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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. Additionally, THC is not capable of causing a fatal overdose like many prescription drugs are. As of 2020, the market was worth CAD $2.6 billion (USD $2 billion).

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Best strains and terpenes for nausea

The Cannigma

THC has well-documented antiemetic properties with studies that date back to the 1980s. Some of the earliest studies examine the effects of THC on cancer patients and reducing chemo-related nausea, although the scientists noted the effectiveness of THC can be dependent on tolerance, dose, and administration.

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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. The healing cannabis plant is most notably known for the compounds THC and CBD. According to P.M.

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Cannabis as Medicine: 101

Puff Puff Post

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. THC and CBD.

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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

Medical : Illegal Recreational : Illegal *CBD products are legal in Japan, as long as they contain no THC whatsoever and are not made from cannabis flower. In 2018, Epidolex became the first plant-derived cannabinoid prescription medicine to receive FDA approval. What marijuana products are allowed in Japan? Shutterstock).

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Study: CBD “Promising” Therapy for Cocaine Addiction

CannaMD

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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The Endocannabinoid System-History, Health and Why We Feel High

Puff Puff Post

Having a THC concentration of less than 0.03%, hemp is a non-psychoactive plant. On July 30 th , 2001, the government brought this into a legislative act known as the Medical Marijuana Access and Resources (MMAR). In 1964, the first phytocannabinoid, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), was isolated. In 2723 B.C.,

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