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Pennsylvania’s Medical Cannabis Board Rejects Requests to Expand State’s List of Qualifying Conditions

SpeedWeed

As normalization continues to spread, 49% of Americans 18 years and older said they have tried cannabis—a 4% increase from 2019 and 2017—according to results from Gallup’s annual Consumption Habits poll conducted July 6-21. That rate has remained unchanged—ranging between 11% and 13%—since 2015. The increase in the proportion of U.S.

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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.

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Medical Marijuana Can Be Used to Treat Neuropathy

FloridaMarijuana.net

Exposure to toxins may damage nerves and cause peripheral neuropathy: medication toxicity, environmental or industrial toxins and heavy alcohol consumption. When the body is defensive against trauma, this system begins to fail, resulting in physical, mental and/or neurological conditions. Small vessel disease. Autoimmune diseases.

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Czech Republic softens regulations on medical cannabis says media report

Cannabis Law Report

The Czech Republic legalized therapeutic cannabis for selected patients in 2015, and health insurance companies have been covering up to 90% of the cost of the treatment since 2020. According to official data cited by the Czech News Agency (CTK), the treatment helped improve the health condition and well-being of patients in 69% of cases.

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6 Myths About CBD Products You Should Debunk

Cannabis Law Report

Once taking the name of marijuana was considered a sin, and its consumption was a crime. The users of CBD products claim to have seen improvement in different medical conditions, including depression, chronic pain, insomnia, epilepsy, anxiety, etc., after its consumption. However, the dynamics of CBD are different.

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High Potency Cannabis Strikes Again as Heavy Users Experience Scromiting

Veriheal

Research has already suggested a link between high potency cannabis and increased anxiety , the opposite of what many hope to gain from its consumption, as well as being linked to increased risk of psychosis for those with certain conditions. NBC reports that the condition is officially known as cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS).

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How medical marijuana could help you find the ‘new you’ in the New Year

Canna Care Docs

Medical marijuana is the use of the marijuana plant or its chemicals to treat various diseases or conditions. What conditions is medical marijuana helpful for? While research is ongoing, existing studies and anecdotal evidence show that medical cannabis is useful for a variety of conditions, both physical and psychiatric.