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The history and science of psychedelics: from acid and shrooms to ketamine and salvia

The Cannigma

Hallucinations, increased blood pressure, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea are all common side effects. Clinical research: Mescaline is not easy to use clinically because of its slow onset and long duration, but clinical trials are being organized for addiction, PTSD, and chronic pain. This stage lasts for 8 to 20 hours.

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AAFP ( American Academy of Family Physicians) Releases Marijuana, Cannabinoids Position Paper

Cannabis Law Report

26 Evidence is most substantial for nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy, chronic pain treatment, multiple sclerosis spasticity, and intractable seizures associated with Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Cannabinoids have been assessed for chronic pain management.