certainly hasn’t let that stop her. “I’ve accepted that I’ve chosen a life and a medicine that not everyone will understand at first. I love my family so much and I don’t fault them for not understanding just yet. I hope one day I can turn their opinions, thoughts, and views completely around.”

On this particular tour that started out like many others, I met a strong young woman who inspired me, and reminded me of why it is I do what I do. Giving people a place to feel comfortable consuming, to ask questions, and to get insight on navigating this shift in our culture is important to me. It’s when lives like hers and her husband’s are changed for the better that make the long days worth it. I guide to help people find answers, find connection, and to help them share their stories. When people open up to me, I feel honored that they share their journeys, and privileged to help them along their path when I can. Diana and her husband were so emphatic about her improvement health-wise while she was able to medicate sufficiently here in Colorado, they have made the decision to follow their path of cannabis as a medicine, wherever that may lead.

Filed Under: Cannabis Culture Tagged With: Cannabis, Compassionate Care, Free the Cure, Medical Marijuana, Patients, people, Personal Stories

You Should Know: Linda Horan

May 13, 2016 by Brittany Driver Leave a Comment

Linda Horan was dying when she sued the state of New Hampshire. She was 64 and in the midst of late stage cancer of the lung. As a former labor activist, fighting for her rights was not a new concept for Horan…but she was fighting for something new this time.

Linda Horan wanted the right to use cannabis.

New Hampshire has legalized medical cannabis – several years ago – but in November of 2016 when Linda sued, there had been no dispensaries to purchase that medicine from. Linda just wanted a medical card and the chance to utilize the medicine she could obtain from Maine back at home in New Hampshire.

But because the medical program wasn’t set to be officially up and running until the next year, lawyers for New Hampshire state argued that issuing a card to Horan before would limit their control of the distribution of cannabis. But, Horan might not be alive when the medical marijuana dispensaries officially opened in New Hampshire the next year – why not let her use medicine the residents of New Hampshire have already approved?

All things considered, when he ruled in late November of 2015, the judge felt Linda had a valid enough point to side in her favor.  Linda was “over the moon.”

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The Portland Press Herald quotes Linda after the verdict,

“It really hasn’t sunk in,” Horan said. “I’m in tears – tears of joy. Not just for me, but for everyone else who will have the opportunity to get the medicine they need. If I’m going down, I’m going down swinging.”

Just a few days after Horan received her state-issued card, something remarkable happened. Patients that had been waiting for years started to get some incredible mail. UnionLeader.com reports,

“The court ruling applied only to Horan, but just days after the ruling the state started mailing ID cards to 100 patients.”

Linda Horan passed away on Monday, February 1, 2016. She was in the company of those she loved when she passed. She was still just 64.

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Linda wasn’t expecting to live for much longer when she decided to sue the state for access to cannabis. She just knew that she had a voice and a right to express it. We should all take inspiration from Linda who made it a point to never give up.

 

 

Filed Under: News and Events, Uncategorized Tagged With: Activism, Cancer, Cannabis, Linda Horan, Medical Marijuana, Patients

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