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Dr. Andrew Weil on Cannabis and Integrative Medicine

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He is the author of several bestselling books, including Spontaneous Healing (1995), Eating Well for Optimum Health (2000), and Healthy Aging (2007). NM: Please tell us about the history of cannabis use in folk medicine. Dr. Weil: Cannabis has a long history of use in folk medicine throughout the world.

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Shrooms vs weed: the difference between magic mushrooms and cannabis

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Those with a family history or personal diagnosis of psychosis are particularly at risk for this effect. Some of these effects are sought after, or even medicinally beneficial, such as: Elevated mood Nausea relief Pain relief Relaxation Changes in sleep and energy levels Reduced spasticity. Cannabis can cause a wide variety of effects.

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Article: Canada: Future Care Costs For Cannabis In Personal Injury Claims

Cannabis Law Report

Datoc, who had obtained a prescription from a naturopath, testified that the marijuana helped him sleep, and stopped his panic attacks and chest pains. A modest award for the cost of Cesamet/Nabilone, the synthetic cannabinoid, was awarded in this case. Gordon had a significant history of drug use. Fabretti v.

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

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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 ). 2016 ; Sznitman et al.

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The Immortality Key: Lost on The Road to Eleusis

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In this article Chris Bennett, who has written about some of these same themes and areas of history offers his views on where the book wins and fails. Warning, biases ahead…. To be clear, this is as much of a ‘response’ and ‘discussion’ about The Immortality Key as a ‘review.’

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Shemshemet: Cannabis in Ancient Egypt

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Egyptian medical applications of cannabis show an astute knowledge of the efficacy of herbal remedies, and virtually all of their remedies containing it utilize it in a way in which cannabis has been known to be medically effective (Russo, 2006/2007). Ìf the hieroglyph ‘smsm.t’ 3000 BP) of the mummies analyzed by Balabanova et al.