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My parent’s think I’m a drug addict: how to talk to baby boomers about weed

The Cannigma

A comprehensive 2015 review of more than two decades of research found that individuals who try cannabis are less likely to develop a dependency than users of almost any other substance, including nicotine, heroin, cocaine, alcohol or stimulants. However, THC use during adolescence may lead to problems with learning and memory later in life.

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8 famous people you didn’t know were cannabis patients

The Cannigma

Patrick Stewart uses topicals and edibles for his arthritis (Shutterstock). He also made a point of noting that while the cannabis creams and spray he uses have reduced stiffness and pain in his hands, and have helped him sleep – they do not get him high. It’s helped me incredibly, with pain, with sleep, with anxiety.

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State restrictions on cannabis packaging worry producers

Cannabis Chronicles

Because of state regulations, the packaging for the company’s infused tinctures, topicals, capsules and other products contains no information claiming any therapeutic effects. If a consumer is looking for a product to help with sleep, the product should display the word “sleep,” she said. In 2015, Gov.

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Cannabis for PTSD: Latest Scientific Evidence Shows Promising Results

Greencamp

Hyperarousal —an aroused emotional state with heightened anxiety and tension which can cause sleeping problems, difficulties concentrating, alterations in thinking and feeling and even aggressive and self-destructive behavior. Two main cannabinoids in the cannabis plant are THC and CBD. How to choose the best strain for PTSD?

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10 THINGS THE ELDERLY SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Otherside Farms

According to a new report, An Aging World: 2015 this percentage is projected to jump to nearly 18 percent of the world’s population by 2050. There are many ways to take medical marijuana, such as CBD oils and creams that can be applied topically for pain relief. CBD is available in many forms, such as oil, edibles and topicals.

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The Seven Year Itch

Cannabis Law Report

“CBG strains have a naturally lower THC content than CBD-rich varieties. . “As CBG is synthesized into other cannabinoids including THC, strains high in CBG are generally very low in other cannabinoids. total THC, which is now the limit under the recently-released USDA rules for growing hemp.”

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Cannabis Can Both Suppress and Strengthen the Immune System

Greencamp

Grasping the complex interaction between the immune system and cannabis might be complicated at first, but the whole topic becomes much clearer once you become familiar with several important facts. Insomnia and other sleep disorders. The endocannabinoid system (ECS). Anxiety and frequent mood swings. Arthritis and joint stiffness.