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Using Cannabis for ALS: Benefits, Research and Best Strains

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The available body of evidence suggests that besides the lessening of symptoms, cannabis is also capable of slowing down the overall rate of progression of this horrible condition. Modern science hasn’t found a cure for this condition so far, and the most frequent cause of death is respiratory failure due to muscle decay.

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AAFP ( American Academy of Family Physicians) Releases Marijuana, Cannabinoids Position Paper

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In this position paper, cannabis is an overarching term used to refer to the plant Cannabis sativa. The cannabis plant, Cannabis sativa , is comprised of both non-psychoactive and psychoactive chemicals called cannabinoids. Cannabis sativa with less than 0.3% Moderate evidence exists for the use of cannabis for sleep.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

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Medicinal cannabis has been legalised for use for a range of specified medical conditions in Australia since 2016. We also used manifest textual analysis to search for word frequencies, and specific conditions referred to in the articles retrieved. Spasticity from neurological conditions. Background. Conclusions. Bonini et al.

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Here’s What Neuroimaging Can Tell Us About the Psychedelic Experience

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Due to it’s high temporal value, EEG shines at detecting epilepsy, sleep disorders, dementia and any other structural brain disease or disorder. This isn’t like the indica and sativa of cannabis (which actually doesn’t even exist ). There are a multitude of applications for electroencephalography. Valdes et al.

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Shemshemet: Cannabis in Ancient Egypt

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As noted in The Mummy Congress: Under the reign of the pharaohs, Egyptian traders had bartered avidly for seeds of Cannabis sativa. sativa—the flowering tops and leaves that yielded marijuana or the dark resin that produces hashish. 3000 years under favorable conditions. Pringle, 2001). Ìf the hieroglyph ‘smsm.t’