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The Changing Landscape of Medical Marijuana in Massachusetts: What Patients Should Know

Canna Care Docs

The Changing Landscape of Me dical Marijuana in Massachusetts: What Patients Should Know The Massachusetts medical marijuana program has been a cornerstone of cannabis access since its inception in 2012. MPAA) the states leading voice for patient rights and cannabis policy reform. decrease from peak enrollment.

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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. She found that cannabis was an effective therapeutic option for helping chronic pain patients, especially seniors, decrease their dependence on opioids. “It

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Gut Feeling

Project CBD

In a newly published survey of 162 IBD patients in Puerto Rico, where medical cannabis is legal but recreational use is punishable with prison time , about 25% anonymously reported using cannabis to treat their symptoms. Findings from another recent survey of New York and Minnesota medical cannabis dispensary patients were similar.

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Marijuana for Nausea: Helping Cancer Patients for Decades

Greencamp

Since then, countless patients found relief in cannabis, even though most of the times doctors would only recommend it when all other “mainstream” options were exhausted. However, some people don’t react well to antiemetics—most notably cancer patients going through aggressive chemo. And that’s where cannabis comes into play.

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

TheAnswerPage

Are you able to answer your patients’ medical marijuana questions? Since 2012, TheAnswerPage.com has addressed the immense need for unbiased evidence-based high quality education focused on the endocannabinoid system and medical marijuana. million medical marijuana patients nationwide.

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Cannabinoids: THC

FloridaMarijuana.net

Once medical marijuana is ingested, the receptors are opened and the medication begins to provide relief to patients. When a patient consumes medical marijuana they are essentially supplementing their naturally-occurring endocannabinoid system. The endocannabinoid system consists of cannabinoid receptors all over the body.

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Medical Program Decline

Canna Care Docs

The Decline of Medical Marijuana in Massachusetts: What It Means for Patients In recent years, Massachusetts, once a pioneer in cannabis reform, has seen its medical marijuana program gradually overshadowed by the booming recreational market. Let’s explore how this shift occurred and its implications for patients.