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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

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In 2019, Japan approved clinical trials for Epidiolox — a cannabis derived medicine used to treat severe forms of childhood epilepsy such as Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes. CBD has become especially trendy in Tokyo, where CBD shops and cafes allow for the on-site consumption of CBD in edibles and topical treatments.

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Harvard Law Review: Patents on Psychedelics: The Next Legal Battlefront of Drug Development

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Clinical trials are producing promising results, creating enthusiasm for commercializing and patenting psychedelics. 640, 640 (2011). 1025, 1026 (2021) (reporting significant improvement of PTSD symptoms following treatment with MDMA in clinical trial); see also Alec J. See Rachel Quibell et al.,

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Cannabis for IBS: Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Medical Marijuana

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One study from 2004 looked at cannabinoids as a treatment option for managing bowel diseases symptoms (including IBS), because of their anti-inflammatory properties, but also the ability to diminish pain levels. The study found that there are potential benefits for stimulating endocannabinoid receptors. (

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Marijuana and HIV: Much More Than Palliative Aid

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Drugs used for the treatment of HIV and AIDS are called antiretroviral medications, and there are several different classes of these drugs: Fusion/Entry Inhibitors (they prevent, or more precisely slow down HIV from entering healthy cells). 2011 ( 5 ). How classical pharmaceuticals fight HIV. 2016 ( 3 ).

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Article: Canada: Future Care Costs For Cannabis In Personal Injury Claims

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First, the court distinguished between treatments which “serve the sole function of making the plaintiff’s life more bearable or enjoyable” and those that are “reasonably necessary to preserve the plaintiff’s health” 31 Only the latter are compensable. In rejecting the claim, the court cited Torchia v.

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CBD, THC – Alternative Delivery

Cannabis Law Report

Syqe Medical was founded in 2011 in order to develop a measurable and repeatable method of administering medical cannabis. In a clinical trial by the company that ended in 2014, it showed that the main active ingredients in cannabis reaching the patients’ bloodstream are indeed measurable. It’s very instinctive.

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Cannabis as a cancer cure: what is the research and where is it going?

The Cannigma

To date, very few human clinical trials have been conducted to assess the effectiveness of THC or CBD in treating cancer. 7 The use of cannabis as a cancer treatment was popularized by Rick Simpson, a medical cannabis advocate. GBM is a rare but aggressive brain cancer with very limited treatment options.