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Cannabinoids for Tinnitus?

Project CBD

All but two of the 45 respondents said they’d consider cannabis as a treatment, with 29 seeking help for sleep disturbances, 27 for emotional complaints, 25 for functional disturbances, and nine for pain. Despite all this, there is a potential biological rationale for the treatment of tinnitus with cannabinoids, the authors explain.

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Medicinal properties of CBD

Alchimia

The exact CBD dosage still remains undefined by the science and greatly varies depending on the disease to treat; most treatments start with a dose of 1mg CBD per Kg of bodyweight, which is gradually increased if necessary. That could explain why kids using CBD to treat epilepsy may experience some of the side effects of THC, like sleepiness.

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Celebrating Those Loved and Lost as We Observe Rare Disease Day

Veriheal

When it comes to rare diseases and their treatment options, there are very few. Sadly, many rare diseases do not respond to traditional forms of treatments. Additionally, there are no treatments for most rare diseases. In 2011, when my son passed, I did not have the knowledge of cannabis that I do now.

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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

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. Shutterstock).

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CBD Oil for Dogs and Other Pets

WeedAdvisor

As anecdotal evidence began piling up, some companies decided that CBD’s reported effects on epilepsy (which has been heavily proven), anxiety, insomnia, pain and inflammation – among others – could work on dogs, cats and other pets. According to the 2011 study, published in the U.S. Furthermore, at least one study backs this up.

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The legal status of weed in the Netherlands and Amsterdam: What does the law actually permit?

The Cannigma

Since 2011, the city has banned non-residents of the Netherlands from purchasing cannabis at their coffee shops, mainly to stem the influx of cross-border tourists. Some municipalities have had anti-cannabis measures in place for some time, including Maastricht in the south of the country with the borders of Belgium and Germany right nearby.

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Drastic Increase in Scientific Research on Medicinal Cannabis

Sensi Seeds

Consequently, they sorted the publications into three main groups: psychiatry, cancer treatment, and neurology. While most research took place in the area of psychiatry, publications in the fields of neurology and cancer increased significantly between 2011 and 2013.