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Lifestyle Branding: What Is the Medical Cannabis Lifestyle?

May 20, 2023 Health Information

Lifestyle branding is something we have all had experience with to some degree. Brands make extensive use of it to give their products and services a bit of ‘sex appeal’. Lifestyle branding is even utilized by the legal cannabis industry. But is it appropriate to medical cannabis? And if so,…

What’s Going on With Older Cannabis Users and ER Visits?

February 10, 2023 Health Education Health Information

There seems to be a trend among older cannabis users making more frequent trips to the ER for problems related to their marijuana consumption. In California alone, ER visits among older cannabis users are up some 400% between 2005 and 2019. So what’s going on here? Increased ER visits could…

If You Could, Would You Choose Cannabis Over Opioids?

January 20, 2023 Treatment

Imagine a world in which prescription cannabis was as commonplace as any other prescription medication. Rather than dispensing medical cannabis via doctor recommendations and state-issued medical cannabis cards, physicians would pull out the prescription pad and write an order. In such a case, would you choose cannabis over opioid pain…

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