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Cannabinoids for Tinnitus?

Project CBD

Risk factors span a wide range of physical and psychological conditions including concussion, smoking, certain medications, ear infection, high blood pressure, anxiety, depression, and, most commonly, age-related hearing loss. And it’s not just ringing.

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What seniors need to know before getting a medical marijuana card

The Cannigma

The percentage of Americans over 65 who had reported using cannabis in the past year had increased tenfold between 2006 to 2018, from 0.4% This is particularly important because THC can cause changes in heart rate and alter blood pressures. to 4.2%, according to a study published in February, 2020.

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THC & CBD-Rich Cannabis for Fibromyalgia

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But an October 2022 paper in Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy 10 offers an interesting parallel to previous human studies through the use of a well-established mouse model of fibromyalgia induced by reserpine, a drug that acts on the central nervous system (and is sometimes used to treat high blood pressure in humans).

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Cannabis & THC: Understanding the Effects & Liability

Cannabis Law Report

Intraocular (eyeball) pressure. Blood pressure. Cerebral (brain) blood flow. THC and 11-OH-THC) into the less-quickly metabolized non-psychoactive THC-COOH can result in an apparent buildup of the non-psychoactive THC-COOH in the blood following THC exposure. THC metabolism (adapted from Musshoff and Madea, 2006).

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AAFP ( American Academy of Family Physicians) Releases Marijuana, Cannabinoids Position Paper

Cannabis Law Report

33 Adults and adolescents may experience increased blood pressure and respiratory rates, red eyes, dry mouth, increased appetite, and slurred speech. www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2006/018677s011lbl.pdf (www.accessdata.fda.gov). Cannabis overdose is rare in adults and adolescents. Accessed August 20, 2019.

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Report: “Key pharmacological differences between side effects of refined, pharmaceutical CBD formulations and whole plant extracts:”

Cannabis Law Report

28) Side effects noted included strangely enough, vomiting and abdominal pain, psychiatric side effects including depression and paranoia, and low blood pressure. Cell Calcium 39 (2006) 155–162. 27) A 1998 study found a low potential for abuse and no indication of patients chasing the drug. (28)