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Cannabis Tied to Lower Blood Pressure in Hypertension Patients, Study Finds

The Cannigma

Using cannabis for several months is associated with a reduction in blood pressure among older adults with hypertension, according to a prospective study published last week. The mean differences in 24-hours systolic and diastolic blood pressures were 5.0 mmHg and 4.5 mmHg, respectively,” the researchers wrote. “The

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Report Says Cannabis Use Among Pregnant Women Increased During the Pandemic

Veriheal

While birth rates around the world have surprisingly declined during the last year and a half of on-and-off lockdowns, something else has increased: the number of women using cannabis while pregnant. Kaiser Permanente’s Cannabis Use Study. Patients had a mean age of 31. from an estimated 3.4% in 2002 to 7.0%

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Cannabis Information for Students

Cannabis Law Report

For other people, anxiety, homesickness, social pressure, and isolation hits different, as if activated to the top-notch. On the other hand, peer pressure knocks at your door, offering up a solution in the form of Marijuana. This is a short story of how students become addicted to cannabis. Cannabis causes bronchitis.

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Smoking Weed with a Cold: Is it Advisable?

PrestoDoctor

Combining cannabis consumption with cold medicine can potentially lead to unwanted reactions, especially when you are already feeling under the weather. Therefore, if you choose to use cannabis to alleviate cold symptoms such as fever-related discomfort, it is best to avoid combining it with cold medicine.

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There’s No Associated Between Cannabis Use and Increased Stroke Risk, Finds Study

The Joint Blog

According to NORML, who first reported on the study, researchers identified no link between recent cannabis exposure and either an increased or decreased risk of stroke after adjusting for confounders such as age, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.

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Yale, Portland pot grower to conduct medical marijuana study It focuses on stress and mental health

Cannabis Law Report

In 2017, Sinha in collaboration with CTPharma received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an investigational New Drug application to examine how medical marijuana products effect subjective and physiological responses to stress and pain. “With increasing levels of use of medical marijuana products in the U.S.

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Best Marijuana Strains for Stress

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

If stress is not managed properly, it often lingers, leading to serious mental and physical conditions, such as insomnia, recurring headaches, eating disorders, a weakened immune system, high blood pressure, heart disease, and much more. [1] Studies Show Cannabis Can Help Reduce Stress. 1] Khan, S., & Kahn, R.

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