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

Cannabis Law Report

Many are finding that despite the treatment being approved, they are being denied access in their area.”. The charity found that out of 106 clinical commissioning groups in England, only 49 were routinely offering cannabis based treatment. How much longer are we going to have to wait? I can’t go on like this.”.

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CBD, THC & CBG for Skin Conditions

Project CBD

Cannabinoid-infused topicals show particular promise in the treatment of psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and contact dermatitis. Next, the study authors review existing clinical and preclinical evidence on the effects of cannabinoid treatment for a long list of skin diseases both common and obscure. 38,3 (2005): 177-88.

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Statements by Justice Clarence Thomas Are Not an Endorsement of Marijuana

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Justice Thomas said the Supreme Court’s ruling in 2005 upholding federal laws making marijuana possession illegal may now be out of date. In his 5-page statement, Thomas noted that the Supreme Court had upheld federal prohibition of marijuana even within states in its 2005 decision in Gonzales v.

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Marijuana-Based Parkinson’s Medication Moves Forward

CannaMD

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. They describe their goal as “marrying cutting edge cannabis cultivation with biopharmaceutical research and development.” Get Started.

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Paper: Racial Capitalism and the African American Experience Entering the Cannabis Industry By Dr. Ayoka Nurse

Cannabis Law Report

Before the civil war, there were more cannabis farms than cotton farms (Green, 2005). Cotton plantation owners promoted cotton products, and society began to look at hemp clothing as inferior (Green, 2005). American slaves and sharecroppers cultivated and tended to cannabis farms. Purpose of the Study.

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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. The goal is to develop an evidence-based approach to its use in the treatment of disease and symptom management. . ” CANNABINOID BACKGROUND: .

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How Good Is Cannabis for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?

Greencamp

For patients who don’t respond well to conventional MS methods, cannabis treatment seems like a very reasonable choice. Since so little is known about the exact cause of this condition, and a cure hasn’t been found yet, treatment options are limited but they do exist. What is multiple sclerosis? Scientific research on cannabis and MS.