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

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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%

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Medical marijuana news, December 2015

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Australia will allow to grow cannabis for medical studies. The three most populated Australian States (Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland) promised to organize studies on the efficiency of cannabis to alleviate terminally ill patients, controlling severe epilepsy in children, as well as for the treatment of side effects of chemotherapy.

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District of Columbia Provides Employment Protections to Cannabis Users

The Blunt Truth

The District of Columbia legalized cannabis for medicinal purposes in 2010 and began to permit individuals to use the drug recreationally in 2015. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the “ Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022 ” (D.C. rejecting job applicants or terminating employees) for off-duty cannabis use.

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Aspergillus: The Most Dangerous Cannabis Pathogen

Medicinal Genomics

News articles and video interviews have argued that Aspergillus testing on cannabis products is not necessary, but we could not disagree more. Aspergillus contamination is responsible for the only documented cannabis-related deaths, and Aspergillus testing is essential to ensuring consumer safety. What is Aspergillus ?

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Understanding Medical Marijuana Laws in California

MMJ Recs

California state has been at the forefront of progressive cannabis legislation, particularly when it comes to medical marijuana. Its legal framework has evolved, and an understanding of California medical cannabis regulations is essential for patients, caregivers, and those who have an interest in the cannabis industry.

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Octopuses On Ecstasy, Thailand’s Uncertain Cannabis Future, & CA Loses Out On Psychedelics

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Here’s what you missed this week in cannabis and psychedelic news. The duo’s study is built on the back of genetic sequencing research published in 2015 — which Edsinger himself contributed to. Thailand’s Cannabis Regrets Thailand’s flourishing cannabis industry is in danger.

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Driving while high: Marijuana users twice as likely to crash, AAA study finds

Cannabis Chronicles

The study also showed more drivers view texting or talking on cellphones while driving to be more risky behavior than smoking weed and getting behind the wheel, according to the 2018 Traffic Safety Culture Index survey. Medical marijuana treatment centers dispense cannabis products to patients as recommended by physicians.

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