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Washington State Eliminates Medical Cannabis Taxation

Canna Law Blog

In November 2012, Washington voters approved the production, processing, and retail sales of recreational cannabis within Washington state under what is known as Initiative 502 (“I-502”). Medical cannabis is often the only effective treatment that allows them to function and improve their quality of life.

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Concert to memorialize Charlotte Figi, the girl who changed medical cannabis

The Cannigma

Last April 7th, 13-year-old Charlotte Figi, whose battle with a rare, catastrophic form of early childhood epilepsy called Dravet syndrome raised awareness for medical cannabis across the world, died of cardiac arrest and respiratory failure brought on by a seizure.

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Charlotte’s Web CBD Banned by British Regulators

Veriheal

Charlotte’s Web is a Colorado-based brand that rose to global prominence in 2012 when it was founded by seven siblings known as “The Stanley Brothers.” This rare type of epilepsy caused her to endure up to 300 grand mal seizures per week from the tender age of five. CBD sales. . About Charlotte’s Web CBD.

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Medicinal properties of CBD

Alchimia

That could explain why kids using CBD to treat epilepsy may experience some of the side effects of THC, like sleepiness. Cannabidiol, a Cannabis sativa constituent, as an anxiolytic drug , published in the Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria in June 2012. Cannabidiol in humans – The quest for therapeutic targets , December 2012.

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Cannabinoids: THC

FloridaMarijuana.net

In a 2012 article published in the Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology medical journal (published by the British Association for Psychopharmacology) titled “Cannabis, a complex plant: different compounds and different effects on individuals” the author Zerrin Atakan explores the complexity of the cannabis plant. Parkinson’s.

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What is CBD? Everything you need to know

The Cannigma

The first clinical research done on CBD as a potential treatment for epilepsy was in 1980, but the information gleaned didn’t make its way to the public eye until decades later. The perception that CBD is a wonder-drug version of cannabis — particularly known for its uses to treat epilepsy — that doesn’t get you high. Shutterstock).

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What is CBN (Cannabinol)? How does the natural byproduct of THC work?

The Cannigma

A 2012 study in rats compared the effects of CBD, CBG, and CBN on food consumption and showed that unlike the others, CBN increased feeding. When CBN was studied without barbiturates (prescription sedative medications typically used for epilepsy), the combination of CBN and THC produced greater sedation together than either cannabinoid alone.

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