The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to block the Drug Enforcement Administration from using federal funds to target state-legal medical marijuana businesses and patients. It marks the first time a chamber of Congress has backed a measure that seeks to prevent...
During an interview Monday with Dr. Mehmet Oz on “Larry King Live”, King asked Oz if he’d changed his views on marijuana. “I have,” Oz responded, and went on to explain just how far he’s come from his early beliefs about the...
April 14, 2014 Dear Patients and Friends, I am calling you to action. Now is the time to demand that the Obama Administration remove marijuana (cannabis) from the Controlled Substance Act. As a physician, I have seen thousands of cases respond favorably to medical...
The study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham was released Tuesday by the Journal of the American Medical Association. The findings echo results in some smaller studies that showed while marijuana...
Unlike Marinol which contains only one compund- synthetic THC. There are more than 480 natural components found within the cannabis plant, of which 66 have been classified as “cannabinoids.” Those are chemicals unique to the plant, including...
I am more convinced than ever that it is irresponsible to not provide the best care we can, care that often may involve marijuana. I am not backing down on medical marijuana; I am doubling down. More remarkable, many doctors and scientists, worried about being...
