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Using Cannabis for ALS: Benefits, Research and Best Strains

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The CBD cannabinoid is proven to be an exceptional seizure-controlling agent for epilepsy patients, and also shows great promise for treating Parkinson’s , Alzheimer’s and Multiple Sclerosis. Marijuana and Epilepsy: Here’s How Cannabis Stops Seizures (12 Studies). The first study I will reference is from 2006, conducted on mice.

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

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Marijuana and CBD are most commonly used via inhalation, ingestion, and topical absorption. 17 Topical cannabis is applied to, and absorbed through, the skin in a cream or salve form. 19 Topical administration of cannabis or cannabinoids has variable onset and duration. Cannabis sativa with less than 0.3%

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

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Chronic pain or pain were the conditions most frequently mentioned in articles about cannabis, followed by epilepsy, cancer or cancer pain, and nausea and chemotherapy. It was also used as a topical treatment for haemorrhoids, ear infection, and wounds (Aldrich 1997 ; Touw 1981 ). Refractory paediatric epilepsy. Conclusions.

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Here’s What Neuroimaging Can Tell Us About the Psychedelic Experience

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Due to it’s high temporal value, EEG shines at detecting epilepsy, sleep disorders, dementia and any other structural brain disease or disorder. In just a few years after his discovery, we now know that 90% of the energy consumed by the brain is used to support the DMN — and it’s active during sleep and light anesthesia.