Category: Cannabis/Medical Marijuana

Forty-four years ago, Peter Tosh released the song “Legalize It.” Today, both at home and abroad our law makers, lobbyist and community leaders are coming together and having serious discussion on decriminalizing or legalizing a plant that was once demonized and criminalized. Various sects of society have been clamoring for the decriminalisation of marijuana in…

Despite the prevalence of the use of marijuana in the world, the harmful effects of this substance on the nervous system and its physiological effects can’t be neglected because many of the complications of the use of the substance appear over a long period of time, many societies and individuals may only seek an instant…

Addiction, it’s an ugly word, but unfortunately a very common one. It is wifely stated that the first step to overcoming an addiction is to admit that there is a problem. But many who smoke marijuana insist there is no problem. Take “Clay” for example, he smokes marijuana daily but says he’s not addicted. But…

Since 2900 BC, Marijuana, has been utilized as a drug for individuals experiencing sicknesses. The Chinese, Egyptian, Indian, Roman, just as the Ancient Greece societies turned out to be amazingly keen on Marijuana’s recuperating properties when they understood that the medication helped treat individuals experiencing glaucoma, gout, cramped joints, fierce agony, ear infections, aggravation, uncleanliness,…

Every garden receives unique care from its gardener. In Michael Pollan’s The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World, he emphatically expresses how marijuana growers are the best gardeners because they grow a plant every cannabis user wants. Pollan does not promote or hinder the use; however, he does confirm that marijuana is…

For many years, Marijuana has been illegal in the UK. However, many people like me believe that it should be legal. Therefore, you may ask why should weed be legal. Cigarettes are legal in the UK even though they cause cancer of the lungs but weed is quite the opposite, it kills cancer cells. Therefore,…

Spinal cord injuries (SCI) are debilitating injuries affecting a large portion of Canadian society. Motor deficits, a hallmark feature of spinal lesions, can be improved in less severe cases through neuroplasticity in the central nervous system. However, commonly used psychoactive drugs, such as alcohol and cannabis, have been shown to impair cortical neuroplasticity, which may…

Marijuana that is legally available for adults has multiple implications for adolescent substance use. One potential effect that legalization may have is an increase in adolescent use to due increased availability, greater social acceptance, and possibly lower prices. Legalization may also introduce new formulations of marijuana (edible or vaporized) that are very influential, especially to…

Over the years the evolution of medicine has drastically improved. Along with the technological advances, the field of medicine has steered away from old medicinal practices such as leeching, herbal medicines, immediate amputation, and others in favour of modern medical drugs and technology. However there is a debate whether marijuana could be used for modern…

Studies have shown that marijuana users are more likely to experience symptoms of poor mental health than those who do not. Many have been puzzled by this, as marijuana has become an increasingly accepted treatment for mental disorders throughout Western medical practice. Could there possibly be a causal relationship between marijuana use and one’s emotional…