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Cannabis Tied to Lower Blood Pressure in Hypertension Patients, Study Finds

The Cannigma

The researchers took readings on 26 patients over the age of 60 both before and three months after starting to use medical cannabis, and found that the participants’ overall blood pressure — both systolic and diastolic — went slightly down after three months of cannabis treatment. before treatment to 45.5% after treatment.

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Study: CBD “Promising” Therapy for Cocaine Addiction

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Current Cocaine Treatments. As researchers point out: There is no gold standard pharmacological treatment for dependence on cocaine. Although several drugs have been investigated, there is no strong or consistent evidence indicating any of these drugs for the treatment of cocaine use disorder. Conditioned place preference.

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Oregon is Setting the Foundation for its Psilocybin Therapy Program

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A psychedelic therapy program like Oregon’s could help provide relief to millions suffering from conditions that currently don’t have effective treatments. It may seem like a new concept to some, but there is a long history of psychedelic medicine in the United States and in the world.

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Viagra, Cialis, Or Levitra: Is One Best For Treating Erectile Dysfunction?

Cannabis Law Report

ED’s prevalence may be higher given that men under 40 may also experience it; furthermore, stereotypical jokes surrounding the condition prevent some men from seeking treatment. Thankfully, advances in medical technology have facilitated multiple ED treatment methods, with the most popular being oral prescription drugs.

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Terpene Spotlight: Geraniol

FloridaMarijuana.net

Throughout history people have used the plant primarily for medicinal purposes. History.com describes the history of this complex and beneficial plant which has deep roots as an herbal medicine, “likely starting in Asia around 500 BC. The Cannabis plant has been around for centuries. Each patient’s needs are unique.

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Tallahassee doctor accused of violating medical cannabis prescribing rules. Florida wants to ban him from prescribing medical cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

based on their presentation of unlawful falsehoods concerning their qualifying conditions (i.e., The complaint against Dorn involves department employees “who lied to Dr. Dorn about their conditions and were actively trying to be evasive and untruthful” but doesn’t include facts from any of the doctor’s many genuine patients, Andrews wrote.

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UW-Madison Is Diversifying Psychedelic Research

Veriheal

Hoffman lived a long life, reportedly microdosing with LSD during the last three decades or so of it until his death on April 29, 2008 at age 102. Psychedelics have been around for thousands of years and date back to some of the earliest recorded histories of humankind.

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