Mental Health

A judge in Pinellas County, Florida suggested to a 21-year-old defendant to look into Xanax to treat her anxiety instead of medical cannabis.

Two recent studies examined the link between cannabis use and increased psychosis among other mental health disorders, and some results reportedly contrasted with currently held notions.

A United Kingdom study revealed an association between cannabis products, improved quality of life, and reduced opioid use in chronic pain patients.

Dr. Dustin Sulak discusses his clinical experience with cannabis as a treatment for anxiety and PTSD as well as some of the clinical evidence surrounding the endocannabinoid system.

What happens when traditional medicine fails a patient? When all recourses have been tried and the patient still suffers? In part I of this interview series, Nikki Lawley, founder of Nikki and the Plant, LLC, and retired licensed practical nurse (LPN), takes us through her journey from a medical professional in the healthcare industry to a brain injury survivor. Lawley also describes the medical cannabis industry from a patient perspective, learning about the medicinal properties of the plant, and finding what ways cannabis could be beneficial to her symptoms.