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Using Cannabis for ALS: Benefits, Research and Best Strains

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Brief history of ALS. The first study I will reference is from 2006, conducted on mice. The ECS plays an important role in managing numerous processes, ranging from sleep, mood, immune functions, metabolism, movement and pain. The first person to describe this disorder was a Scottish scientist named Charles Bell in 1824.

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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. This isn’t like the indica and sativa of cannabis (which actually doesn’t even exist ). There are a multitude of applications for electroencephalography. Daumann et al. Valdes et al.

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

Cannabis Law Report

In this position paper, cannabis is an overarching term used to refer to the plant Cannabis sativa. Cannabis use, both medically and recreationally, is prevalent throughout history. The cannabis plant, Cannabis sativa , is comprised of both non-psychoactive and psychoactive chemicals called cannabinoids. Call to Action.

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

Cannabis Law Report

The Cannabis sativa plant has an incredibly multi-layered, rich, and versatile history of human uses for food and fibre, as well as recreational, and religious and spiritual purposes throughout the world (McPartland and Hegman 2018 ; Aldrich 1997 ; Touw 1981 ; Li 1974 ; Bonini et al. 2018 ; Frankhauser 2008 ). Full size image.

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Shemshemet: Cannabis in Ancient Egypt

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As noted in The Mummy Congress: Under the reign of the pharaohs, Egyptian traders had bartered avidly for seeds of Cannabis sativa. sativa—the flowering tops and leaves that yielded marijuana or the dark resin that produces hashish. But the Egyptians made little mention of the other parts of C. Pringle, 2001).