There are NOT many Veterans who have complete trust and faith in their primary care physicians at the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. For that there are many reasons: Most doctors already have the diagnosis figured out and the first line of treatment of a physical condition is with pharmaceuticals (complete list of over 1,500 pharmaceuticals … [Read more…]
Published on Nov 5, 2013 This is the amazing story of 5 year old Charlotte Figi. Charlotte suffered from Dravet Syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy found in children. From the time she was 2 she was having over 300 seizures a week which drastically affected her ability to learn, speak or even walk. She … [Read more…]
A New Mexico family elected to fly their infant daughter to Colorado in order to treat her for a rare form of epilepsy. After multiple failed attempts by doctors to reduce the seizures, the family asked the hospital if they could use cannabis oil. A few weeks passed, and with the continued failure of pharmacological … [Read more…]
“The American Legion urge the Drug Enforcement Agency to license privately-funded medical marijuana production operations in the United States and urge Congress to amend legislation to remove Marijuana from schedule I and reclassify it in a category that, at a minimum will recognize cannabis as a drug with potential medical value.” from Scribd The American … [Read more…]
On June 1, 2015 the Compassionate Care Act of 2015 was signed into effect by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. This Act states the following: CHAPTER 169. AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE LOW-THC CANNABIS TO CERTAIN PATIENTS FOR COMPASSIONATE USE Sec. 169.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) “Department” means the Department of Public Safety. (2) “Intractable epilepsy” means a seizure disorder in … [Read more…]