According to US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, “there really is no such thing as medical marijuana.” Take a minute and let that sink in.
As fight fans know, I used to be a professional Mixed Martial Artist. After seven years of not competing professionally, they asked me if I wanted to fight for a lot of money.
Tens of thousands of American military veterans with mental health issues were unfairly given less-than-honorable discharges, barring them from accessing Veterans Affairs benefits.
Berkeley, one of California's most progressively pro-cannabis cities, did it first. Now the entire state may follow suit. Alaska and Massachusetts may also join in on the movement.
If there is a daunting aspect of trying marijuana for the first time, it is the mystery of what will happen. Sure, the general public is by now well-educated enough to know “Reefer Madness” isn’t a documentary or even a realistic cautionary tale.
Some go through the “baby blues,” but for other it doesn’t stop there. Support groups say one out of seven women will experience postpartum depression.