As support climbs for cannabis, and more patients turn to medical marijuana products to help relieve painful symptoms, there is one huge roadblock that doesn't seem to be budging anytime soon:
January is the month that's supposed set the stage for the rest of the year. People are recovering from the holidays, which means everyone is doing a cleanse, or some diet. Now, let's make it last.
Although some preliminary research from last year frightened the cannabis community when it suggested that regular pot smokers were three times more likely to succumb to hypertension, a more recent analysis finds this is not necessarily the case.
Drug interactions can be both useful and dangerous. A drug that potentiates an opiate, for example, may increase the painkilling effect, but could also increase the likelihood of overdose.
So the next time you are visiting grandma and grandpa, you might want to share your stash. You also may want to talk to them about a few reasons why sharing your stash may be good for their health.