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By J Gordon Curtis As with most topics related to the plant, science is not yet in a definitive place on the topic of using cannabis for ADD and ADHD. When discussing a condition like ADD or ADHD, the real conversation is centered around the treatment of the symptoms related to those conditions. To date, nothing has been invented to “cure” ADD or ADHD. Rather, we have medical advancements towards the suppression of the symptoms thereof.  Symptoms are typically characterized by a deficit in the ability to maintain attention and an increase in impulsivity. In the case of ADHD, this...

Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on Unsplash By J Gordon Curtis As Delta 8 has been picking up in popularity, more skepticism on its legitimacy and legality has also been popping up online. Having already done our own article on the dangers of Delta 8 as well as the way that it is made, we wanted to take a moment to chime in on the issue. The fact of the matter is, there is some bad delta 8 out there.  Unregulated markets, by nature, lack quality control, opening up the possibility of companies to take advantage of the popularity and chase profits over quality. Due to this,...

By J Gordon Curtis With more than two-thirds of consumers reporting that they use CBD for pain, pain management is the number one reason people use CBD. Cannabis has been used for pain management for as long as it’s been around. In fact, pollen from a marijuana plant was found in a 4200 year-old grave and it’s believed that it was due to it’s pain-relieving power.  Often the pain relief of cannabis is thought to be reserved for the high-THC strains as they are the ones offered medicinally in states where it is legal. THC certainly does have great pain management qualities (as does...

By J Gordon Curtis Surveys have shown that 42% of CBD users use CBD for sleep, making it the third biggest reason overall. As always with cannabis, the research isn’t where we’d like for it to be but it is promising! For example, this case study found that there was an improvement in sleep for 66% of it’s 72 patients. Results came after one month of ingesting just 25mg of CBD a day — what many would consider to be a threshold dose. Another study found that larger amounts (160mg in this case) could increase the amount of sleep patients had each night.  Plenty of personal...