WHAT IS MARIJUANA AND WHAT IS A MARIJUANA STRAIN?

Marijuana is a fascinating plant genus best known for psychoactive or and medicinal or therapeutic properties. The use and cultivation of marijuana or cannabis/ weed as it is commonly called dates back as far as written language itself, and its use for therapeutic and spiritual purposes spans many cultures around the world throughout history. But despite its ubiquity, people still find it difficult to fully understand what marijuana is or why there are thousands of different identified strains flooding markets worldwide. This article will take a look into how marijuana is defined, how marijuana has been used, and why it’s taken…

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The Link between Marijuana and HIV AIDS

Some medical conditions can affect a person’s sense of health and happiness like HIV/AIDs. In the past few years, medical cannabis has become an increasingly common prescription for patients living with HIV/AIDS as they attempt to manage the many devastating symptoms of this disease. Today, nearly one in three HIV/AIDS patients turn to marijuana  for the relieve of  pain, nausea, appetite loss, cachexia, and emotional decline, which are all side effect of this disease due to the social stigma and political blockades surrounding the disease What is HIV/AIDS and what conventional treatment is available Human immunodeficiency virus or its acronym HIV…

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