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Cannabis laws in Estonia

The Cannigma

Medical marijuana is legal in Estonia, but the program is limited and only includes cannabinoid-based medications. Since 2011, treatment may be offered to drug-dependent offenders as an alternative to prison only if the offender is sentenced to imprisonment for six months to two years and agrees to undergo the treatment course.

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Jason Straw: Medical Cannabis Policy, ISNA 2020 Conference

Cannabis Law Report

Now, he is the Vice-Chair of Indiana NORML — an organization who is currently focused on changing cannabis laws for the access to Medical Cannabis as therapeutic treatment in Indiana. ISNA POSITION STATEMENT AND BACKGROUND: Therapeutic Use of Marijuana and Related Cannabinoids—. ” CANNABINOID BACKGROUND: .

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Marijuana-Based Parkinson’s Medication Moves Forward

CannaMD

For those unfamiliar, GB Sciences is a technology company that merges plant biology, cultivation, and post-production processes in order to optimize safe, consistent medical cannabis treatment. More specifically, they reported successfully using a cannabinoid-rich formula to get Parkinson’s-affected mice “back to baseline.”

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What are cannabis chemovars and chemotypes?

The Cannigma

These terms refer to the chemical composition of cannabis plants, which is one of the main factors that determine the type of high you’ll experience, or the effectiveness of your cannabis treatment. Chemotypes : Types of cannabis that are grouped by their most abundant cannabinoid. For example, Type 1 cannabis is THC dominant.

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How Good Is Cannabis for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?

Greencamp

According to MS Society of Canada , 1 in every 385 Canadians lives with this condition. As it’s one of the most debilitating conditions, living with multiple sclerosis is a real battle. For patients who don’t respond well to conventional MS methods, cannabis treatment seems like a very reasonable choice. three days.

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Why Does Marijuana Make You Lose Weight?

CannaMD

Besides going against all the classic “munchies/stoner” stereotypes, this finding is especially puzzling as cannabis is often used to increase weight gain in patients with medical conditions such as HIV/AIDS and cancer. So why are medical marijuana patients gaining weight when they need to, but losing weight when they don’t?

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Marijuana and HIV: Much More Than Palliative Aid

Greencamp

Even though cannabis and cannabinoid-derived pharmaceuticals are both frequently used by HIV/AIDS patients, several studies show that something interesting happens when cannabis is consumed. Examples include pneumonia, cancers, tuberculosis, chronic diarrhea, and inflammation-based conditions such as meningitis and encephalitis.

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