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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.”. While medical marijuana is a legal treatment option in 33 states and Washington D.C., Pain management was mentioned by 7.8%

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Jason Straw: Medical Cannabis Policy, ISNA 2020 Conference

Cannabis Law Report

Now, he is the Vice-Chair of Indiana NORML — an organization who is currently focused on changing cannabis laws for the access to Medical Cannabis as therapeutic treatment in Indiana. The findings of anecdotal and controlled studies regarding the efficacy for patient use are mixed. ISNA 2020- Jason Straw- Medical Cannabis Policy.

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Cannabis for IBS: Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Medical Marijuana

Greencamp

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a collection of symptoms which create discomfort in the abdominal area, resulting in the inflammation of the digestive tract. During a three-month period, 13 patients with long-standing IBS were given cannabis. Neuroendocrinology Letters; April 2008; 29(2):192-200. What is IBS?

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Research Shows Strong Support for Natural Therapeutics

Veriheal

Data from a nationally representative sample of participants have been collected since 1975 to understand drug use trends among American young adults, and noteworthy findings are published each fall. The survey’s findings have been frequently supported by doctors’ experiences with patients. Pioneering Psychedelic Research.

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Legal Framework for the Use of Psychedelics in Switzerland

Cannabis Law Report

The market launch of drugs containing MDMA for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or psilocybin for the treatment of depression is expected in the next five to ten years [1]. The legal framework regarding the use of psychedelics in patients is very pragmatic in Switzerland and unique internationally. Daniel Haymann. Daniel Donauer.

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GW suffers major blow as US sinks bid to patent cannabinoids for epilepsy

Cannabis Law Report

British firm GW Pharmaceuticals is licking its wounds after US judges tossed out its attempt to patent multiple cannabinoids for epilepsy treatment following an eight-year battle. The patent, which has been embroiled in dispute since 2010, is for “the use of one or more cannabinoids in the treatment of epilepsy”.

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COOKIES AND TERRASCEND Partner To Bring Top-Shelf Genetics To The Garden State

Cannabis Law Report

Under the licensing agreements, Cookies will also have a “Cookies Corner,” a store-within-a-store concept, at all of TerrAscend’s Apothecarium Alternative Treatment Centers in New Jersey. Later, in 2008, Berner founded Cookies along with his partner Jai, a Bay Area cultivator and breeder.