Category: Wellness
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The New Chill Pill: Why Cannabis Is Coming for Sleeping Pill Poppers
Last year, Sonoma winemaker Hadley Larson’s mother had a stroke, a relative attempted suicide twice, and the Wine Country fires forced her to evacuate with her son while her husband stayed to guard their home. Months of anxiety and nights of five hours of sleep led to outbursts of “random rage,” panic attacks and suicidal…
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7 Ways Cannabis Can Improve Your Relationship
Marijuana can help you and your partner keep the spark alive — literally. Adrian Sedlin, CEO of luxury cannabis company Canndescent, gave Brides magazine an overview: "Cannabis has a much broader range. The endocannabinoid system controls how your cells communicate with each other. Your head has CB1 receptors, and your body has CB2 receptors. Your body produces cannabinoids…
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Medical Cannabis for Pain May Reduce Need for Opioids
The use of appropriate dosing of medical cannabis and following key treatment regimen recommendations can lead to “remarkable” improvements in pain and a reduced need for opioids in both adults and children, two pain specialists suggest. Describing his experience in treating pain with medical cannabis over the past 4 to 5 years, Mark S Wallace,…