{"componentChunkName":"component---common-build-question-tags-template-js","path":"/question-tag/medicinal-cannabis/24","result":{"data":{"allQuestion":{"edges":[{"node":{"id":"Question_9991-markdown","title":"I have Grave's disease. Will medical marijuana help?","slug":"i-have-graves-disease-will-medical-marijuana-help","content":"\"I have swelling in my hands and feet. If cannabis can help me, what type should I use?\"\n_____________________\nCannabis can definitely have effects on the immune system, so this is a smart question since Grave's disease is an autoimmune disorder.  I couldn't find any clear medical evidence regarding cannabis and Grave's, but in other autoimmune disorders, cannabis can help calm the inflammation that can lead to disease symptoms such as pain and swelling.  However, often patients undergoing different treatments for Grave's disease may have symptoms related to the side effects of medications, surgery, or fluctuating blood thyroid hormone levels, so it would be wise to check with your physician first to be sure your symptoms don't require more workup.\n\ndrbultman","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_9982-markdown","title":"What dispenseries sell Mighty Med cartridges?","slug":"what-dispenseries-sell-mighty-med-cartridges","content":"\n_____________________\nYou can go to their website here: http://www.mightymedvape.com/locations/ to see where Mighty Meds cartridges are sold. Looks like they are carried in several San Diego area dispensaries.\n\nashleigh","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_9961-markdown","title":"I have a concern about using medical marijuana and being a health care provider. What is the law?","slug":"i-have-a-concern-about-using-medical-marijuana-and-being-a-health-care-provider-what-is-the-law","content":"\n_____________________\nWhile I am not an attorney, the law itself does not contain language that prohibits patients of a certain profession from obtaining a medical marijuana recommendation.  Local medical associations or hospital policies may have a different stance, so it would likely be prudent to look into other regulations or policies that may affect your practice (such as workplace drug testing).\n\ndrbultman","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_9958-markdown","title":"What do we really know about the risks of cannabis for psychological issues?","slug":"what-do-we-really-know-about-the-risks-of-cannabis-for-psychological-issues","content":"\"I search through medical journals with regularity searching for consensus on this issue. Often within the very same search, I can find a well-vetted journal paper that espouses the benefits of cannabis for issues such as anxiety and PTSD, yet ten minutes later there will be a paper with fairly severe warnings about possible long-term psychological impacts (psychosis/schizophrenia/etc). \n\nThis is frightening, and makes it very difficult to enjoy the benefits of this plant, knowing that researchers seem to conflict so heavily on such a basic topic. Additionally, whenever I ask this question, people seem to get their \"dog in the fight\" over it rather than helping to either assuage or confirm my fears.\n\nPersonally, I've had great relief for anxiety from cannabis. But I've also had some of the most intense and severe panic, lingering for days afterward from cannabis as well. I hear \"use high-CBD strains!\", and yet they seem to be hit or miss. I hear \"use indicas over sativas\", yet I can have a wonderful sativa experience one day, and indicas can throw me into panic the next.\n\nThere seems to be no rhyme or reason, and the medical literature seems to confirm this fact. So how can one safely use this medicine without worry of severe anxiety (and the threat of further mental illness)?\n\"\n_____________________\nI am not a medical expert but I do have this to say, which is something that I honestly question because I truly don't understand:\n\nHow does smoking or ingesting thc cause schizophrenia, a disorder known to be genetic??\n\nNot sure if that's helpful or just more confusing, but the actual advice I suggest when comparing two seemingly equally reputable and valid sources with scientific information about the effects of marijuana:\n\n1) Check the date of the source publication. There's new information coming out all the time and anti-drug campaigns that site studies done in 1995.\n\n2) Check who is backing the publications or who published the study. Sadly our government is not the best source when it comes to practically any kind of statistic.\n\n3) Consider the agenda of the publisher. Even the WHO and CDC answer to someone. Think of the consequences of what they proclaim to be true; you can't un-ring a bell but you can say that new findings suggest your previous, more cautionary statements may not be true.\n\n4) Go with your instincts. \nIt sounds like you've had your own experiences to guide you. If something seems off to you then it's probably worth looking into. If your gut says something is a lie, it probably is. \n\nAnyway, good luck. \nLCP\n\nlily_coyote_paw\n_____________________\nNo, I don't believe we know what causes the risk of psychological problems in cannabis users because there are far too many factors that have to be controlled for good clinical trials. Most of the information we have regarding cannabis use and the potential positive or negative effects are anecdotal stories not clinical trials. Clinical trials are typically paid for by pharmaceutical companies but they have a vested interest in seeing that their clinical trials have the outcome the drug company, or the Universities funded by the drug companies, wants to see.\r\nWhen I see patients with psychological imbalances, I cautioned them to not go high with their THC which could aggravate anxiety, anger, panic attacks and increased pain. CBD will tend put those symptoms in remission but when a person has a psychological problem they need stability with their medication. I also don't usually recommend smoking bud because there's too much variability and Tinctures or vape pens maybe a much better way to utilize the cannabis for more consistent dosing. If you have psychological problems it maybe best to keep your dose of CBD : THC, higher in CBD since it is the CBD that tend to calm and relax the body relieving stress and anxiety and the CBD is not psychoactive as long as your \r\nCBD: THC ratio is greater then 8:1.  If you experience anxiety on a lower dose CBD with equal or higher THC then you need to add in more CBD's.\r\nI highly encourage you to eliminate Sativa Cannabis until you have learned how to control your anxiety and other symptoms with CBD and lower THC.\r\nKeep in mind, my advice is only a suggestion, you must find out how your body responds to cannabis and maybe in the future we will actually have some honest clinical trials that may help to guide us along the way.\r\nSince imbalance in the neurotransmitters causes psychological problems  including schizophrenia, I do encourage that all people with psychological problem consider having their genetic chart mapped for their methylation defects and see a practitioner who can help them with their Methylation Defects called snps (Single nucleotide polymorphism)and that practitioner should be able to provide a Nutritional roadmap around the methylation defects in order to balance the neurotransmitters helping the patient obtained a higher degree of stability in their emotional life. \r\n\n\ndrolson\n_____________________\nHello there!  Having pored over many of the papers that you describe, I think I can answer your question.   The clinical trials that you mention ( i.e. the randomized controlled trials using cannabis for PTSD) are performed in a controlled setting with low,  pre-set doses of cannabis.   However, when you read papers detailing the possible long-term psychological impacts of cannabis use, they all deal with  patient population that has HEAVY cannabis use (defined as daily, mult- times a day usage).  I always tell my patients about this apparent dichotomy;   cannabis seems to have , in pharmacologic terms, what is known as a  biphasic response curve.  At lower doses,  cannabis can have an anxiolytic (anxiety-fighting) effect but at high doses, it can actually worsen anxiety, mood swings. \n       As to your next question, how can one safely use this medicine, I use the following observations over the years treating patients with mental health issues.  There is always the risk with medications designed to help pts with mood and anxiety that things could go south.  I've had patients on Wellbutrin for years suddenly develop psychosis.  I've had patients take benzodiazepines develop a paradoxical anxiety attack.  Your mental state, factors like the amount of sleep you've had, stress levels from work and personal life; these are all factors that might have contributed to the variable responses you've had from cannabis products in the past.   I have a system that I've used with patients that might be helpful for you.  I tell patients to keep it \"low and slow\" with cannabis products:  low indicating a low starting dose of the cann. products used and slow referring to the slow speed in terms of redosing.\n                I understand your concerns and fears.  If you are dealing with mental health issues, I would highly suggest what I suggest to all my mental health patients;  make sure you are using a multi-modal treatment approach that not only only involves cannabis.   Are you part of a behavioral therapy program w/ regular talk sessions?  Are you exercising regularly?  Are you incorporating mindfulness/ meditation in your daily regimen.   Utilizing all these techniques will not solve all problems but I guarantee it will make a difference if you haven't used them yet.  It will give you additional tools to help manage vicissitudes of mood and anxiety.  Also check out the ADAA.org site from the Anxiety/ Depression Association or America.  Learning more about your conditions can help out.  If you have further questions, come on by for a consultation and we can talk further. Good Luck!\n\ndrpark","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_9957-markdown","title":"I'm in Georgia, can I order \"CBD RELIEF\" from Jane's Brew site?","slug":"im-in-georgia-can-i-order-cbd-relief-from-janes-brew-site","content":"\"I have a Georgia medical marijuana card.\"\n_____________________\nBecause these products are hemp-based (a strain of the cannabis sativa plant that contains less than 1% THC), you do need to have a medical marijuana card and they can be shipped to all 50 states.\n\nashleigh","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_9946-markdown","title":"Is there anyway to obtain medical marijuana if  your state hasn't legalized yet?","slug":"is-there-anyway-to-obtain-medical-marijuana-if-your-state-hasnt-legalized-yet","content":"\n_____________________\nThe only legal way would be to travel to a state that has medical cannabis laws in place. For example, you could come to California and get a medical recommendation from a doctor when you are here; then, you could legally purchase medical marijuana from a California dispensary/delivery service. Unfortunately, you would not be able to travel out of the state with your medical cannabis.\n\nashleigh","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_9944-markdown","title":"When will doctors advocate for medical cannabis patients getting \"special help\" to pay for meds?","slug":"when-will-doctors-advocate-for-medical-cannabis-patients-getting-special-help-to-pay-for-meds","content":"\"Social security gives \"special help\" to low income recipients who need help to be able to afford their meds.  Currently I pay very little for all my meds, including opiates I don't want to take.  But medical cannabis helps best but is too expensive to purchase.  I feel my government doesn't care at all.\n\"\n_____________________\nThat is an excellent point. Right now the first thing that physicians need to do is become familiar with cannabis through education. The vast majority of doctors do not know the first thing about cannabis and the various medical conditions that it can help. The next step would be to expand the medical conditions that it is acceptable to recommend it for in states that already have laws permitting it. The to expand the same parameters to states that don't allow it at all yet. \nThe best chance for financial \"help\" for people who can't afford it is to contact your local politician who can help make that included in any legislation. They want to hear from the patients directly who are affected by the cost.\n\nPerry Solomon, MD\n_____________________\nBeing that I'm in this same position,kinda I'm still fighting for my s.s.i. so no income other than cans and bottles, i'll need to put together money just to get the card to start with, so can you tell me what all I need and how much it will cost just to get me started with card? Then it will take more time to save more to actually by something to help. what is the average cost of buying something?\n\nlowlow\n_____________________\nYes, I hear you're frustration.  However, for the goernment to even consider subsidy of patients in situations like yours, it has to be removed from the antiquated Schedule 1 (illegal status on the same level as cocaine, heroin) status it is on the federal level!  There are MANY doctors as well as health care workers, lawyers, etc working on this right now.  If you want to join the fight to help in medical legalization (then, hopefully government subsidization as you are mentioning in the far future), look into joining the folks at NORML.org and other like-minded organizations.   To say that the \"entire government doesn't care\" is unfair though to those individuals working towards medical legalization in the 13 states (and counting) where you can obtain med. cann legally; there's just alot of work to be done\n\ndrpark","image":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"base64":"data:image/jpeg;base64,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","aspectRatio":1.5151515151515151,"src":"/static/0410684f8617b53b0d8552cae7a97584/14b42/46e0bb959830dc3e678d6052cf8634bf.jpg","srcSet":"/static/0410684f8617b53b0d8552cae7a97584/f836f/46e0bb959830dc3e678d6052cf8634bf.jpg 200w,\n/static/0410684f8617b53b0d8552cae7a97584/2244e/46e0bb959830dc3e678d6052cf8634bf.jpg 400w,\n/static/0410684f8617b53b0d8552cae7a97584/14b42/46e0bb959830dc3e678d6052cf8634bf.jpg 800w,\n/static/0410684f8617b53b0d8552cae7a97584/47498/46e0bb959830dc3e678d6052cf8634bf.jpg 1200w,\n/static/0410684f8617b53b0d8552cae7a97584/0e329/46e0bb959830dc3e678d6052cf8634bf.jpg 1600w,\n/static/0410684f8617b53b0d8552cae7a97584/be1ee/46e0bb959830dc3e678d6052cf8634bf.jpg 4675w","srcWebp":"/static/0410684f8617b53b0d8552cae7a97584/58556/46e0bb959830dc3e678d6052cf8634bf.webp","srcSetWebp":"/static/0410684f8617b53b0d8552cae7a97584/61e93/46e0bb959830dc3e678d6052cf8634bf.webp 200w,\n/static/0410684f8617b53b0d8552cae7a97584/1f5c5/46e0bb959830dc3e678d6052cf8634bf.webp 400w,\n/static/0410684f8617b53b0d8552cae7a97584/58556/46e0bb959830dc3e678d6052cf8634bf.webp 800w,\n/static/0410684f8617b53b0d8552cae7a97584/99238/46e0bb959830dc3e678d6052cf8634bf.webp 1200w,\n/static/0410684f8617b53b0d8552cae7a97584/7c22d/46e0bb959830dc3e678d6052cf8634bf.webp 1600w,\n/static/0410684f8617b53b0d8552cae7a97584/3f7a5/46e0bb959830dc3e678d6052cf8634bf.webp 4675w","sizes":"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"}}}}},{"node":{"id":"Question_9943-markdown","title":"How do you obtain a license to transport large quantities of marijuana?","slug":"how-do-you-obtain-a-license-to-transport-large-quantities-of-marijuana","content":"\"I would like to know if I can getting license to transport up to 50lbs of medical marijuana in California?\"\n_____________________\nMaybe no one has answered yet because there is not an answer that I can find that allows you to be licensed to legally transport large quantities of marijuana. I'm not saying there isn't a license I'm saying I can't find it if it does exist. Some of the cannabis attorneys do offer a free first telephone consult so it may be a question you may want to ask cannabis attorney. \n you may also want to read the California Vehicle Code 23222(b)VC, which prohibits driving while in possession of up to 28.5 g of marijuana. If you are working with a collective, the collective should know the legalities around transporting their products.\nGood luck on finding the answer and maybe you can let us know what you find if it differs from Code 23222(b)VC.\n\ndrolson","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_9938-markdown","title":"Can I obtain a California medical marijuana card through your organization? ","slug":"can-i-obtain-a-california-medical-marijuana-card-through-your-organization","content":"\"I have prescriptions for insomnia (Lunesta, Valium) but have tried indica cannabis edible while in Colorado and found it more effective than prescriptions. I also have issues with chronic neck and shoulder ache due to neck surgery in 2014 (fusion with titanium). I live in Winnetka, CA. with CA drivers license etc.\"\n_____________________\nIt looks like you can definitely obtain a CA medical cannabis recommendation through any clinics, though might I suggest HelloMD with our commitment to educating patients, helping patients with lifestyle and general health and wellness ideas on top of the med. cann recc! We're open 10am through 7 pm Monday through Sunday.  Hope to see you around!\n\ndrpark","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_9932-markdown","title":"Can I get a medical marijuana card in Louisiana? ","slug":"can-i-get-a-medical-marijuana-card-in-louisiana","content":"\n_____________________\nGood news, as of 2016 medical marijuana is legal in Louisiana! The bad news, the program is not yet operational. \n\nThe qualifying conditions for medical marijuana in Louisiana are: \n-Cachexia (wasting syndrome)\n-Cancer\n-Crohn's disease\n-Epilepsy\n-HIV/AIDS\n-Muscular Dystrophy\n-Multiple Sclerosis\n-Seizure disorders/Spasticity\n\nThe patient possession limits for cannabis will be a 30-day supply of non-smokable marijuana products. Home cultivation will not be permitted as the law stipulates a single, state-licensed supplier to provide marijuana to the state. It's anticipated that one or two Louisiana universities will be selected as the providers. \n\nShould you anticipate visiting California, you can use HelloMD to obtain a California medical marijuana recommendation while you are here. You would then be able to legally purchase cannabis from a CA dispensary/delivery service while in the state of California.\n\nashleigh","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_9926-markdown","title":"Can I get medical marijuana by mail.","slug":"can-i-get-medical-marijuana-by-mail","content":"\n_____________________\nHi there! \n\nIf you are interested in having medical marijuana products sent to you by mail, please check out some of the online dispensaries that offer next day delivery for most cities. However, please keep in mind most of these dispensaries will require a physical address, and they will be unable to ship products to a post office box. \n\nCheck out the websites below: \n\nGanja Runner - https://ganjarunner.com/\n\nGoddess Delivers - www.goddessdelivers.com\n\nSpeedweed - www.speedweed.com\n\nTrue Farma - www.truefarma.com \n\nViva - https://www.joinviva.com/ \n\nI hope this information helps! :-) \n\nVeronicaB","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_9896-markdown","title":"Can medical marijuana legally be shipped to my state from another state?","slug":"can-medical-marijuana-legally-be-shipped-to-my-state-from-another-state","content":"\"I have medical card from California, but live in a different state now. Can I order cannabis from California and have it sent to me?\"\n_____________________\nUnfortunately, you may not ship from CA to another state unless it is done illegally. The USPS comes under a federally funded department so shipping by USPS is a federal offense and Jeff Sessions may want to meet with you so I would discourage you from any temptation.\n\ndrolson\n_____________________\nNo, cannabis remains a Schedule 1 drug at the federal level and it is strictly prohibited for it to be mailed or shipped across state lines.\n\nashleigh","image":null}}]}},"pageContext":{"limit":12,"skip":276,"numPages":41,"currentPage":24,"id":5495,"name":"Medicinal Cannabis","slug":"medicinal-cannabis","country":"US"}},"staticQueryHashes":["3949754563","4179947113","4202924991"]}