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Lunch & Learn Episode 7: What is happening in Nebraska?

Americans for Safe Access

Crista's passion for advocacy began when her youngest son, Colton, was diagnosed with intractable epilepsy just after he turned two. After exhausting all medications and available treatment options for Colton, his doctors mentioned medical cannabis treatment.

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CBD Topical Medicine: What Does the Science Say?

Project CBD

It reviews about half a dozen such studies, plus another ten looking at transdermal CBD for other conditions, including drug addiction, neurodegeneration, skin cancer, wound healing, and epilepsy. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Topical Cannabidiol for the Treatment of Thumb Basal Joint Arthritis. Haffar, Amer et al., Gavin, P.D.

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When adult-use eclipses medical: How recreational cannabis legalization has undermined patient care

The Cannigma

The cannabis movement began with a mission rooted in compassion—dedicated to providing relief for patients suffering from severe conditions such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, epilepsy, and chronic pain. Medical patients like Olivia often stop shopping at dispensaries when they can no longer find the specialized products they need for their treatment.

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The Scott of Pot At It Again. Cann Group aiming for over-the-counter CBD approval in late 2022

Cannabis Law Report

Phase II clinical trial of the Satipharm CBD capsules showed significantly reduced monthly seizure frequency in the treatment of children suffering from refractory, or treatment-resistant epilepsy when the Satipharm capsules were added to current medications. following 12 weeks of treatment.

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CBD Market Report

Project CBD

5 In June 2018, the FDA approved Epidiolex® (GW Pharmaceuticals; Cambridge, UK), the first FDA-approved pharmaceutical drug to contain a “purified drug substance [CBD] derived from marijuana,” for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare epilepsy disorders. Available at: [link] Accessed October 17, 2022. May 26, 2022.

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Is weed legal in Alabama?

The Cannigma

Roll out of the program has been slow, and as of June 2022, there were still no doctors certified to issue prescriptions, no licensed dispensaries, and no legal farming of cannabis products. Unlike other states, Alabama requires doctors to document a failure of conventional medical treatment before issuing a medical cannabis prescription.

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Cannabis laws in Georgia

The Cannigma

But it is a medical program in name only, because as of June 2022 there were no licensed dispensaries in Georgia. Despite having 20,000 registered patients in March of 2022, there are no licensed producers or distributors of cannabis products and sales are unlikely to start before mid-2023 at the earliest.

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