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Doctors Get New Clinical Guidelines for Managing Chronic Pain With Cannabis, Courtesy of Canadian Researchers

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annually — is one of the most common reasons why medical marijuana is sought out by patients in the United States, Canada, and beyond. Nonetheless, guidelines pertaining to the use of cannabis-based treatments for chronic pain relief have been somewhat hazy…up until now. Chronic pain —a condition that affects 50.2

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

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New data published in the Journal of Cannabis Research claims that almost one in two authorized medical cannabis patients in Canada managed to either completely stop or reduce their intake of controlled substances, such as alcohol and opioids , by using cannabis. Cannabis’ Place in Substance Abuse Recovery .

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Mets Owner Steve Cohen Donates $5 Million in Support of Psychedelics Research

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The donation was made through the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation —an organization founded by the hedge fund billionaire in 2001 to promote philanthropy and community service. If the FDA approves the application, it will pave the way for integrating psychedelic treatment into mainstream medical health care.

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Marijuana for Nausea: Helping Cancer Patients for Decades

Greencamp

It took a lot of time for humanity to “rediscover” the medical potential of cannabis. Although there’s still a long way to go, cannabis has been accepted by many as a tool for treating regular nausea, but also nausea caused by chemotherapy. Nausea was actually one of the main reasons why medical cannabis became legal in some US states.

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UK – BMJ Report: ” Medical cannabis: patients turn to private clinics because of NHS void”

Cannabis Law Report

How will private clinics start seeing patients who request medical cannabis based products when NHS doctors seem unable to? The only thing stopping two private cannabis clinics in London from issuing prescriptions for medical cannabis is the lack of an approval certificate from the regulator, the Care Quality Commission.

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Aspergillus: The Most Dangerous Cannabis Pathogen

Medicinal Genomics

News articles and video interviews have argued that Aspergillus testing on cannabis products is not necessary, but we could not disagree more. Aspergillus contamination is responsible for the only documented cannabis-related deaths, and Aspergillus testing is essential to ensuring consumer safety. What is Aspergillus ? Who is at risk?

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Study Indicates Cannabis May Alleviate Neuropathic Pain Caused By Chemotherapy

SpeedWeed

Chemotherapy patients experiencing neuropathic pain may find relief from cannabis, according to a new study published last month. Oxaliplatin, the researchers said, “is a platinum-based chemotherapy widely used for the treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies.” A large prospective trial is planned.”.