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CBD: Exploring The Therapeutic Effects of Cannabis Without the High

Canna Care Docs

CBD is one of close to 85 cannabinoids present in cannabis, with THC being the most commonly known. Cannabinoids are chemicals within cannabis that offer relief to patients, similar to natural compounds in our body called endocannabinoids. 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) by vaporisation. doi:10.1186/2050-6511-15-58.

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Policy Analysis Paper: Medicinal cannabis and driving: the intersection of health and road safety policy

Cannabis Law Report

A notable example of this is the so-called ‘zero tolerance’ drug driving legal frameworks, which criminalise the presence of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) in a driver’s bodily fluids irrespective of impairment. The Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.

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Benefits of Cannabis for Alzheimer’s disease

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Patient associations estimate that we’ll have around 1,5 million people suffering from Alzheimer in Spain by 2050. They protect neurons – although many media state the opposite – since cannabinoids are not neurotoxic (compared to alcohol, nicotine and some medicines). Source: Spanish Society of Neurology ).

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Australia – Policy Analysis: Medicinal cannabis and driving: the intersection of health and road safety policy – “there is little evidence to justify the differential treatment of medicinal cannabis patients, compared with those taking other prescription medications”

Cannabis Law Report

The Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia. Office of Medicinal Cannabis, Department of Health, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia. School of Social and Political Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.

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Article: Seeding the future of the British hemp industry

Cannabis Law Report

Hemp flowers contain natural levels of cannabinoids needed for this internal system to function. The EU law allowance of THC in a hemp plant is 0.2% In Switzerland the plant can contain up to 1% THC. The hemp plant naturally produces THC – the psychotropic compound, to protect itself from UV sunlight.

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Cannabis and Alzheimer’s Disease: The Compelling Evidence

Cannabis Cheri

A major concern is that the number of people with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to escalate substantially as baby boomers enter their “golden years” with an estimated 16 million people developing Alzheimer’s by 2050. The study noted that THC is a “superior inhibitor” of this plaque compared to drugs currently used to treat Alzheimer’s.