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New Conditions Approved: Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Control Board Makes Updates to Program
Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Control Board Makes Updates to Program When Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Control Program (OMMCP) was established in 2019, 22 conditions were identified as qualifying patients for a medical marijuana card in the state. The board recently made...
Can I Get an Ohio Medical Marijuana Card for Chronic Migraine Headaches?
Many people are aware of migraine headaches but may not fully understand how debilitating they can be. Often accompanied by nausea, headaches, and vomiting, migraines affect an estimated fifteen percent of people globally [1]. For these people, migraines can have a...
Could Ohio Medical Marijuana Patients Benefit from Growing Cannabis at Home?
Medical marijuana patients often wonder: If I know a cannabis strain works for me, why can’t I grow it myself at home? The short answer is, unfortunately, it’s illegal right now in Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania, and 14 other states. Home-growing of cannabis is a...
Men’s Health Month: How Medical Cannabis Can Improve Overall Health in Men
Men’s Health Month: How Medical Cannabis Can Improve Overall Health in Men June is Men's Health Month, and it’s a great time to address how cannabis might affect men differently than women. Very little research has been done to determine differences in cannabis...
How Could Cannabis Help Me Reduce or Eliminate My Opiate Pain Medicine?
How Could Cannabis Help Me Reduce or Eliminate My Opiate Pain Medicine? If your medical condition causes you chronic or intractable pain, you may now consider using cannabis instead of opiates in Ohio. For many patients, the side effects and risk of addiction make...
PTSD Comes in Many Forms: Here’s How Cannabis Can Help
June is PTSD Awareness Month, so we at DocMJ would like to discuss the forms of PTSD, the science behind the disorder, and what we can do to help those who suffer from it. For many people, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder makes it difficult to interact with others and...
Ohio Medical Marijuana Processor Spotlight: BeneLeaves
Ohio Medical Marijuana Processor Spotlight: BeneLeaves Cultivators grow cannabis flower and dispensaries sell it, but you might not realize as a patient that the supply chain doesn’t end there. Medical marijuana processors play a big role, too. Ohio currently...
What’s New With Verdant Creations Columbus?
What’s New With Verdant Creations Columbus? If you’re a medical marijuana patient in Ohio, you may have purchased your products at one of the 5 Ohio Verdant Creations locations in the state. Beginning in 2019, Verdant opened locations in Columbus, Cincinnati,...
Is Lupus a Qualifying Condition for an Ohio Medical Marijuana Card?
Lupus is largely either unknown or misunderstood by the majority of people, despite affecting an estimated 1.5 million people in the United States alone. Many of the symptoms of lupus are either similar to symptoms of one or more qualifying conditions in Ohio or are...
Can an Ohio Medical Marijuana Card Help Stroke Patients?
New Medical Marijuana Products Available in Dispensaries For Ohio Patients It’s important for new patients to note that a medical marijuana doctor in Ohio only recommends cannabis, it’s not a prescription like you’d get at the pharmacy. Because of this, it’s up...
Getting Involved in the Cannabis Community: 3 Ways To Show Your Appreciation to the Medicine
If you’re new to cannabis, you might want to brace for one of its lesser-reported, often unexpected side effects: gratitude. That’s right! Patients who switch to medical marijuana to help with their conditions sometimes report pain relief, better sleep,...
Why Can I Only Vaporize, Not Smoke, My Medical Marijuana in Ohio?
Ohio patients new to the medical marijuana program may not realize that it is only legal to vaporize, not smoke, their cannabis. The state of Ohio has ruled that the process of combustion creates compounds that can cause lung irritation, making smoking cannabis via a...
Ohio Medical Marijuana Patients Share Their Fibromyalgia Stories
As one of the 22 qualifying conditions approved for medical marijuana in Ohio, fibromyalgia sufferers across the state have a new option for treatment. Fibromyalgia was added as one of the initial conditions that the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program included in...
Cannabis Forms of Administration: What’s Legal, What’s Not, And What Forms To Consider for Treating Your Condition
Whether you’re new to using cannabis to treat your condition or have held your medical marijuana card for years now, you may have noticed an influx of new products on your dispensary’s menu. Versatility in dosing can help more patients find relief from cannabis. It’s...
Can Medical Cannabis Alleviate Seasonal Allergies?
Seasonal allergies are the bane of many people’s existence. While some people are able to last all year long without the watery eyes caused by the local flora, the unfortunate truth is that many, many more are forced to use either pills, nasal spray, eye drops, or...
Can Asthma Patients Use Medical Marijuana?
An estimated eight percent of adults in the United States have asthma. That works out to over twenty million people who have some form of the disease. In places where medical marijuana is legal, like Ohio, those who are diagnosed with asthma often question the safety...
Long-Term Cannabis Use & Risk of Oral Cancer: What Ohio MMJ Patients Should Know
Oral cancer, similarly to oral health overall, is a form of cancer that has a much larger impact than many people realize. We use our mouths for eating, drinking, communicating, and so many other things that allow us to connect with the outside world and each other....
Is Marijuana Use Linked to Testicular Cancer in Men?
April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, making it a great time to consider the impact our habits can have on our health. While most people will think of medical marijuana as a potential treatment for cancer, others argue that using marijuana puts you at a greater...
New Conditions Approved: Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Control Board Makes Updates to Program
Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Control Board Makes Updates to Program When Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Control Program (OMMCP) was established in 2019, 22 conditions were identified as qualifying patients for a medical marijuana card in the state. The board recently made...
Can I Get an Ohio Medical Marijuana Card for Chronic Migraine Headaches?
Many people are aware of migraine headaches but may not fully understand how debilitating they can be. Often accompanied by nausea, headaches, and vomiting, migraines affect an estimated fifteen percent of people globally [1]. For these people, migraines can have a...
Could Ohio Medical Marijuana Patients Benefit from Growing Cannabis at Home?
Medical marijuana patients often wonder: If I know a cannabis strain works for me, why can’t I grow it myself at home? The short answer is, unfortunately, it’s illegal right now in Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania, and 14 other states. Home-growing of cannabis is a...
Men’s Health Month: How Medical Cannabis Can Improve Overall Health in Men
Men’s Health Month: How Medical Cannabis Can Improve Overall Health in Men June is Men's Health Month, and it’s a great time to address how cannabis might affect men differently than women. Very little research has been done to determine differences in cannabis...
How Could Cannabis Help Me Reduce or Eliminate My Opiate Pain Medicine?
How Could Cannabis Help Me Reduce or Eliminate My Opiate Pain Medicine? If your medical condition causes you chronic or intractable pain, you may now consider using cannabis instead of opiates in Ohio. For many patients, the side effects and risk of addiction make...
PTSD Comes in Many Forms: Here’s How Cannabis Can Help
June is PTSD Awareness Month, so we at DocMJ would like to discuss the forms of PTSD, the science behind the disorder, and what we can do to help those who suffer from it. For many people, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder makes it difficult to interact with others and...
Ohio Medical Marijuana Processor Spotlight: BeneLeaves
Ohio Medical Marijuana Processor Spotlight: BeneLeaves Cultivators grow cannabis flower and dispensaries sell it, but you might not realize as a patient that the supply chain doesn’t end there. Medical marijuana processors play a big role, too. Ohio currently...
What’s New With Verdant Creations Columbus?
What’s New With Verdant Creations Columbus? If you’re a medical marijuana patient in Ohio, you may have purchased your products at one of the 5 Ohio Verdant Creations locations in the state. Beginning in 2019, Verdant opened locations in Columbus, Cincinnati,...
Is Lupus a Qualifying Condition for an Ohio Medical Marijuana Card?
Lupus is largely either unknown or misunderstood by the majority of people, despite affecting an estimated 1.5 million people in the United States alone. Many of the symptoms of lupus are either similar to symptoms of one or more qualifying conditions in Ohio or are...
Can an Ohio Medical Marijuana Card Help Stroke Patients?
New Medical Marijuana Products Available in Dispensaries For Ohio Patients It’s important for new patients to note that a medical marijuana doctor in Ohio only recommends cannabis, it’s not a prescription like you’d get at the pharmacy. Because of this, it’s up...
Getting Involved in the Cannabis Community: 3 Ways To Show Your Appreciation to the Medicine
If you’re new to cannabis, you might want to brace for one of its lesser-reported, often unexpected side effects: gratitude. That’s right! Patients who switch to medical marijuana to help with their conditions sometimes report pain relief, better sleep,...
Why Can I Only Vaporize, Not Smoke, My Medical Marijuana in Ohio?
Ohio patients new to the medical marijuana program may not realize that it is only legal to vaporize, not smoke, their cannabis. The state of Ohio has ruled that the process of combustion creates compounds that can cause lung irritation, making smoking cannabis via a...
Ohio Medical Marijuana Patients Share Their Fibromyalgia Stories
As one of the 22 qualifying conditions approved for medical marijuana in Ohio, fibromyalgia sufferers across the state have a new option for treatment. Fibromyalgia was added as one of the initial conditions that the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program included in...
Cannabis Forms of Administration: What’s Legal, What’s Not, And What Forms To Consider for Treating Your Condition
Whether you’re new to using cannabis to treat your condition or have held your medical marijuana card for years now, you may have noticed an influx of new products on your dispensary’s menu. Versatility in dosing can help more patients find relief from cannabis. It’s...
Can Medical Cannabis Alleviate Seasonal Allergies?
Seasonal allergies are the bane of many people’s existence. While some people are able to last all year long without the watery eyes caused by the local flora, the unfortunate truth is that many, many more are forced to use either pills, nasal spray, eye drops, or...
Can Asthma Patients Use Medical Marijuana?
An estimated eight percent of adults in the United States have asthma. That works out to over twenty million people who have some form of the disease. In places where medical marijuana is legal, like Ohio, those who are diagnosed with asthma often question the safety...
Long-Term Cannabis Use & Risk of Oral Cancer: What Ohio MMJ Patients Should Know
Oral cancer, similarly to oral health overall, is a form of cancer that has a much larger impact than many people realize. We use our mouths for eating, drinking, communicating, and so many other things that allow us to connect with the outside world and each other....
Is Marijuana Use Linked to Testicular Cancer in Men?
April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, making it a great time to consider the impact our habits can have on our health. While most people will think of medical marijuana as a potential treatment for cancer, others argue that using marijuana puts you at a greater...
