This week the Florida Department of Health rolled out final rules and regulations for medical cannabis edibles expanding the available products and offerings to Florida's Medical Cannabis patients. This is a LONG awaited release, over 3.5 years after the launch of the Florida program.
What's In Your Vape Pen?
With cases of the terrifying and at times fatal, E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) making the news in recent months, many patients are looking a little closer at their cannabis medicines. These injuries have been primarily linked to the black market cutting agent Vitamin E acetate, which is not found in legal Florida dispensary vaporizing products. While Florida products are clear of these harmful ingredients, some patients wonder why they experience irritation or burning with vape oils. Looking closer at the ingredients may contain the answers.
PTSD and Medical Cannabis
Over the 2+ years of seeing patients at Florida Medical Cannabis Clinic, we’ve been stunned at the number of people suffering from the effects of trauma and PTSD. Thankfully, we’ve also been delighted with the profound role that medical cannabis can have in calming the symptoms of PTSD and helping patients find normalcy despite horrific circumstances or events.
5 Tips for Using Cannabis for Chronic Pain
Here at Florida Medical Cannabis Clinic, we’ve been witness to the life changing transformations that happen when patients are able to better control their chronic pain through medical cannabis. Many patients are able to reduce or come off of traditional pharmaceuticals, lose weight, regain activity, and experience a quality of life they no longer saw possible for themselves. Here are our 5 top tips for using cannabis for chronic pain.
What is Rick Simpson Oil?
Rick Simpson Oil, or RSO, is a concentrated form of full extract cannabis oil prized for it’s medical benefits, especially for cancer patients. Unlike distillate and isolate oils used for vaping, RSO/FECO retains more of the phytochemicals present in the cannabis plant which adds to the therapeutic value.