Will ALS Be Treatable in the Future?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder which affects motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, resulting in reduced muscle functi...
Month: November 2016
The Ambivalence of ALS
Stephen Hawking was born on January 8th, 1942 in Oxford, England. He has used his education in physics, mathematics, and cosmology to study the basic laws which...
Medicinal Marijuana Isn’t Federally Legal—Let’s Fix That
According to narconon.org, marijuana has been used since ancient times; the Chinese first described it in a medical reference dated back to 2737 B.C. Marijuana ...
High Driving – Is It Really That Bad?
If you do a quick Internet search on this topic, the answers are mixed. However, after doing some digging, it seems to be pretty clear. Marijuana is known to de...
Socially Unacceptable, Yet Highly Effective: The Tale of Medical Marijuana
Marijuana, or Cannabis, is one of the most widely used illicit drugs in countries throughout the world. THC, the psychoactive element found in recreational (and...
If Yes to Marijuana, Why Not LSD? How About Ecstasy? Ketamine? Cocaine? Mushrooms?
These illicit drugs have been shown to have medicinal properties, too, so why aren’t we voting to legalize them? Because that isn’t how the system should work. ...
Should Cannabis Be Schedule I?
In 1970, cannabis was placed as a schedule I drug under the Controlled Substance Act (CSA). Schedule I substances are defined by the DEA as drugs without an acc...
How Weed Works
What you might have missed amid the election results last Tuesday were the number of new marijuana laws that passed. Four states, California, Maine, Nevada, and...
A Connection Between Concussions and Migraines and My Own Experience
Concussions and migraines are both poorly understood conditions. In the past, both have been looked at as just bump to the head, or just a headache. However, we...
Why I Believe Marijuana Should Be Legalized.
In this blog post I am going to give my thoughts about why I believe Marijuana, otherwise known as “weed” or “cannabis” should be legali...