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The Growing Use of Medical Cannabis Among Seniors

For some, the Golden Years are becoming the Green Years

As medical cannabis has become a widely accepted treatment for a variety of disorders, more and more patients from every demographic have discovered it is a safe, effective and inexpensive way to greatly improve quality of life. Add to this … Continue reading

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How Can Cannabis Help Those at the End of Life?

An interview with Dress Wedding and Kelly Quirke of Harborside Health Center, Part One

Today Sevenponds speaks with Dress Wedding, a Holistic Services Director with Harborside Health Center located in Oakland, California. Also joining Dress is Kelly Quirke, Community Engagement Coordinator. This is the first part of a two-part interview with Harborside, a state-of-the-art … Continue reading

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“Closing in on -30-” Offers a Clear-Eyed View of Life’s Final Months

Mark Mooney describes his last two years

“Closing in on -30-” asks you to think about what you would do if a doctor told you that you only had two years to live. Would you cry? Get your affairs in order? Plan an extravagant trip? When Mark Mooney, … Continue reading

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Remembering “Brownie Mary”, an Unexpected Angel to AIDS Patients in San Francisco

Today is the 14th anniversary of the death of the famed medical cannabis activist of the 1980s and '90s.

Today is the 14th anniversary of the death of Mary Jane Rathbun, better known as “Brownie Mary”, a medical cannabis activist and San Francisco General Hospital volunteer. Rathbun became known in the 1980s and ’90s for illegally distributing pot brownies … Continue reading

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