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The most common reasons people get medical marijuana cards: 2021 edition

The Cannigma

But in addition to the 18 states with legal adult-use (as well as medical), there are another 18 states that have fully functioning medical marijuana programs. To varying degrees, the three most common uses of medical marijuana in Massachusetts, Maine, and Maryland were to treat chronic pain, anxiety, and back and neck problems.

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The Top 7 Myths About Medical Cannabis Debunked

United Patients Group

In this article, we’ll examine seven common myths about medical marijuana—and explain why they’re simply not true! The truth is that it’s impossible to fatally overdose on marijuana alone, as a study in the American Journal of Public Health found no deaths reported due to cannabis use between 1999 and 2007.

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Medical Marijuana in Port St. Lucie, FL

CannaMD

Lucie office and obtain a medical marijuana card! In this post, we’ll be going over everything you need to know about medical marijuana and how it works. There’s a lot to medical marijuana, so we’ll start with the basics — if you already know this stuff, feel free to skip ahead! Is marijuana really medicine?

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Celebrating Those Loved and Lost as We Observe Rare Disease Day

Veriheal

When it comes to rare diseases and their treatment options, there are very few. Sadly, many rare diseases do not respond to traditional forms of treatments. Additionally, there are no treatments for most rare diseases. By becoming a medical marijuana refugee, as many call them, she was able to have a second chance at life.

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Aging baby boomers becoming new face of cannabis

Canna Care Docs

Young decided, on the recommendation of people she met in the supermarket and eventually, her doctor, to try marijuana to ease her symptoms. Young learned the hard way about “start low, go slow” with marijuana edibles. Young is one of the fastest-growing group of marijuana consumers: older adults.

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

Cannabis Law Report

Poirier sued following a surgical procedure that left her with chronic pain and limitations affecting her lifestyle and career. An award for marijuana was allowed in this case, which involved a negligence claim against a surgeon. Robichaud 4. Furthermore, Joinson had obtained some of his supply from unauthorized dispensaries.

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Rationale for Genetically Guided Cannabis Therapy

Green Relief

Clinical endocannabinoid deficiency (CECD) revisited: can this concept explain the therapeutic benefits of cannabis in migraine, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome and other treatment-resistant conditions? Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2014;35(3):198-201. DiMarzo, V., Journal of Neuroinflammation 2014, 11:78. Basavarajappa, B.

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