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Philadelphia: Marijuana Treatment Admissions Drop Eighty Percent

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This is likely a result of a 2014 ordinance decriminalizing possession along with new procedures adopted by District Attorney Larry Krasner, a civil rights attorney elected in 2017. The post Philadelphia: Marijuana Treatment Admissions Drop Eighty Percent appeared first on NORML.

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The Veterans Equal Access Act Reintroduced

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Blumenauer said, “For too long, our veterans have been denied access to highly effective medical marijuana treatment for conditions like chronic pain and PTSD. This simple bill would align veterans VA treatment with their very popular state laws, usually approved by the voters.

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CBD Enhances Glucose Metabolism via Nuclear Receptors

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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. 6,7 They wanted to try it.

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Medical Marijuana: An Alternative Treatment for Depression?

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While the use of medical marijuana to treat mood disorders, such as depression, has its benefits , a study published in 2014 showed that while 71 percent of participants didn’t record significant side effects, 6 percent did report coughing and throat irritation as side effects. appeared first on.

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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

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Philadelphia instituted civil fine tickets in 2014, starting a wave of municipal action to stem cannabis arrests. Those who face arrest or even summary offenses for possession are often made to undergo questionable and expensive drug treatment programs to avoid further prosecution. Most recently, in January, Norristown joined the list.

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Beta-Caryophyllene: Terpene Powerhouse

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In 2014, for example, Chinese researchers at Chongqing Medical University reported that BCP prevented cognitive impairment in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s. And a December 2022 article in Current Neuropharmacology, 9 by researchers in Brazil, investigated BCP’s potential “as a new drug for the treatment of substance use disorders.”

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5 Medical Cannabis Strains That Can be Used to Treat PTSD

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In 2014 the The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved a study of smoked whole plant (botanical) marijuana for symptoms of PTSD in U.S. On December 17, 2014, MAPS was awarded a $2 million grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to complete the study.

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