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Cannabis’ REM Sleep-Suppressing Properties Could Prove Useful in Banishing Nightmares

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If so, you can consider yourself among the 50%-85% of adults who battle the occasional nightmare during REM sleep. The Sleep Foundation suggests that nightmares in children are most common between the ages of 3 and 6 but usually occur less often with age. The good news is that cannabis could be the tool for a good night’s sleep.

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Report: Gen Z Would Rather Smoke Cannabis Than Consume Alcohol

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In this piece, we aim to delve into the use of cannabis among Generation Z (those born between 1997 and 2012) for purposes of happiness, healing, and relief. California was the first state to legalize medicinal cannabis in 1996, right around the time that Gen Z began to enter society.

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Best Marijuana Strains for Stress

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

Just as some strains are cultivated for pain reduction properties and others are known to boost energy or provide restful sleep, some marijuana strains are considered more effective at helping to manage stress. MedGenMed : Medscape general medicine, 9(3), 52.Retrieved The next thing you know, you will be sleeping like a baby.

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Bingo and Bongs: More Seniors Seek Pot for Age-Related Aches

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Joseph Cohen, conducts “Cannabis 101” seminars at the nearby Balfour Senior Living community for residents who want to know which strains are best for easing arthritic pain or improving sleep. In 2012 she founded the Rossmoor Medical Marijuana Club in her upscale San Francisco Bay Area retirement community.

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Rolled Joints for Aching Joints: More Seniors Use Marijuana

Puff Puff Post

Joseph Cohen, conducts “Cannabis 101” seminars at the nearby Balfour Senior Living community for residents who want to know which strains are best for easing arthritic pain or improving sleep. In 2012 she founded the Rossmoor Medical Marijuana Club in her upscale San Francisco Bay Area retirement community.

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Meredith Fisher-Corn, MD…….”Are You Able to Answer Your Patients’ Medical Marijuana Questions”

TheAnswerPage

As reviewed in a recent Forbes article, “a study of more than 400 health care professionals has revealed that most physicians lack knowledge of medicinal cannabis, with 65% saying that they have been asked about medical marijuana as a treatment for chronic pain but were unable to answer their patients’ questions” (1).

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Cannabis Edibles Pose Serious Risks to Our Kids

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Author: Anita Srivastava, Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto. As both an addiction medicine and family physician, I have seen many adolescents whose cannabis use has negatively affected their mood, motivation, sleep and ability to simply function. Substantial harm to youth.

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