The head of the Arizona Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board isn’t concerned with a new report that shows naturopaths make most of the states medical-marijuana recommendations.
“Yes, our doctors are the top prescribers,” says Gail Anthony, the board’s executive director. “I don’t think it would be a big deal.”
Anthony does, however, recommend that licensed naturopaths follow state rules concerning written medical-marijuana certifications — even if a recent court ruling states they can’t be prosecuted for flouting those rules. More at the Phoenix New Times.

If you want legal medical cannabis products in Minnesota, it’ll be coming from LeafLine Labs or Minnesota Medical Solutions. The state Department of Health announced earlier today that the two groups will be the sole providers of cannabis for the state medical program.
Raw cannabis isn’t legal in the Minneota program, only concentrates and edibles. The manufacturers will be responsible for making those products.

Add another link to the growing chain of studies showing that certain chemicals found in the cannabis plant can help Alzheimer’s patients. A study published earlier this year in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease shows that THC can slow or end the progress of the disease.
But it’s more complicated than giving patients a joint to toke — though puffing apparently has it’s benefits as well. Researchers at the University of South Florida treated isolated Alzheimer’s cells in a lab with varying amounts of THC. The results show that THC reduces or eliminates the protein buildup associated with the disease.