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Remembering Wade Laughter, the Unsung Hero of CBD

Project CBD

I grew some Harlequin in my backyard in 2011 and 2012. Wade was a key figure in the Caladrius Netwok, a nonprofit that provided cannabis-based medicine (flower and full-spectrum extract) to terminally ill and catastrophically ill children.

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From MMJ to Special K

Project CBD

Medicine in a Can A total of 15 patients with different incurable ailments would enroll in the Compassionate IND Program to study cannabis before it was officially shut down in 1992. Employed initially as a tranquilizer in veterinary medicine, the drug was widely utilized during the Vietnam War for treating wounded troops.

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Medicinal properties of CBD

Alchimia

This shows the growing interest on the medicinal properties of this molecule by the scientific community. Cannabidiol as an emergent therapeutic strategy for lessening the impact of inflammation on oxidative stress , published in the Free Radical Biology and Medicine journal, September 2011. Anti-inflammatory action of CBD.

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Article – Dechert LLP: Medicinal Cannabis in the UK: Fund Structuring, Investment and Listing Considerations

Cannabis Law Report

The value of the global medicinal cannabis market is projected to reach US$62.7 Despite the potential scale of this nascent market, the UK seems to be relatively slow to issue permissions for medical cannabis companies to operate, with only two licences issued as of January 2021 for the cultivation of medicinal cannabis in the UK.

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Three Delicious Raw Cannabis Smoothie Recipes

Project CBD

A study in the African Journal of Traditional, Alternative and Complementary Medicine mentions an effective traditional treatment for tuberculosis using cannabis leaf macerated in warm water, as administered by Bapedi healers of Limpopo province, South Africa. 2012 Jul;72(1):135-43. 2012 Dec 31;10(2):316-23. Serves two.

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Drastic Increase in Scientific Research on Medicinal Cannabis

Sensi Seeds

In order to simplify the analysis of the publications collected and to “ help researchers and policy-makers target areas where data are scarce or unavailable “, these studies were divided into groups, depending on the field (or fields) of medicine in which they could be involved. ” An Encouraging Increase.

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Cannabis Use During Pregnancy at its Highest Since 2012

WeedAdvisor

Unfortunately, cannabis use during pregnancy in Canada has increased since 2012, according to Global News. in 2012 to 1.8% A lot of these women may have been self-medicating, under the illusion that cannabis is a medicine, and therefore 100% safe. Although the increase itself is minor – 1.2% Again, 1.8%