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Marijuana-Based Parkinson’s Medication Moves Forward

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For those unfamiliar, GB Sciences is a technology company that merges plant biology, cultivation, and post-production processes in order to optimize safe, consistent medical cannabis treatment. FDA in order to enter human clinical trial as early as this year! To learn more about GB Sciences, see: GBSciences.com.

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MAPS Is 36 Years Old – Doblin Provides Precis Timeline of the Organization

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as a non-profit organization to fulfill the need to broaden psychedelic research, therapy, and develop legal options for psychedelic medicine. Now, we are closer than ever to legalizing MDMA-assisted therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), though there is still a long road ahead. MAPS Founder Rick Doblin, Ph.D.,

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Mixing weed and alcohol: the good, the bad and the ugly

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A clinical trial published in 2015 found that the test subjects had “significantly higher blood THC” levels when they used cannabis along with alcohol, and combining the two led to increased performance impairment. The researchers added that people in treatment for AUD might benefit from stopping or reducing their cannabis use.

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Best strains and terpenes for focus and flow state

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Type I cannabis products are the most popular on the legal market, but they shouldn’t be your first choice for focus and reaching a flow state. A 2020 human trial found that inhaled eucalyptol increases blood flow throughout the brain and stimulates the frontal cortex, an area of the brain responsible for focus.

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Marijuana and HIV: Much More Than Palliative Aid

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Drugs used for the treatment of HIV and AIDS are called antiretroviral medications, and there are several different classes of these drugs: Fusion/Entry Inhibitors (they prevent, or more precisely slow down HIV from entering healthy cells). But I haven’t seen any clinical trials looking at the direct effects of THC on the virus.

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Why Does Marijuana Make You Lose Weight?

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For instance, in a 2005 review of 297 medical charts, the Journal of Addictive Diseases reported that the rate of cannabis use in the last 12 months was lower in obese subjects than in subjects with a lower BMI. Prediction 3: The combination of omega-3 supplements and cannabis could be a particularly effective treatment. Get Started.

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

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Firstly, we contextualise cannabis in terms of its historical usage, its legal status, and research relating to knowledge, attitudes, and usage. It was also used as a topical treatment for haemorrhoids, ear infection, and wounds (Aldrich 1997 ; Touw 1981 ). Legalisation occurred in Australia in 2016.