Welcome to Colorado! I know this post isn’t really about marijuana, but with so many refugees moving here, I thought a few tips for coping with Colorado’s cold, dry winter might be helpful. I’m sure many of you are struggling… Read More ›
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Marijuana is safer than Botox
What’s the latest and greatest treatment for chronic migraines? Botulinum toxin. Botox. How effective is this treatment? Not much better than nothing at all. Botox may give patients just 2 more migraine-free days a month than placebo. But that was… Read More ›
Will new medical marijuana rules for doctors reduce life-saving access for patients?
The Colorado Medical Board has been directed to consult “with the Department of Public Health and Environment and physicians specializing in medical marijuana,” for the purpose of establishing “guidelines for physicians making medical marijuana recommendations.” This all sounds well and… Read More ›
Survey: Marijuana Rated Most Effective for Treating Fibromyalgia
Cannabis May Be Best Treatment For Fibromyalgia, Survey Finds Medical marijuana is far more effective at treating symptoms of fibromyalgia than any of the three prescription drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat the disorder. That is… Read More ›
28 Years with Fibromyalgia: The First Five Years (Part 2)
Many people who develop fibromyalgia can point to a specific event that started it all. In Part 1 of my fibro story I shared my experience immediately following the car accident that was my trigger. If you haven’t read it… Read More ›
28 Years with Fibromyalgia: My Trigger (Part 1)
September 20th marked 28 years since the auto accident that triggered my fibromyalgia and changed my life. One fine September afternoon in 1987, I was on my way home from work, stopped at a traffic light on South Boulder Road in… Read More ›
The VlogBrothers: Punishment, Pain and Science (Video)
A great little video from Hank and John, the VlogBrothers, in which Hank is punished by sharing the science of pain while at the same time he experiences various forms of pain. Informative and entertaining! Enjoy! Transcript Good morning, John…. Read More ›
America is addicted to painkillers (and we’re worried about weed?) (video)
America is having full-blown love affair with prescription painkillers. So much so that as of May 2012, Americans consume 80% of the world’s painkillers although we have only 5% of the world’s population. But we’re more worried about people using medical… Read More ›
The Basics of Medical Cannabis in Colorado (video)
Medical Cannabis Patient Education from Healthy Choices Unlimited. If you’re interested in getting your medical marijuana license in Colorado, you’ll find lots of helpful information in this great video on medical marijuana from our friends at Healthy Choices Unlimited. For… Read More ›
The Evolution of the Caregiver Bill
Making public policy is a very challenging undertaking. No matter what your position on any issue may be, no matter how right you think you are, there are always those supporting opposing positions who think they’re just as right. Everything… Read More ›
Cannabis Patients Alliance 