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Cannabis Tied to Lower Blood Pressure in Hypertension Patients, Study Finds

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The researchers also posited that because chronic pain is associated with hypertension, the pain-relieving properties of cannabis could explain the reduction in blood pressure among most participants. A 2008 review of existing literature found that chronic cannabis use was tied to lower blood pressure and heart rate overall.

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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. 2018 ; Frankhauser 2008 ). It also has an extensive and diverse history of medicinal use. Conclusions. 2016 ; Sznitman et al.

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Legal Framework for the Use of Psychedelics in Switzerland

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analyse the history and applications of psychedelic substances such as LSD, psilocybin, MDMA and mescaline. It was not until the 1990s that psychedelics research was resumed, first with psilocybin and DMT, and since 2008 also with LSD. In this documentary series, author Michael Pollan and Co.

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What is THC? Here’s everything you need to know

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If you have a family history of addiction, or suffer from mental conditions such as depression and schizophrenia, you should carefully consider whether or not cannabis is right for you, particularly Type I cannabis. in 2008, 12% in 2012 and 15% in 2018. THC in 1993, 8.8%

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