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Every Maryland Dispensary That MMJ Patients Need To Know

MMJ Recs

Medical marijuana was legalized in Maryland in 2014, but the MD MMJ program was slow to get off the ground. By the end of 2018 there were almost 60,000 patients, and nearly $100 million had been taken in the first year of sales. It is projected that there will soon be over 200,000 registered medical marijuana patients in Maryland.

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Medical Marijuana: An Alternative Treatment for Depression?

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Psychiatrists readily prescribe pharmaceuticals over marijuana when a patient is diagnosed with clinical depression. Marijuana has also been linked to triggering other mental health conditions, such as schizophrenia, in patients that are at a high risk of psychosis; a mental disorder characterized by “detachment from reality.”

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Psychedelic Research Potpourri

Project CBD

Seven of the 40 participants reported treatment-related anxiety, and four dropped out as a result. Psychedelics for Vegetative Patients On the other end of the psychedelic spectrum are high doses that completely alter one’s perception of self and reality. And if so, what ethical challenges would be involved in such a treatment?

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CBD Enhances Glucose Metabolism via Nuclear Receptors

Project CBD

He had never taken anti-psychotic drugs nor received psychological treatment. Due to its excellent tolerability and promising efficacy … and its innovative new mechanisms of action, we decided to offer a respective treatment with cannabidiol to [the] patient,” they write. 57,11 (2014): 4830-4840. And it worked.

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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. Of course, patients need product and product costs money.

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The State of Medical Marijuana in Florida: Navigating Dispensaries, Eligibility, and Legalization

MMJ Recs

As the state continues to navigate the complexities of legalization, patients, dispensaries, and the cannabis industry are witnessing significant changes. Dispensaries serve as the primary access point for patients seeking medical marijuana products. Medications, lifestyle modifications, and surgery may be recommended in severe cases.

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New Research Shows How Medicinal Cannabis Eases Cancer Pain and Reduces Opioid Dependence

Veriheal

But what if a safe and effective complementary plant-based treatment was widely available to alleviate cancer pain? A new 2023 study published in BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care suggests that cannabis could be the answer millions of cancer patients have been looking for. in cancer patients undergoing anticancer treatment, 50.7%