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

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Chronic pain —a condition that affects 50.2 Nonetheless, guidelines pertaining to the use of cannabis-based treatments for chronic pain relief have been somewhat hazy…up until now. The team peered into the findings of numerous articles published between 2001 and 2019. million people in the U.S.

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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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Terpene Spotlight: Pulegone

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Edition (2001): Medicinal plants contain a variety of bioactive compounds such as terpenes, which are composed of essential oils. As with all medicinal interventions, terpenes and strains may affect each person and medical condition differently. According to P.M. Dewick in Medicinal Natural Products: A Biosynthetic Approach.

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Study: CBD “Promising” Therapy for Cocaine Addiction

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Current Cocaine Treatments. As researchers point out: There is no gold standard pharmacological treatment for dependence on cocaine. Although several drugs have been investigated, there is no strong or consistent evidence indicating any of these drugs for the treatment of cocaine use disorder. Conditioned place preference.

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Medical Cannabis is Legalized in the U.K., but Suffers from Access Issues

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legalized medical marijuana on November 1 st of last year – roughly 18 years after one of its closest Commonwealth allies, Canada, set up its own medical cannabis program in 2001. Only consultants can prescribe these specials and many of them don’t think cannabis is as effective as existing treatments.”. Money is also a roadblock.

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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. An ever-growing list of research efforts shines a light on the plant’s ability to relieve symptoms and potentially treat widespread medical conditions. billion (USD $2 billion).

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

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They offer to treat patients for pain, cancer, and gastrointestinal, neurological, and psychiatric conditions. But why are these patients being left to seek treatment from the private sector? They have also created registries to collect evidence on outcomes, drug efficacy, and adverse events.