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Serious Conditions Are Responding To Cannabinoid Therapy

Peninsula Alternative Health

As medical cannabis emerges from the dark days of prohibition, researchers are finding a wide range of conditions responding successfully to it. Epilepsy Seizure disorders are on the list of qualifying conditions for most medical cannabis states. Because cannabis is still a schedule 1 drug in the U.S., tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

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Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South

NORML

So, it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that Virginia didn’t launch a medical marijuana program until 2015, nearly two decades after California. Not much happened between 1979 and 2015, aside from preventing the repeal of the wonky 1979 law. The 2015 Virginia law is an affirmative defense law. We need to do more.

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U.S. Army’s Hemp Research, Mississippi’s Medical Cannabis Program, and Japan’s Synthetic Cannabinoid Gray Market

Veriheal

At the program’s launch, those with cancer, HIV/AIDS, sickle cell, terminal illnesses, or any medical conditions which cause seizures, chronic pain, and other ailments will be covered under the list of applicable conditions. In fact, earlier this year Japan’s government banned the trendy synthetic cannabinoid HHC.

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Medical Marijuana Can Be Used to Treat Neuropathy

FloridaMarijuana.net

The endocannabinoid system consists of cannabinoid receptors all over the body. When the body is defensive against trauma, this system begins to fail, resulting in physical, mental and/or neurological conditions. This system enables a connection between body and mind, signaling to all other systems when something feels good or bad.

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Terpene Spotlight: Pinene

FloridaMarijuana.net

As researchers dive into the depths of the cannabinoid system it is becoming clear that cannabis terpenes are just as vital to a plant’s efficacy as are THC and CBD. A 2015 study determined that pine needle oil from crude extract of pine needles has been used as an anti-cancer agent in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

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Terpene Spotlight: Myrcene

FloridaMarijuana.net

The European Journal of Pharmacology stated that this effect “ may represent a novel route for molecular regulation of endogenous cannabinoid activity.” Additionally, a 2015 study published in the European Journal of Pharmacology reported that Myrcene aids in anti- Osteoarthritis treatment. They termed this the “Entourage Effect.”

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Can cannabis help COVID ‘long haulers?’

The Cannigma

The condition, known as “long COVID” — with patients often referred to as “COVID long haulers” — is typified by a series of symptoms that linger long after someone has recovered from COVID-19, even months after they no longer test positive for the novel coronavirus. episodes per month. Depression and anxiety.