Medical Marijuana Zone

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Unlicensed television psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw claimed on an episode of his talk show last week that cannabis use can make people violent and cause a drop in IQ scores. McGraw made his claims during a segment about an 11-year-old boy named JJ whose mother sought advice to help control his violent and destructive outbursts […]

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 […]

Now that President Trump has signed the Farm Bill legalizing hemp derived CBD oil (cannabidiol), more people are reaching for products containing CBD. News 5 investigates the products on the market which are not regulated by the FDA.