{"componentChunkName":"component---common-build-question-tags-template-js","path":"/question-tag/medicinal-cannabis/35","result":{"data":{"allQuestion":{"edges":[{"node":{"id":"Question_11539-markdown","title":"I'm flying from California to Chicago. If needed can I use my Medical Cannabis Card?","slug":"im-flying-from-california-to-chicago-if-needed-can-i-use-my-medical-cannabis-card","content":"\n_____________________\nIt appears that Illinois does NOT have reciprocity laws, therefore the answer is no. You cannot use your California medical marijuana card in Chicago. \n\nHere is some more info on that:\nhttp://norml.org/legal/item/illinois-medical-marijuana\n\nmark","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11531-markdown","title":"How much does it cost for a Doctor's recommendation and a medical I'd card? ","slug":"how-much-does-it-cost-for-a-doctors-recommendation-and-a-medical-id-card","content":"\n_____________________\nThe HelloMD service costs $49 all inclusive. This includes the doctors consultation, online medical information and records, a stamped embossed doctors recommendation mailed to your address, along with a HelloMD card for your wallet.\n\nThis is all you need to be a valid medical marijuana patient in California.\n\nmark","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11514-markdown","title":"How safe is Medicinal Cannabis for a Liver Transplant recipient?","slug":"how-safe-is-medicinal-cannabis-for-a-liver-transplant-recipient","content":"\n_____________________\nCannabis is very safe. It can be utilized to treat a multitude of symptoms, disorders and diseases. Some studies are showing it is effective in helping with tissue and organ transplantation. Cannabis modulates the immune system,  decreases inflammation, slows down graft versus disease and delays rejection of transplanted tissues.\n\nandrewvanmd","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11503-markdown","title":"I have significant lumbar pain that radiates down both legs front & back, is there a strain of med marijuana that will give me relief?","slug":"i-have-significant-lumbar-pain-that-radiates-down-both-legs-front-back-is-there-a-strain-of-med-marijuana-that-will-give-me-relief","content":"\n_____________________\nAs you think about which strain, you should first consider your tolerance / propensity for psychoactivity. Both THC, and CBD can be helpful for pain, and you can experiment with different combinations to find the best effect for your purpose.\n\nIf you have never used cannabis before, I would suggest that you start with a high CBD strain, or a tincture formulated for high CBD (which is generally non-psychoactive) and increase with moderate amounts of THC compounds gradually. You may find that the CBD heavy formulations remove your pain without the need for THC, or you may find that adding THC adds to the effect. However this will also affect your ability to work, or drive for example, so its also depends on what else is going on in your life at that moment. \n\nThere are a lot of options, and each person often reacts slightly differently. \n\nHere are some choices for CBD products you might want to investigate:\nhttps://www.hellomd.com/search/cbd/products\n\nmark","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11500-markdown","title":"How do I use medical marijuana to taper from valium?  Sleep almost non-existent.","slug":"how-do-i-use-medical-marijuana-to-taper-from-valium-sleep-almost-non-existent","content":"\n_____________________\nCannabis is an excellent sleep aide. I would taper very slowly and under the direction of the physician who prescribed the valium. Abruptly stopping Benzodiazepines can have very severe side effects and should not be taken lightely. Try a strong indica strain, either inhaled or edible. You may also want to try CBD-rich cannabis.\n\nandrewvanmd","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11499-markdown","title":"After taking any medical marijuana I feel relaxed and can't work. What should I do ? ","slug":"after-taking-any-medical-marijuana-i-feel-relaxed-and-cant-work-what-should-i-do","content":"\"No matter what I am consuming(CBD, THC or Sativa , Indica), I always feel very relaxed which is good at night time but I am not able to work on day time. What I am looking for is something that will make me productive on the day time. I appreciate your recommendations.\"\n_____________________\nCannabis contains a variety of lesser known cannabinoids besides CBD and THC.  One of these lesser known cannabinoids is called CBN.  CBN is responsible for a lot of the sedative effects of cannabis commonly referred to as \"couch lock.\"\n\nUnlike most of the other active cannabinoids, CBN is actually a degraded form of THC.  Exposure to things like sunlight and air will cause the THC to degrade to CBN so cannabis flower that is old or has been handled a lot will probably have higher CBN content regardless of genetics (i.e. indica vs sativa).  The higher CBN content will also be present in extracts made from the same flower.\n\nIn the future, always check the full cannabinoid profile whenever possible and avoid products with elevated CBN levels.  A good rule of thumb is anything over 0.5% CBN will probably produce more noticeable sedative effects, so you will want to avoid that during the day when it's time to be productive.\n\n(On the other hand, although high THC can help you feel sleepy, it actually interferes with deep REM sleep.  In this situation CBN can be very helpful as it produces a similar sedative effect to function as a sleep-aid, while interfering less with the critical part of your sleep cycle so you wake up feeling more well-rested.)\n\nbenson\n_____________________\nI am not a doctor, but I can relay my personal experience with this. Everyone is different and everyone metabolizes cannabis differently, so there is no one size fits all. My own experience has been that some products if I use them during the day render me useless, and unable to work. Other products seem to work fine. So continuing to experiment may be the way to go. It also depends on what you are trying to treat and if you need high levels of either CBD or THC to find relief, daytime use may never be in the cards for you.\n\nThat said, the way i treat pain and also symptom reduction, is via micro dosing throughout the day. Micro dosing means that i take less more often. I wrote a post on this awhile ago and people seemed to respond very well to it.\n\nhttps://www.hellomd.com/health-wellness/micro-dosing-cannabis-stopped-my-chronic-pain\n\nThis represents my opinion and my experience only. I hope this helps!\n\npamelahadfield","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11487-markdown","title":"is there a medical marijuana card  in my area yet for Virginia","slug":"is-there-a-medical-marijuana-card-in-my-area-yet-for-virginia","content":"\n_____________________\nSorry it does not look like Virginia has medical cannabis yet. It seems that cannabis oils for epilepsy are in the works, but nothing else so far.\n\nryan","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11458-markdown","title":"I am treating my anxiety with medical cannabis currently. Are there known emotional side-effects?","slug":"i-am-treating-my-anxiety-with-medical-cannabis-currently-are-there-known-emotional-side-effects","content":"\n_____________________\nYou did not mention what kind of medical cannabis you are using. When I'm treating a patient with anxiety, I doing courage that they start with small but frequent doses of concentrated CBD oil in a tincture that you place under the tongue or a spray in the mouth and Indica may be used at bedtime because it has higher CBD. It takes approximately 3 weeks before you start feeling the full effects of CBD and the calming it can produce but it is working and getting rid of inflammatory cells. You must be very careful with Sativa since the high THC content can greatly increase your anxiety even to the point of a panic attack. I encourage patients to avoid high THC until they have been on CBD for approximately 2 months and then you can bring in a mild Sativa by taking CBD in the morning, a mild Sativa in the afternoon and return to high CBD when you're thinking about bedtime. The high CBD after a Sativa will join with the higher THC to make an Indica in your body and you will sleep well but do not take an Indica after a Sativa otherwise or you may have a party going on in your head all night. \nIn addition, please eliminate all free glutamates in your diet since they are neurologically toxic and can produce anxiety. You can read about free glutamate or glutamic acid at www.truthinlabeling.org\n\ndrolson","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11443-markdown","title":"Can a tourist get a medical marijuana card","slug":"can-a-tourist-get-a-medical-marijuana-card","content":"\n_____________________\nYes, a tourist visiting CA can get a doctors recommendation. However, not every dispensary will accept your business without a CA ID. There are others that will however. Usually delivery services are more flexible with this rule. There is nothing in CA law that determines this.\n\nmark","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11419-markdown","title":"Might MM be affecting other medications taking?","slug":"might-mm-be-affecting-other-medications-taking","content":"\"We have the MM card and have MM THC for my husband's slow growing brain cancer (diffuse glioma).  He has to take lots of medication for his diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and enlarged prostrate.  To get the MM card we sent to you his list of medications--of which he takes a lot in the a.m. and pm.  The most prevalent symptom of the brain tumor is sleepiness, loss of strength in his muscles where he cannot get up or out of bed by himself.  When I give him the MM as he has these pills in his system, he is worse--sleeps more, delirious to a degree, and can hardly move at all.  I am wondering if the MM is interacting with some of the medication that makes him worse with the MM and with his weak muscles--which become much weaker.  Or, might it be a combination of the tumor, the MM and the prescribed meds?  I want to give him the MM at all cost and wonder if I should check with his medical doctor if any of the meds could be cut at this point?  If you need the list of meds again, I can send.  The drugs he takes that are listed to cause sleepiness, tired feeling are heart medicines:  Carvedilol, isosorbide; for diabedes:  Metformin and Levemir.  Please advise your best judgment.\"\n_____________________\nI am sorry to hear about your husband's condition. Since everyone reacts differently to the effects of cannabis it is hard to determine if the cannabis is causing these effect, or it is the glioma itself. I do not know what your husband is using for his treatment. It may be that the THC level of the product he is taking is too high or perhaps the timing of the product needs to be adjusted.\n\nConstance Therapeutics is one company that has treated many patients with gliomas and has a protocol that they use to treat this condition. You may want to reach out to them. Their site is:\n\nhttp://constancetherapeutics.com/glioblastoma-and-cannabis-oil.html\n\nPerry Solomon, MD","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11407-markdown","title":"If recreational cannabis is approved in November, will a medical recommendation still be necessary?","slug":"if-recreational-cannabis-is-approved-in-november-will-a-medical-recommendation-still-be-necessary","content":"\n_____________________\nYes. There will most likely be a window of at least 12 months before new and undetermined regulations are in place. Even then, it is likely medical recommendations will have a place if we follow a model like Colorado.\n\nmelissa","image":null}},{"node":{"id":"Question_11362-markdown","title":"HIGH CBD vape or edible to order online.","slug":"high-cbd-vape-or-edible-to-order-online","content":"\"I've been living in SoCal that last 9 years and received my card from HelloMD just last year. I've moved back to Ohio temporarily to get surgery and heal from automobile accident I was in back in February. Thankfully they've just passed medical marijuana here I believe just last month, however, it will take a month or so for it to go into effect. I was purchasing and taking the Kushy Punch chews which contained 60mg of CBD. I have to say - it showed incredible results for my anxiety and mild-depression without the psychoactive effects - EXACTLY what I need/wanted. It would help even greater now given the medical condition from the car accident I am in. \n\nProblem being is I'm pretty sure this was CBD from Cannabis, not Hemp. As hemp has extreme health benefits, from everything that I've read and the research I've done, it's significantly different than the cannabis strains. You really have to be careful when ordering CBD online because its easy to purchase something that is false and may or may not even be CBD. \n\nSince CBD is legal in all 50 states and I'm unfortunately not in SoCal at the moment, I'm looking to see if anyone can recommend a HIGH CBD vape or edible that may be the equivalent to what I was taking in LA that you can order online, has the same benefits (or greater) and is WORTH the purchase. I realize there are a lot of scam companies and I've come here to seek any fellow humans who also take CBD and who may have recommendations online. \n\nlove and light~\n\n\"\n_____________________\nGreat question and depending on who you ask and who you are as a person, the answer could vary wildly. Personally, I have not found that CBD products from hemp have nearly the benefit or effect as CBD from cannabis. I am always on the lookout for high CBD/low THC products as I feel the same effects that you mentioned and I think the combination of cannabinoids, which create the 'entourage effect', are what is responsible for a better outcome.\n\nIt is also true you need to be careful as to what you purchase not just because the quantity of high grade CBD can vary wildly but also because hemp is often unregulated, especially if your hemp product comes from China.\n\nThat said, the brand Evoxe, carries a high CBD pen that is from hemp. They also have a new CBD pen with THC which is great. You can find their business listing on our site:\n\nhttps://www.hellomd.com/biz/evoxe-laboratories\n\nYou may also try Auntie Dolores as I believe they just released a new high CBD brownie which is derived from hemp. I am not entirely sure, but I believe it to be so.\n\nhttps://www.hellomd.com/biz/auntie-dolores\n\nI am not a doctor and this represents only my opinion. I hope it helps!\n\npamelahadfield","image":null}}]}},"pageContext":{"limit":12,"skip":408,"numPages":41,"currentPage":35,"id":5495,"name":"Medicinal Cannabis","slug":"medicinal-cannabis","country":"US"}},"staticQueryHashes":["3949754563","4179947113","4202924991"]}