The predominance of white men in the cannabis industry is a well-known and disheartening reality. But against the backdrop of pale, male and stale, New York-based cannabis investor and dealmaker Barbara (Bobbi) Paley, stands out like a flash of crimson. And if she has her way, the cannabis space is about to become a lot … Read More »
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Cannabis In Hospice: Growing Demand And Acceptance For End-Of-Life Care
A new study finds hospice professionals overwhelmingly support using medical cannabis for hospice patients. In hospices across North America, medical cannabis is increasingly replacing mind-muddling medications to enable patients to experience their final days relaxed and without pain, able to interact with loved ones consciously and coherently. The utility of cannabis in elder-care and palliative … Read More »
Cannabis For Parkinson’s And Alzheimer’s Diseases -An Interview With Dr. Ethan Russo
Dr. Ethan Russo is a world-renowned authority on the medicinal use of cannabis; an academic researcher, author and industry leader whose expansive knowledge of cannabis therapeutics spans history, cultures and its myriad applications for improved health and wellbeing. A board-certified neurologist and former Senior Medical Advisor at GW Pharmaceutics, Dr. Russo is currently Director of … Read More »
Cannabis-Infused Intimacy Oils For Seniors: Medical Or Recreational?
When it comes to cannabis and sex, science is only now catching up with what has long been shared anecdotally: that getting it on can be more fun when you’re high. But while smoking pot is best known for how it affects your head, cannabis-derived THC applied topically to the vagina is said to produce a vasodilating … Read More »
Baby Boomers And CBD: Is The Honeymoon Ending?
Baby Boomers’ love affair with CBD is out in the open, and the market is smitten. Eager for a natural alternative to pharmaceuticals for the aches and pains of aging, yet leery of the heights of THC, older adults have become voracious CBD consumers. But a spate of recent crackdowns on CBD retailers in states … Read More »