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Survey Reveals Almost Half of Canada’s MMJ Patients Reduced Their Alcohol and Opioid Consumption

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All of the study subjects were enrolled in the nation’s federally legal medical cannabis program, which was launched by Health Canada back in 2001. One particular study featured in the 2019 edition of the American Journal of Psychiatry found that the cannabinoid CBD may ease drug cravings and feelings of anxiety in heroin addicts.

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Terpene Spotlight: Pulegone

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Cannabis has been used for human consumption for centuries. Edition (2001): Medicinal plants contain a variety of bioactive compounds such as terpenes, which are composed of essential oils. Cannabis has been a source of food, fuel, paper, and building materials, a textile fiber, and a folk medicine remedy for thousands of years.

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Best strains and terpenes for nausea

The Cannigma

A 2022 self-reported study of 2,220 cannabis users from the University of New Mexico found that 96% of people experienced nausea relief within one hour of cannabis consumption, finding “statistically significant” relief within five minutes. But what about CBD , which is usually considered the “more medical” cannabinoid?

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Cannabis as Medicine: 101

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This brought the legislative act known as the Medical Marijuana Access and Resources (MMAR) into legislature on July 30 th , 2001 permitted patients access to cannabis for medicinal purposes, from Licensed Producers approved by Health Canada. The brain produces endogenous cannabinoids, referred to as endocannabinoids.

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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

In 2018, Epidolex became the first plant-derived cannabinoid prescription medicine to receive FDA approval. CBD has become especially trendy in Tokyo, where CBD shops and cafes allow for the on-site consumption of CBD in edibles and topical treatments. Shutterstock). How much does CBD cost in Japan?

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Study: CBD “Promising” Therapy for Cocaine Addiction

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A new review published by scientific journal, Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior , has found that marijuana cannabinoid, CBD, is a “promising” therapy for treating cocaine dependence. Exploring alternative therapies, researchers turned their attention to marijuana cannabinoid, cannabidiol – more commonly referred to as CBD.

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Pushing Cannabis into Modern Healthcare

CannaTech

Canada has been at the forefront of shaping much of the rhetoric surrounding cannabis since 2001. There is an overwhelming amount of new clinical data and research that explore the therapeutic effects of cannabis, along with insight into consumption methods, cannabinoids, and terpenes. Changing Cannabis Conversations Worldwide.