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Ayahuasca, or “The God Vine”, has been used for centuries if not millennia in the Amazonian jungle to treat a variety of ailments, one of them being severe depression.

In America, more people are diagnosed with Lyme disease annually than HIV and breast cancer combined. But new research is underway on how cannabis can help alleviate the symptoms.

The cannabis plant isn’t only therapeutically and medically beneficial, it has recently been found that certain cannabinoids show promise in selectively killing cancer cells without destroying healthy cells.

About a year ago when my stepfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer's stage 3, the doctors immediately put him on numerous pills — some of which were even experimental.

Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a botanical compound extracted from cannabis and hemp that betters bodies but doesn’t mess with minds.

Just like the açai craze, CBD is now being added to anything and everything by companies that are desperately trying to cash in.

While many of the benefits of medical marijuana are already being put to good use, researchers are discovering new uses that have the potential to change medicine as we know it.

Dr. Michelle Ross served as a drug researcher for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, but transformed into a medical marijuana advocate after her frustration mounted from the giant gap in education when it came to the endocannabinoid system.

The FDA has made a big step forward with the approval of Epidiolex, the first approved medication derived directly from the cannabis plant.

With tons of new products hitting shelves, here is a handy guide to help sort the helpful ones from the hype.