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

Canna Care Docs

According to a 2015 analysis of three studies of cancer patients, nausea and vomiting stopped for 47 percent of patients who used CBD or THC, while the same was only true for 20 percent of those who received a placebo. Research is ongoing, but the existing data and anecdotal reports show potential. Nausea and vomiting.

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State restrictions on cannabis packaging worry producers

Cannabis Chronicles

Fairwinds employs more than 20 people, and Hull pointed to sales data showing their products were among the top sellers in Washington’s legal cannabis market last quarter, with over $4 million in retail sales. There are a lot of claims in the (cannabis) industry about what a product does: ‘This cures pain or epilepsy,’ ” Smith said.

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How US Farm Bill Makes CBD Legal

Otherside Farms

billion by 2020; the World Anti-Doping Agency eliminated the CBD from its list of banned substances; The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first time approved a drug for epilepsy that contained CBD oil, prompting the US Drug Enforcement Administration to change its position about the CBD. billion dollars by 2022, with 1.3

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Using Cannabis for ALS: Benefits, Research and Best Strains

Greencamp

The CBD cannabinoid is proven to be an exceptional seizure-controlling agent for epilepsy patients, and also shows great promise for treating Parkinson’s , Alzheimer’s and Multiple Sclerosis. Marijuana and Epilepsy: Here’s How Cannabis Stops Seizures (12 Studies). Exploring the available research on ALS and cannabinoids.

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Revamping Texas’ Medical Cannabis Program Is the Key to Ending the State’s Opioid Crisis

Veriheal

According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , there were an estimated 2,620 opioid overdose deaths in Texas between Aug. The state legalized medical cannabis in 2015 via the Texas Compassionate Use Act , but very few residents qualified to use it for treatment. Expanded Qualifying Conditions.

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The CBD Market Bets Big on Pets in 2019 and Beyond

Cannabis Law Report

Up until December of 2015, regulatory limitations put in place by the FDA prohibited researchers from conducting CBD-related trials in the US. However, as reported by New Frontier Data reports, there are two selling points that are overwhelmingly driving growth: reducing anxiety and reducing inflammation. Why so little research?

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Hawaii Legalizes Edibles: What You Need to Know

Veriheal

The qualifying conditions for medical cannabis has been established in the bill as follows: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Cachexia, Cancer, Chronic Pain, Crohn’s Disease, Epilepsy, Glaucoma, HIV/Aids, Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis, Nausea, Persistent Muscle Spasms, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Rheumatoid Arthritis. .

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