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Medical Cannabis May Be Effective in Treating These Rare Diseases
Cannabis is finally beginning to be normalized on a national level for its medicinal properties. Conditions such as cancer, chronic pain, Alzheimer’s, and many more are being managed with the help of medical marijuana products. In 2016, Floridians legalized medical...
Multiple Sclerosis Education & Awareness Month: Can Medical Cannabis Treat MS?
March is Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month. If you or a loved one are suffering from Multiple Sclerosis and the many complications that come along with it, medical marijuana might be right for you. Floridians have legal access to Medical Marijuana...
Strain Feature: Sour Diesel
If you reside in Florida and are looking for a more natural way of relief than opioids and other pharmaceutical medications, you can now legally purchase medical marijuana products from a Florida Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (MMTC), more commonly referred to as...
Is Cannabis the Answer to Treating Eating Disorders?
Treating Eating Disorders affect people of every demographic. In fact, in the United States, 20 million women and 10 million men will suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their lives. Those suffering from an eating disorder might find benefit from using...
THC & CBD’s Role in Heart Health
Every 36 seconds in the United States, someone dies from cardiovascular disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men, women, and people of most ethnic backgrounds. Annually, there are more than 630,000 deaths throughout the US due to heart...
What You Need to Know About Cannabis History & Black History
While Black History is celebrated throughout the month of February, every day is embedded with black history, especially in the marijuana industry. Cannabis History & Black History, even though Florida just recently passed a medical marijuana program in 2016 for a...
Strain Feature: Pineapple Express Medical Marijuana
Pineapple Express Due to Seth Rogans infamous stoner-movie Pineapple Express Medical Marijuana, this marijuana cultivar gained popularity throughout the world in 2008. While this strain does not necessarily live up to the hype the movie portrays, it still manages to...
Can Medical Marijuana Treat Thyroid Conditions?
Florida Medical Marijuana Patients are obtaining all-natural relief for multiple health conditions by qualifying for their medical marijuana card. From pain relief to helping cancer patients manage their chemotherapy symptoms, our staff of compassionate Florida...
What Women Need to Know About Cannabis Cervical Health
In 2017, which was the most recent year for which incidence data are available, there were 12,831 new cases of Cervical Cancer reported among women in the United States 4,207 women died of this cancer. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States,...
Strain Feature: All About Blue Dream Medical Marijuana
Blue Dream: Blue Dream Medical Marijuana is a common sativa-dominant hybrid that originated in Northern California by crossing the indica strain Blueberry with the sativa Haze. It balances full-body relaxation with light cerebral stimulation. Both new and veteran...
Is MMJ Safe for Children to Use?
While it has been embedded in our history books, in recent years the use of marijuana as medicine has taken the world by storm. Offering multiple health benefits, more and more people are turning to medical marijuana in hopes of finding the relief they have...
Can Medical Marijuana Help Patients with Muscular Dystrophy?
Medical Marijuana (MMJ) is becoming more and more common in today's society, mainly because of its therapeutic benefits. Smoking, vaping, ingesting, and topically applying MMJ products is relieving people suffering from inflammation, auto-immune disorders, pain,...
Blunts, Joints, Bowls & Bongs: What’s the Safest Way to Smoke Cannabis Flower?
When the legislature for medical marijuana in Florida was passed in 2016, it did not include the smokable form of cannabis. Qualified patients could legally purchase products such as vape cartridges, shatter, RSO, sublingual oils, and suppositories - but no smokable...
Strain Feature: All About ChemDawg Medical Marijuana
ChemDawg Medical Marijuana Recognized across the world, Chemdawg Medical Marijuana is a strain that goes down in the cannabis history books. Packed with flavor, potency, and culture - it has something for everyone. Lineage This legendary strain, thought to be a cross...
Will Florida Ever Legalize Recreational Marijuana?
The battle of marijuana reform in Florida has been quite a long one. Though legalization efforts began in 1978, it did not come until 2016, and it came in the form of Medical Marijuana. Will Legalize Recreational Marijuana happen in Florida? The state allowed...
Strain Feature: All About Jack Herer
Jack Herer Medical Marijuana: Jack Herer Medical Marijuana is a popular sativa-dominant marijuana strain that got its name from the “Emperor of Hemp,” Jack Herer. Jack was a pro-cannabis activist who wrote a book called “The Emperor Wears No Clothes.” This non-fiction...
Is Medical Cannabis Safe for Patients With COPD?
What is COPD? Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to a group of conditions that cause blockage to one's airflow and breathing-related problems, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis. [1] COPD affects 16 million Americans, but millions of people...
A Guide to Becoming a Florida Medical Marijuana Caregiver
People who are suffering from chronic and debilitating illnesses sometimes need assistance from another person to help them with their healthcare needs. Florida medical marijuana patients are allowed to have a designated caregiver certified by the state to help them...
Medical Cannabis May Be Effective in Treating These Rare Diseases
Cannabis is finally beginning to be normalized on a national level for its medicinal properties. Conditions such as cancer, chronic pain, Alzheimer’s, and many more are being managed with the help of medical marijuana products. In 2016, Floridians legalized medical...
Multiple Sclerosis Education & Awareness Month: Can Medical Cannabis Treat MS?
March is Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month. If you or a loved one are suffering from Multiple Sclerosis and the many complications that come along with it, medical marijuana might be right for you. Floridians have legal access to Medical Marijuana...
Strain Feature: Sour Diesel
If you reside in Florida and are looking for a more natural way of relief than opioids and other pharmaceutical medications, you can now legally purchase medical marijuana products from a Florida Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (MMTC), more commonly referred to as...
Is Cannabis the Answer to Treating Eating Disorders?
Treating Eating Disorders affect people of every demographic. In fact, in the United States, 20 million women and 10 million men will suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their lives. Those suffering from an eating disorder might find benefit from using...
THC & CBD’s Role in Heart Health
Every 36 seconds in the United States, someone dies from cardiovascular disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men, women, and people of most ethnic backgrounds. Annually, there are more than 630,000 deaths throughout the US due to heart...
What You Need to Know About Cannabis History & Black History
While Black History is celebrated throughout the month of February, every day is embedded with black history, especially in the marijuana industry. Cannabis History & Black History, even though Florida just recently passed a medical marijuana program in 2016 for a...
Strain Feature: Pineapple Express Medical Marijuana
Pineapple Express Due to Seth Rogans infamous stoner-movie Pineapple Express Medical Marijuana, this marijuana cultivar gained popularity throughout the world in 2008. While this strain does not necessarily live up to the hype the movie portrays, it still manages to...
Can Medical Marijuana Treat Thyroid Conditions?
Florida Medical Marijuana Patients are obtaining all-natural relief for multiple health conditions by qualifying for their medical marijuana card. From pain relief to helping cancer patients manage their chemotherapy symptoms, our staff of compassionate Florida...
What Women Need to Know About Cannabis Cervical Health
In 2017, which was the most recent year for which incidence data are available, there were 12,831 new cases of Cervical Cancer reported among women in the United States 4,207 women died of this cancer. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States,...
Strain Feature: All About Blue Dream Medical Marijuana
Blue Dream: Blue Dream Medical Marijuana is a common sativa-dominant hybrid that originated in Northern California by crossing the indica strain Blueberry with the sativa Haze. It balances full-body relaxation with light cerebral stimulation. Both new and veteran...
Is MMJ Safe for Children to Use?
While it has been embedded in our history books, in recent years the use of marijuana as medicine has taken the world by storm. Offering multiple health benefits, more and more people are turning to medical marijuana in hopes of finding the relief they have...
Can Medical Marijuana Help Patients with Muscular Dystrophy?
Medical Marijuana (MMJ) is becoming more and more common in today's society, mainly because of its therapeutic benefits. Smoking, vaping, ingesting, and topically applying MMJ products is relieving people suffering from inflammation, auto-immune disorders, pain,...
Blunts, Joints, Bowls & Bongs: What’s the Safest Way to Smoke Cannabis Flower?
When the legislature for medical marijuana in Florida was passed in 2016, it did not include the smokable form of cannabis. Qualified patients could legally purchase products such as vape cartridges, shatter, RSO, sublingual oils, and suppositories - but no smokable...
Strain Feature: All About ChemDawg Medical Marijuana
ChemDawg Medical Marijuana Recognized across the world, Chemdawg Medical Marijuana is a strain that goes down in the cannabis history books. Packed with flavor, potency, and culture - it has something for everyone. Lineage This legendary strain, thought to be a cross...
Will Florida Ever Legalize Recreational Marijuana?
The battle of marijuana reform in Florida has been quite a long one. Though legalization efforts began in 1978, it did not come until 2016, and it came in the form of Medical Marijuana. Will Legalize Recreational Marijuana happen in Florida? The state allowed...
Strain Feature: All About Jack Herer
Jack Herer Medical Marijuana: Jack Herer Medical Marijuana is a popular sativa-dominant marijuana strain that got its name from the “Emperor of Hemp,” Jack Herer. Jack was a pro-cannabis activist who wrote a book called “The Emperor Wears No Clothes.” This non-fiction...
Is Medical Cannabis Safe for Patients With COPD?
What is COPD? Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to a group of conditions that cause blockage to one's airflow and breathing-related problems, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis. [1] COPD affects 16 million Americans, but millions of people...
A Guide to Becoming a Florida Medical Marijuana Caregiver
People who are suffering from chronic and debilitating illnesses sometimes need assistance from another person to help them with their healthcare needs. Florida medical marijuana patients are allowed to have a designated caregiver certified by the state to help them...