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‘I feel almost the same as before I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia’

The Cannigma

While studying for her PhD at the University of Texas Southwestern in 2006, she was assigned a paper about how cannabinoids affect the brain. Eventually, she decided to try a homemade cannabis topical that she would massage on her skin, helping “the nerves wake up,” she said. Dr. Michele Ross (Courtesy). Shutterstock).

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THC or CBD: Which Is for You?

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

CBD and THC are the two foremost cannabinoid compounds available in products from smokeable flower to edibles, topicals, and more. THC may relieve muscle-related ailments such as cramps, sleep discomfort or nightmares, and stiff muscle tissues. How does cannabis work within the body? Why is cannabis so beneficial? 1] Pacher, P.,

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Cannabis Can Both Suppress and Strengthen the Immune System

Greencamp

Grasping the complex interaction between the immune system and cannabis might be complicated at first, but the whole topic becomes much clearer once you become familiar with several important facts. Insomnia and other sleep disorders. There’s another essential factor for a fully functional treatment. Hermanson and Lawrence J.

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How Senior Citizens Can Benefit from Using MMJ Products

MMJ Recs

Between 2006 and 2013, the use of cannabis by senior citizens (over the age of 65) increased by an astounding 250 percent. While some of the topical applications can help with pain in specific areas of the body, some MMJ products can be ingested for overall body pain (like from nerve damage). Chronic pain.

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Using Cannabis for ALS: Benefits, Research and Best Strains

Greencamp

The first study I will reference is from 2006, conducted on mice. The ECS plays an important role in managing numerous processes, ranging from sleep, mood, immune functions, metabolism, movement and pain. In this research scientists used a medication called AM1241, which is an artificially created cannabinoid-based CB2 agonist.

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

Cannabis Law Report

The AAFP urges its members to be involved in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of substance use, as well as secondary diseases impacted or caused by use. The AAFP recognizes the benefits of intervention and treatment for the recreational use of marijuana, in lieu of incarceration, for all individuals, including youth.

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

SpeedWeed

Due to it’s high temporal value, EEG shines at detecting epilepsy, sleep disorders, dementia and any other structural brain disease or disorder. In just a few years after his discovery, we now know that 90% of the energy consumed by the brain is used to support the DMN — and it’s active during sleep and light anesthesia. Valdes et al.