Could medical marijuana be the answer the opioid crisis? The New York State Department of Health is asking doctors who are prescribing opioids as a pain management drug to consider medical marijuana as an alternative. The opioid crisis is an epidemic. It is killing 115 Americans a day from fatal overdose. New York is working tirelessly to reduce that figure by urging health professionals to think about prescribing medical cannabis instead of opioids.   Medical marijuana is a proven pain management drug. It is an effective treatment resolution and can help reduce the opioid crisis if doctors started prescribing it more.    Marijuana VS Opioids   The chemical compounds...

Here, in the beautiful United States of America some states enjoy legal marijuana for recreational and medical use, while in other states some only enjoy it for medicinal use. However, to some extent, we all enjoy the bud from time to time. Recently Canada legalised the drug, fully. A party promise from Justin Trudeaus Liberal Party of Canada, so, come fall (2018) marijuana will be fully legal across the land of Canada. But now, the question looms, who is next to follow them on the legislation train!   New Zealand  Well, first up is the Kiwis of the world, New Zealand. NZ’ers are set to hold a referendum on whether...

You’d think that people who’d frequent a cannabis dispensary would be those that love nature? After all they are benefiting from one of nature’s most awesome gifts every time they get high. But their love of cannabis might actually be doing more bad than good for the environment. Over the last number of years cannabis that can be found in cannabis dispensaries throughout the United States has contributed to a much larger pollution problem. It seems unlikely but this is being described as an epidemic on a massive scale.   National Forests in Danger  In a recent report from CBS News, they highlighted that a huge problem facing national forests is entirely to...