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THC & CBD-Rich Cannabis for Fibromyalgia

Project CBD

For all modern medicine can do, many mysteries remain unsolved. A November 2022 article in the journal Pain Practice 11 covers a clinical trial in which 30 women suffering from fibromyalgia symptoms resistant to traditional pharmacological treatments were provided medicinal cannabis. 22,7 (2006): 1269-76. What is long COVID?

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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% Even the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) now supports the use of medical marijuana in states where it is legal and officially calls for more research on the medicinal use of cannabinoids. ?

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

Cannabis Law Report

This differs sharply from the conventional course of cannabis medicine, which is to use whole, clean plant extracts to treat epilepsy and to gradually discontinue use of conventional pharmaceuticals. If so, CBD medicines should warn of this at least for the purposes of drug testing. (32). The question is, is there truly a difference?

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

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana and related substance misuse are complex issues impacting family medicine, patient health, and public health. in the 19th and early 20th centuries, cannabis was frequently used for medicinal purposes, often prescribed by clinicians. Medicinal cannabis: history, pharmacology, and implications for the acute care setting.