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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. As of 2020, the market was worth CAD $2.6 billion (USD $2 billion).

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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

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Marijuana for nausea became FDA approved and available for medicinal use in 1985 in the US, and Canada legalized it for these purposes back in 2001. Since then, countless patients found relief in cannabis, even though most of the times doctors would only recommend it when all other “mainstream” options were exhausted. References.

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

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How will private clinics start seeing patients who request medical cannabis based products when NHS doctors seem unable to? 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?

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UK Article: Why Don’t We Just… reschedule psilocybin?

Cannabis Law Report

Psychedelic medicine could provide much needed treatment options for some mental health and neurological disorders in the near future. However, our drug laws impede research and deny patients access to these highly effective medicines. There are a number of differences between PAP and current treatment approaches.

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Study Indicates Cannabis May Alleviate Neuropathic Pain Caused By Chemotherapy

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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.”.