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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

We conclude that in medical-only access models there is little evidence to justify the differential treatment of medicinal cannabis patients, compared with those taking other prescription medications with potentially impairing effects. Access to treatment. Daniel Perkins a b Hugh Brophy a Iain S. Medicinal cannabis. Road safety.

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16 Pain Management Centers In Virginia That MMJ Patients Should Know

MMJ Recs

Pain management centers can be a good addition to treatment for medical marijuana patients who experience chronic pain. These Virginia pain specialists utilize various treatments to reduce chronic pain and improve the lives of their patients. Medical Marijuana Treatment For Chronic Pain. What Is Chronic Pain?

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22/20

NORML

This bill comes after lawmakers passed legislation in 2019 that allows the growing and production of hemp and hemp-derived products, as long as the THC concentration is below 0.3%. The bill would allow qualifying patients to access all the alternative treatment centers instead of having to designate just one. NH resident? OK resident?

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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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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. Cannabidiol as a Potential Treatment for Anxiety Disorders. 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) by vaporisation. doi:10.1186/2050-6511-15-58. Neurotherapeutics. 2015;12(4):825-836. doi:10.1007/s13311-015-0387-1. 2014;15(1).

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Benefits of Cannabis for Alzheimer’s disease

Alchimia

Patient associations estimate that we’ll have around 1,5 million people suffering from Alzheimer in Spain by 2050. Although a balanced nutrition – and regular brain stimulation – can have protective and preventive effects , we still don’t have any effective treatment for Alzheimer’s disease once it is active.

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10 THINGS THE ELDERLY SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Otherside Farms

According to a new report, An Aging World: 2015 this percentage is projected to jump to nearly 18 percent of the world’s population by 2050. Indica strains are most commonly used in medical marijuana because they are low in THC (the component of marijuana that gets you high) and high in CBD. The stigma is lifting.