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Transplant Denied To Med Marijuana Patient With Liver Cancer

Otherside Farms

Smith was diagnosed with inoperable liver cancer in 2009 and sought treatment from the internationally known Cedars-Sinai in L.A. Smith’s cancer was in remission until just recently, but now he is scheduled to undergo radiation treatments in a few days. Dr. Steven D.

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Medical cannabis studies offer hope to opioid users

Healer

Gresh has joined a growing number of patients who swear by medical cannabis not only as a treatment option for chronic pain, but also as a substitute for prescription opioids used in pain management. They’re an effective treatment for pain, but they’re not great for chronic pain, and many people are reluctant to start on opioids,” he said.

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New PTSD study finds cannabis safe, but not as effective as assumed

SpeedWeed

Preliminary results from a long-awaited study indicate that cannabis appears to be a safe and well-tolerated treatment for patients managing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), although researchers did not find strong signals of effectiveness. for the production of cannabis used in federally-regulated clinical trials.

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CBD: Everything You Need to Know

CannaMD

But CBD’s real calling card is that it’s popularly isolated from marijuana’s sibling plant, hemp , and can be legally sold (in most states) under much more relaxed regulations. One big myth is that the Farm Bill makes hemp-derived CBD legal. Hemp VS. However, there are a number of restrictions. What can CBD do?

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Using Cannabis for ALS: Benefits, Research and Best Strains

Greencamp

In 2010, another pre-clinical study was also conducted on mice, and published in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care. All these findings correlate with the conclusions of the scientists who were involved in the mice study from 2010.

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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.

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

Cannabis Law Report

as a non-profit organization to fulfill the need to broaden psychedelic research, therapy, and develop legal options for psychedelic medicine. Now, we are closer than ever to legalizing MDMA-assisted therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), though there is still a long road ahead. MAPS Founder Rick Doblin, Ph.D.,