Tag Archives: Medical Marijuana

How Can Medical Marijuana Be Used at End of Life?

An interview with Dress Wedding and Kelly Quirke of Harborside Health Center, Part Two
Posted on March 3, 2018 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)

Today SevenPonds speaks with Dress Wedding, a Holistic Services Director with Harborside Health Center in Oakland, California. Also joining Dress is Kelly Quirke, Community Engagement Coordinator. This is the second part of a two-part interview with Harborside, a state-of-the-art medical marijuana … 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
Posted on October 25, 2017 by Debra L. Stang (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

“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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Study Finds Medical Marijuana Could Save Medicare Millions

Research shows a correlation between a drop in prescription drug sales and cannabis use
Posted on May 10, 2017 by Marissa Abruzzini (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

According to two separate studies, medical marijuana could save Medicare an estimated $450 million annually. It could also save as much as $1.1 billion in Medicaid spending on prescription drugs every year. University of Georgia researchers Ashley Bradford and W. … Continue reading →

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