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Cannabis laws in Lithuania

The Cannigma

In 2013 , the country legalized growing industrial hemp. The country was the last EU member to allow industrial hemp in 2013 but created a medical program in 2018. Patients with qualifying conditions, including cancer, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and HIV/AIDS can access cannabis-derived medicines with a prescription.

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The Latin American Cannabis Landscape – Part Two: Regulated Markets and Patient Access

CannaTech

Thanks to the recent emergence of regulated medical cannabis markets, the success of this versatile plant can be followed from farm to pharma and prescriber to patient, however, the origins of cannabis as medicine cannot be as simply traced as the plant is today from seed to sale. million people.

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Guest Post: The Legal Status of CBD Oil in Italy

Cannabis Law Report

But these days, it is also prescribed as medicine for patients, who suffer from chronic illnesses. Products containing the non-psychoactive CBD compound, like oil, vapes, extracts etc. Patients must be afflicted with one of these conditions to be eligible to apply for a medical marijuana prescription: Epileptic fits.

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NORML Activist Spotlight: Tamara Netzel

NORML

She was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2013, and for a few years believed she could continue to teach and live her life as long as she followed all the doctors recommendations and took the medications they prescribed. A friend suggested Tamara try CBD oil for her pain, and it gave her relief like nothing else had.

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911 Dispatcher and Dog Rescuer Heather Saves Others. CBD Oil Saved Her From Crippling Pain.

CannaEffect

After nearly 20 years of crippling pain and bizarre medical treatments, Heather can walk her three dogs in the sunshine and smile thanks to Real Scientific Hemp Oil, CBD oil by HempMeds. The couple met again in 2011 and were married in 2013. “I’ve We’ve tried traditional medicines and alternative medicines.”

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Medicinal properties of CBD

Alchimia

Normally, CBD products can be purchased as CBD oils, capsules or sprays. This shows the growing interest on the medicinal properties of this molecule by the scientific community. Epilepsy: CBD is suitable to treat patients with refractory epilepsy , especially children with Dravet, Lennox-Gastaut or West syndrome.

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What to Do About the Worrisome Cannabis Vaping Trend Among Adolescents

Veriheal

According to a recent report published in JAMA Pediatrics , the number of adolescents who reported vaping cannabis within the previous 30 days has increased substantially since 2013—specifically, from 1.6% Cannabis is a natural medicine that is legal in over half of the U.S. and Canada. for medical purposes.

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