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

The Cannigma

In these three dozen states, from the West Coast to the Midwest to the South and the Northeast, patients use cannabis to treat countless medical conditions and everyday ailments. of patients reported chronic pain as their primary condition, while in Connecticut 70.4% In Colorado, 78.7% In addition, 87.5%

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Cannabis Use In Active Athletes: Behaviors Related to Subjective Effects

Puff Puff Post

She placed 4th in the triathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and won the 2008 Ironman 70.3 Nearly half of the athletes reported either acute or chronic pain. The CRG’s mission is to be the preeminent advisers for manufacturers, distributors, and organizations considering cannabis research for chronic pain management. #

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Cannabis Use In Active Athletes: Behaviors Related to Subjective Effects

Puff Puff Post

She placed 4th in the triathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and won the 2008 Ironman 70.3 Nearly half of the athletes reported either acute or chronic pain. The CRG’s mission is to be the preeminent advisers for manufacturers, distributors, and organizations considering cannabis research for chronic pain management. #

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Why veterans can’t discuss cannabis with VA doctors

The Cannigma

They argued that their findings suggest that doctors “outside of the VHA system who treat veteran patients may need to take the lead in conversations surrounding medical marijuana as a treatment option.”. As of January, 2021, PTSD was by far the most-listed qualifying condition in the state, with 57,661 out of 107,371 patients.

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THC & CBD-Rich Cannabis for Fibromyalgia

Project CBD

No single drug yet exists to address all of the disease’s effects on the body, which can include widespread aches and pains, sleeplessness, fatigue, anxiety, and depression. Instead, patients turn to a mix of whatever individual medications, therapies, and lifestyle changes (especially exercise) help ease symptoms and improve quality of life.

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Michigan Legislature Introduces Bills to Reduce Caregiver Program

SpeedWeed

Michigan lawmakers proposed three bills yesterday that aim to reduce what caregivers can provide for medical cannabis patients. This bill package seeks to alter the Medical Marihuana Act, which was initially implemented in 2008. A majority of these patients suffer from conditions such as chronic pain, arthritis, muscle spasms and PTSD.

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Jason Straw: Medical Cannabis Policy, ISNA 2020 Conference

Cannabis Law Report

The purpose of this statement is to reiterate the Indiana State Nurses Association’s ( IS NA) support for the review and reclassification of marijuana’s status from a federal Schedule I controlled substances to facilitate urgently needed clinical research to inform patients and providers on the efficacy of marijuana and related cannabinoids.

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