Medical marijuana is being used more than ever to help patients with their illnesses. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock To say that marijuana’s making a comeback would be an understatement. Since California enacted a medical marijuana law in 1996, 20 other states and the District of Columbia have followed suit, with eight of them passing laws in the past four years alone. Two of them — Washington and Colorado — have even passed full-blown legalization of the drug. And none of th

Spinal cord injuries (SCI) are uncommon but can have permanent and devastating effects on one’s daily life and well-being. Still, research has a long way to go in developing effective SCI medications without side effects or addictive potential. As early as the 1970s, studies began documenting cannabis’ ability to fight pain and spasticity in patients with spinal cord injury. Today medical marijuana offers patients an alternative regimen that treats these relentless and unplea

States around the country — more than 20 in total — have legalized medical marijuana. Experts have been changing their minds too — recently, CNN's chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta reversed his opinion on medical marijuana. While recreational pot usage is controversial, many people agree with Gupta's new stance, and believe that the drug should be legal for medical uses. And even though the benefits of smoking pot may be overstated by advocates of marijuana legalizatio

Marijuana's gain in popularity may be due to widespread notion that it's harmless, researchers say TUESDAY, Sept. 1, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- On college campuses nationwide, daily cigarette smoking appears to be in steep decline while the rate of smoking pot each day climbs, well, higher. In fact, a new study shows that, for the first time, more U.S. college students (6 percent) now smoke a joint each day than light up a cigarette (5 percent). The findings are based on 2014 d

We are happy and thrilled to announce that we are now in the process of relocating our office. Please give us a call if you would like to schedule an appointment. We will also be updating our website with our new address here in beautiful Malibu, CA!!! PS: As a result of currently relocating we are requiring that everyone make an appointment. We apologize we are not able to accept walk ins at this time. We look forward to assisting you!! Thank you!! Warmest Regards, Malibu Be

We are truly grateful and thankful for our current and future patients. We wish you all to have a happy and wonderful Christmas & New Year!! We will be closed on Christmas day; however, we will be open on December 26, 2015. We here at Malibu Beach Physicians specialize in evaluations for Medical Marijuana. We are located inside the Malibu Healing Center upstairs in Suite 203C in Malibu, California. Ample parking spaces are available. Our mission is to provide our patients wit

We here at Malibu Beach Physicians specialize in evaluations for Medical Marijuana. We are located inside the Malibu Healing Center upstairs in Suite 203C in Malibu, California. Ample parking spaces are available. Our mission is to provide our patients with discrete hassle free consultations. Our certificates of recommendation can be verified 24/7 and are honored throughout the State of California. We are here to provide medical marijuana evaluations to our surrounding neighb

We here at Malibu Beach Physicians specialize in evaluations for Medical Marijuana. We are located inside the Malibu Healing Center upstairs in Suite 203C in Malibu, California. Ample parking spaces are available. Our mission is to provide our patients with discrete hassle free consultations. Our certificates of recommendation can be verified 24/7 and are honored throughout the State of California. We are here to provide medical marijuana evaluations to our surrounding neighb

After countless drafts and negotiations, California lawmakers announced on Thursday that they had finally reached an agreement on the regulatory structure for the state’s nearly two-decade old medical marijuana industry. Some of the more trustworthy reports indicate that this concession between both chambers and Governor Jerry Brown was achieved through the passing of a few pieces of legislation: Senate Bill 643, Assembly Bill 266 and Assembly Bill 246. Essentially, the rules

Updated: October 31, 2015 @ 4:45pm Re-Updated: October 31, 2015 @ 5:27pm Bernie Sanders ‏@SenSanders Oct 30 In 2014, there were 620,000 marijuana possession arrests. That’s one every minute. MalibuBeachPhysician ‏@MBPhysicians If you use #marijuana & live in #CA the most important thing you can do is get a doctor's recommendation. #💯covered It takes between 15- 20 minutes to get a doctor's recommendation and that recommendation can save you a lot of headaches down the line.