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Medical cannabis studies offer hope to opioid users

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THC is the main psychoactive compound in marijuana, while CBD is a non-intoxicating cannabinoid found in the cannabis plant. Gresh is under no illusions that his pain is cured, but he said using marijuana has improved his quality of life. The researchers stressed the need for large, well-designed clinical trials.

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Using Cannabis for ALS: Benefits, Research and Best Strains

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Marijuana and Epilepsy: Here’s How Cannabis Stops Seizures (12 Studies). How to Get a Medical Marijuana Prescription in Canada. In 2010, another pre-clinical study was also conducted on mice, and published in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care.

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New Study: Demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use: an analysis of the 2013–2017 Traffic Safety Culture Index

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana policies in the United States have become more permissive, motivating research on demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use. The Traffic Safety Culture Index is an annual survey with national scope and multiple measures relevant to driving after marijuana use.

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Mixing weed and alcohol: the good, the bad and the ugly

The Cannigma

A clinical trial published in 2015 found that the test subjects had “significantly higher blood THC” levels when they used cannabis along with alcohol, and combining the two led to increased performance impairment. A 2010 study found that consuming alcohol “slightly prolonged” the half-life of THC in the blood. Know your limits.

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MAPS Is 36 Years Old – Doblin Provides Precis Timeline of the Organization

Cannabis Law Report

This year, we are completing the second Phase 3 clinical trial of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD , the final stage prior to requesting FDA approval for a new prescription treatment to help heal trauma. Members of Congress voiced support for marijuana/AIDS research. Rick Doblin, Ph.D., and Michael Mithoefer, M.D.,

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A Hidden Origin Story of the CBD Craze

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A headstrong biochemist, she had been growing marijuana since the age of 14 and had just quit a six-figure job to start her own cannabis testing lab. In addition to convincing marijuana dispensaries to widely carry CBD, they wanted to educate the public about its promising benefits. San Francisco weekly.

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NO BRAINER: CBD AND THC FOR HEAD INJURIES

Green Relief

A 2014 study found that traumatic brain injury ( TBI ) patients who tested positive for THC were more likely to survive with less impairment than TBI patients who abstained from marijuana. As yet there have been no FDA -approved clinical trials to determine the efficacy of CBD -rich cannabis oil extracts for traumatic brain injury.

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