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The Criminalization of Legal Cannabis Consumption

Veriheal

In November 2017, Patrick Murphy was driving along a state highway in Pennsylvania when flashing lights approached him from behind. While in MA, he utilized cannabis which was legal under state law, in order to find relief from chronic pain and PTSD. MMJ Patients Criminalized Despite Legality.

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Study Finds Marijuana Often Used to Treat Symptoms of Chronic Pain, Anxiety and Insomnia

The Joint Blog

According to a new study, those who use marijuana for therapeutic purposes are more likely to report consuming it to address symptoms such as anxiety, insomnia, chronic pain and depression. SETTING: The USA, 2017. DESIGN: National, probability-based online survey. PARTICIPANTS: 16,280 US adults.

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Is weed legal in Poland?

The Cannigma

Poland established a medical cannabis program in 2017, which allows for a range of cannabis products to be prescribed for a range of medical conditions. Public consumption of cannabis is rare and Polish people who smoke typically do so in the privacy of their own homes. Medical cannabis has been legal in Poland since 2017.

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What will unrestricted access to Medicinal Cannabis look like in Australia?

MGC Pharma

In 2016, growing Cannabis for scientific and medicinal purposes was made legal; in 2017, the first Cannabis Research license was issued; and just this year the federal government moved to legalise Medicinal Cannabis exports. Its future looks rich in Cannabis production, export earnings and chronic pain treatment.

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Can cannabis help COVID ‘long haulers?’

The Cannigma

Joint and muscle pain and a general soreness in many parts of the body is a common symptom reported by people with long COVID. Chronic pain is one of the most common medical conditions patients treat with cannabis. According to a 2019 study , chronic pain was listed as the qualifying condition by 67.5%

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NFL to Award Research Grant to Investigate Cannabis Therapy

Veriheal

This is exactly what happened in 2017 when at the time, 12-year-old Alexis Bortell , along with others like Marvin Washington , a former NFL lineman, sued the United States federal government over keeping cannabis a Schedule 1 drug. This is the stuff that you hear about patients with cancer and seizure disorders finding success with.

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Insomnia is Treated Effectively with Medical Marijuana

FloridaMarijuana.net

In 2017, The Center for Disease Control and Prevention listed lack of sleep/insufficient sleep as a public health concern. Almost all respondents (97%) used medical cannabis primarily for relief of chronic pain. This report, also published by the NCBI, recognizes that Stage 4 tended to increase with medical cannabis consumption.

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