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MS patients are being ‘denied’ access to NHS Sativex Says Media Report

Cannabis Law Report

The MS Society has said that thousands of multiple sclerosis patients are being denied access to the approved drug Sativex, which helps improve spasm symptoms in sufferers. Many are finding that despite the treatment being approved, they are being denied access in their area.”. We’ve not had a proper night’s sleep in years,” he said.

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Jason Straw: Medical Cannabis Policy, ISNA 2020 Conference

Cannabis Law Report

Now, he is the Vice-Chair of Indiana NORML — an organization who is currently focused on changing cannabis laws for the access to Medical Cannabis as therapeutic treatment in Indiana. Providing patients safe access to therapeutic marijuana/cannabis. Straw is a retired USAF Critical Care Air Transport nurse who has served in combat.

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Best strains and terpenes for being outside

The Cannigma

Being outside can also help you sleep better. Direct sunlight can help you wake up in the morning, fall asleep easier at night, and get better sleep overall. Cannabis isn’t the only place to access these terpenes. You can also access these benefits through essential oils that contain these terpenes.

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Understanding the American Heart Association’s Statement on Marijuana

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The authors also list a range of additional conditions for which there are possible benefits of cannabis therapies, including opiate withdraw, dystonia, glaucoma, Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety and depression, anti-tumor effects, inflammatory bowel diseases, Parkinson’s disease, and sleep disorders.

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

Cannabis Law Report

However, the nature of the government regulations and the subsequent complexity of prescribing, as well as doctors’ safety uncertainties and the stigma of the plant, remain contributing barriers to patient access. Patients can legally access medicinal cannabis through a doctor, via the TGA’s Authorised Prescribers and Special Access schemes.

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A Hidden Origin Story of the CBD Craze

SMPL

In the absence of oversight, the push to get more patients access to cannabis medicine — and bona fide CBD — has been co-opted by a push to make as much money as possible off the next big wellness fad. “At Alas, Mr. Gardner wrote in 2005, that would require access to expensive testing equipment. But the research wasn’t enough.

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Shemshemet: Cannabis in Ancient Egypt

SpeedWeed

Hash was very common as was opium” (Zias, 2005). The Greek writer had written that Kyphi had the power “to send someone to sleep, to help them have sweet dreams, to relax them, to drive away the worries of the day and to bring peace.”. therefore one can never know the exact method of replicating it. Parsche and Nerlich, 1994).