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What is Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome?

United Patients Group

of cannabis users but has only been described in peer-reviewed journals since 2004, when it was first reported by Australian physicians who were treating a woman with nausea and vomiting that occurred every time she smoked marijuana—but not when she ingested the plant in other ways or took other drugs together with cannabis!

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Special Report: Current Issues in Marijuana Regulation – Veterans Struggle to Gain Access to Medical Marijuana

Cannabis Law Report

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Veterans suffer widespread health problems including chronic pain, traumatic brain injuries, and post-traumatic stress disorder at a rate higher than the general population. Other common health problems include tinnitus, hearing loss, and lower-back pain. AUTHOR: Patrick McKnight.

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Is weed legal in Greece?

The Cannigma

The following year, Greek lawmakers approved a law to allow the cultivation and processing of medical cannabis with up to 0.2% Greek drug laws have gone through a series of amendments since the passing of law nº 1729/87 in 1987, which had at its core a view of drug addicts as patients as opposed to criminals.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

Cannabis Law Report

Chronic pain or pain were the conditions most frequently mentioned in articles about cannabis, followed by epilepsy, cancer or cancer pain, and nausea and chemotherapy. Before 2016, Australian law considered cannabis an illegal drug. Conclusions. A recent study by Lintzeris et al.

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Is weed legal in the UK?

The Cannigma

The UK government made the decision i n 2004 to reclassify cannabis from a Class B to Class C drug, but the decision was rescinded in 2009. The laws on cannabis are covered in the country’s Misuse of Drugs Act of 1971 which lists a litany of regulations covering cannabis and other drugs.