My name is Marie and I am a medical marijuana patient.  I am 63 years old and have suffer from severe arthritis in both my hips.  I am mother of 4, grandmother of 10 and live in a small retirement community in southern California. I use medical marijuana twice per day.  Once when I wake [...]

Today in Irvine I took care of a patients from all walks of life and with very different illnesses and complaints. Here is a sample of the types of patients that came in to see me today. If you are wondering if medical marijuana is right for you simply give us a call and come in.

A 67 year old man came in with his wife because he has no appetite as a result of chemotherapy to treat a bone marrow disease called Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Since September 2010 he has had no appetite and is losing weight. They were giving him marinol pills but they were not helping. He also has end stage kidney disease and is on dialysis 3x per week.

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As New Jersey tries to implement it’s medical marijuana program, the governor has made it clear what he really feels about it. Read this quote from the newly elected governor…Christie had said there are flaws with laws in some other jurisdictions, leading to situations where there is “”a head shop in every town and quack doctors writing prescriptions for people with headaches to get marijuana.’ A find it pretty unbelievable that he label a physician who has the courage to recommend cannabis to a headache sufferer as a “quack”… especially since he has NO CLUE what he is talking about. READ ON

As medical director for Medical Cannabis of Southern California I often evaluate patients who complain of vertigo to see if cannabis can help with their symptoms and improve the overall quality of their life.

is the sensation of spinning or swaying while the body is actually stationary. In most cases it is a symptom as a result of a primary disease process.

As medical director for Medical Cannabis of Southern California I routinely evaluate patients who suffer from severe and debilitating migraine headaches. Their complaints range from intractable pain to severe nausea and photophobia. Many patients are unaware of the incredible anti-emetic (nausea) properties of cannabis.