There are 14 different medical conditions a Utah resident can qualify under to legally use medical cannabis in the state. Utah County resident, Chirine Touati, suffers from four of them. Touati is a 42 year-old mother who has been using cannabis to help alleviate...
A few years ago, I found myself laying in a hospital bed having been diagnosed with a bilateral pulmonary embolism (blood clots in my lungs) and pneumonia. Luckily for me, the blood clots did not prove fatal, the pneumonia cleared up, and I was able to leave the...
Let’s be honest. The consumption of cannabis and beer are some of the oldest traditions around. Although we have been dabbling with these plants for thousands of years, cannabis and hops have been mingling long before we humans found out they made us feel good. Have...
As with most medical cannabis programs, Utah’s initial run has had its speed bumps along the way. One of those bumps was recently torn out and paved over, smoothing the path to relief for many patients. The bump in question was the relatively small number of...
Being a mom is hard. We are over-worked and constantly helping everyone around us. Moms are stressed and anxious and have little time to relax. I have had several patients report that cannabis allows them to manage a number of medical conditions and better connect...
The most recognizable, and arguably the best appealing, attributes of the cannabis plant are the scents and flavors it produces. In a previous Salt-Baked article, we learned that the organic compounds known as “terpenes” are responsible for the eclectic aromas...
