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Study: Marijuana Decreases Migraine Pain

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For those who suffer from migraine pain, the excruciating condition can be completely debilitating, impossible to manage without a dark room, a cool cloth over the eyes, and sublime silence. The authors concluded: Inhaled cannabis reduces self-reported headache severity by 47.3% and migraine severity by 49.6%.

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How Good Is Cannabis for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?

Greencamp

Here’s whether cannabis can help. According to MS Society of Canada , 1 in every 385 Canadians lives with this condition. As it’s one of the most debilitating conditions, living with multiple sclerosis is a real battle. Scientific research on cannabis and MS. Scientific research on cannabis and MS.

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An Officer Forced into Retirement for Medical Cannabis Sues NYPD

Veriheal

However, in a first of its kind lawsuit filed against the city of New York, a former NYPD officer says he was harassed and discriminated against by the NYPD over his use of medically recommended cannabis made by an NYPD medical division doctor by the name of Dr. Joseph Hederman. Robert started his career with the NYPD back in 2008.

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Is Cannabis a Good Option for Treating Asthma?

Greencamp

This might sound weird and ridiculous but contrary to popular opinion, cannabis can help asthmatics in many ways. I couldn’t believe it myself when I first started research for this article, but, as it seems, compounds found in cannabis can relieve certain acute and life-threatening symptoms of asthma. Quick introduction to asthma.

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U.S. Government Increases Marijuana Being Grown for Research

The Joint Blog

As noted by the AP, the government is the only source of cannabis for nearly all research in the U.S., The crop will be divided between high THC and high CBD varieties with “recent interest (in CBD) as a potential medicine for a number of medical conditions,” NIDA said. while it still considers it illegal and dangerous.

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Most Interesting Scientific Reports On Cannabis

Marijuanally

In this article, we have curated for you the most interesting scientific reports on the potential use of cannabis in the relief of symptoms or diseases. It is worth mentioning, however, that in the above-described studies, it has not been specified which cannabis strains were used among volunteers. Medical Marijuana versus diabetes.

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U.S. Government Approves Largest crop of Marijuana for Research in Five Years, Over 4,400 Pounds

The Joint Blog

The crop will be divided between high THC and high CBD varieties with “recent interest (in CBD) as a potential medicine for a number of medical conditions,” NIDA said. Last year, a CBD-based drug was approved by federal regulators for two rare seizure disorders and researchers are pursuing research on it for other conditions.

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