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

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The History and Science of Cannabis. On July 30 th , 2001, the government brought this into a legislative act known as the Medical Marijuana Access and Resources (MMAR). The human body showed significant evidence of harboring specific receptors, aptly known as cannabinoid receptors. 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG).

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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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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

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However, the country has a history of cannabis art dating back millenia , and scholars believe that the plant was used for centuries as a textile and for use in traditional Shinto ceremonies. In 2018, Epidolex became the first plant-derived cannabinoid prescription medicine to receive FDA approval. But in modern times?

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Doctors to Debate Medical Pot as More Patients Expected to Ask for Prescriptions

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I empathize with the practising clinicians who may sit and feel they don’t have much information,” he said, adding the neuroscience of cannabinoid pharmacology is “extremely robust.” There are a lot of natural products that have adverse events and cannabinoids are one of them.”

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Women, Cannabis, CBD, Emotions and Moods

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Women are turning to cannabinoids to help manage everything from hormonal emotional shifts to mood disorders and chronic anxiety — and they’re finding it safer and more effective than the pharmaceuticals they used to take. Turns out there’s a kernel of truth at the heart of the cartoonish “mellow stoner” stereotype.

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Really It’s 2021 – Why Is A Strain Still Called Jack The Ripper? Celebrating Violence Against Women.

Cannabis Law Report

In 2001, after many years of experience, active activism and tips sharing through online forums, Subcool founded together with his wife MZJill, a team of medicinal growers, the TGA Genetics seedbank. This strain overstands for its lemon taste and its high content of THCV, a cannabinoid known for its many medicinal properties.

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Outline – Hopgood & Ganim Lawyers: Medicinal Cannabis in Australia: issues and regulations

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The Commonwealth Parliament’s legislation is in line with a trend towards medicinal legalisation across the developed world in recognition of a growing medical consensus concerning the therapeutic role that “cannabinoids” (chemical compounds derived from plants of the genus cannabis) can play in treating disease and illness.