Bend Health WINTER EDITION 2017 | Page 8

Mary’s Medicinals Patches: Trade in your Pills for a Patch! My Neck! My Back! Insomnia! Anxiety! Historically, these ailments were treated by pharmaceuticals with potential side effects. Consumers looked for alternative treatments like medicinal cannabis for anxiety, chronic pain, arthritic discomfort, insomnia, and nausea. An evidence based approach led to legalization of medical cannabis in 29 states with more ballot measures pending. So why transdermal patches? Consumer’s aversion to smoking encouraged new options, like Mary’s Medicinals, a Colorado based apothecary transdermal patch for cannabis. Transdermal dosing with a skin patch has been used for pain, smoking cessation, and hormone replacement. Medication by skin patch isn’t subjected to stomach acid neutralization, liver filtering, etc., giving consumers a better result. So, how do I use the patch technology? Oregrown Industries, Inc. and Mary’s Medicinals locally produced transdermal patches using Oregrown’s own organic cannabis strains. Five different patches use various cannabinoid compounds of CBD,THC-a, CBN, and Indica/Sativa THC, intended to treat specific conditions. Questions? Who wouldn’t have them! Come to Oregrown’s flagship store on Wall Street in Bend to ask about your conditions and treatment goals. Choose a patch for your issue, slap it on, and experience relief that international research has shown effective! Oregrown.com 8 || BEND HEALTH GUIDE || WINTER 2017