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FDA Approves Ketamine Nasal Spray as First and Only Standalone Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression

Veriheal

In 2019, the FDA approved Spravato to treat treatment-resistant depression (TRD), with optional uses alone or alongside oral antidepressant medication (both required if suicidal ). Clinicians typically use ketamine as a general anesthetic, but they also use it to alleviate treatment-resistant chronic pain and seizures.

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Survey Finds 40% of Chronic Pain Patients Swapped Opioids for Medical Cannabis

Veriheal

The objective of the survey published in December 2020 explored “ the effect that medical cannabis has on prescription opioid medication usage for the treatment of chronic pain at three medical cannabis practice sites ”. The Effect of Medical Cannabis on Prescription Opioids.

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South African Research Team Says Cannabis is ‘Very Promising’ as an Opioid Replacement

Veriheal

Clinical trials into cannabis’ potential as an opioid replacement are well underway in South Africa. According to the announcement, Biodata—a subsidiary of Labat Africa—“is the brainchild of Dr. Quite frankly, the clinical trials couldn’t have come at a better time.

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Cannabis Use In Active Athletes: Behaviors Related to Subjective Effects

Puff Puff Post

Study Offers Insight Into Adult Athletes’ Relationship to Cannabis and its Potential for Pain Management. July 8, 2019 /Canna Newswire/ – The Colorado-based Canna Research Group developed The Athlete Pain, Exercise, and Cannabis Experience (PEACE) Survey study for active adults to look beyond the stigma of cannabis use in athletes.

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Cannabis Use In Active Athletes: Behaviors Related to Subjective Effects

Puff Puff Post

Study Offers Insight Into Adult Athletes’ Relationship to Cannabis and its Potential for Pain Management. July 8, 2019 /Canna Newswire/ – The Colorado-based Canna Research Group developed The Athlete Pain, Exercise, and Cannabis Experience (PEACE) Survey study for active adults to look beyond the stigma of cannabis use in athletes.

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Getting to Know Cannabigerol with Bonni Goldstein, MD

Project CBD

She is the medical director of Canna-Centers Wellness & Education and the clinical advisor to Cannformatics. She is also the author of Cannabis is Medicine: How Medical Cannabis and CBD are Healing Everything from Anxiety to Chronic Pain. But we may be on the cusp of having those trials, which would be very exciting.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/18/19

NORML

House lawmakers introduced The Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019 (HR 601), to facilitate federally-approved clinical trials involving cannabis. The measure would expand the pool of individuals eligible for medical cannabis by allowing physicians to recommend it to those with generalized chronic pain.