Medical Marijuana Zone

A cancer patient from Coventry, who was told she had weeks to live, claims her life has been saved by cannabis oil. Joy Smith is now calling on the Government to legalise it in the belief many other cancer patients could also benefit. The Government insists there are no medicinal benefits to cannabis and one […]

How close are we to an approved cannabis therapy for cancer? Medical cannabis science pioneer Dr. Manuel Guzman discusses the successes and challenges towards acceptance in the medical community.

Lung cancer patient SHRUNK tumour ‘using cannabidiol CBD oil’ Cannabis (CBD) oil is made up of cannabidiol – a property of cannabisCBD oil is legal in the UK, and…

When Audra and Justin Wilford learned their then four-year-old son Max had brain cancer in 2011, they suddenly found themselves in a difficult situation. But rather than despair, they sprung into action, learning how to complement their son’s treatment and building a support system for themselves and other parents facing similar circumstances. Wilford had no […]

It’s no secret that many cancer patients are using cannabis to help manage pain, fatigue, nausea, and other side effects of chemotherapy. Less well known is the fact that extensive preclinical research shows that plant cannabinoids – most notably, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) – produce antitumor responses in various animal models of cancer.

Sometimes the most powerful stories are the ones you stumble upon without even looking for in the first place. That was the case for Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, the filmmakers behind Weed the People, a new documentary about families navigating the cannabis world in an effort to treat their cancer-stricken children. “This documentary came […]