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Rolled Joints for Aching Joints: More Seniors Use Marijuana

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Joseph Cohen, conducts “Cannabis 101” seminars at the nearby Balfour Senior Living community for residents who want to know which strains are best for easing arthritic pain or improving sleep. They said go ahead and she found it ended her pain. That’s a lesson Dick Watts, 75, learned the hard way.

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Bingo and Bongs: More Seniors Seek Pot for Age-Related Aches

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Joseph Cohen, conducts “Cannabis 101” seminars at the nearby Balfour Senior Living community for residents who want to know which strains are best for easing arthritic pain or improving sleep. They said go ahead and she found it ended her pain. That’s a lesson Dick Watts, 75, learned the hard way.

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Meredith Fisher-Corn, MD…….”Are You Able to Answer Your Patients’ Medical Marijuana Questions”

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As reviewed in a recent Forbes article, “a study of more than 400 health care professionals has revealed that most physicians lack knowledge of medicinal cannabis, with 65% saying that they have been asked about medical marijuana as a treatment for chronic pain but were unable to answer their patients’ questions” (1).

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

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26 Evidence is most substantial for nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy, chronic pain treatment, multiple sclerosis spasticity, and intractable seizures associated with Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Cannabinoids have been assessed for chronic pain management. and popularity of edibles.

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NO BRAINER: CBD AND THC FOR HEAD INJURIES

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This is followed by a secondary injury cascade that, if unchecked, can ricochet for several weeks or months, resulting in more brain damage, motor impairment and other adverse “downstream” effects, such as poor concentration, irritability, and sleep problems. Nutritional supplements and antioxidants. Ancient therapies. Modern therapies.

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

Cannabis Law Report

Chronic pain or pain were the conditions most frequently mentioned in articles about cannabis, followed by epilepsy, cancer or cancer pain, and nausea and chemotherapy. years (Atakan 2012 ). Cancer pain specifically was articulated in 38% of articles followed by nausea and chemotherapy in 33% of articles.