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CBD Topical Medicine: What Does the Science Say?

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They act on the entire body (and thus may produce mild psychoactivity if THC is involved); they also last longer, and take effect more slowly. Clinical benefits? New clinical trials are urgently needed, they repeat in a familiar refrain. An open-label feasibility trial of transdermal cannabidiol for hand osteoarthritis.

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Medical Marijuana is Being Used to Treat Dementia With Success

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The CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion publication published an article titled “Dementia and Its Implications for Public Health”states that as the global population increases, the prevalence of Dementia will increase dramatically. 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (?9-THC)

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THC & CBD-Rich Cannabis for Fibromyalgia

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Researchers have been investigating the use of cannabis to treat fibromyalgia’s constellation of symptoms for decades, with early clinical trials in the 2000s 1-4 suggesting a possible benefit of both pure THC and flower in managing the disease. It’s not a new idea. That seemed to make all the difference. 22,7 (2006): 1269-76.

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Medical Marijuana Can Be Used to Treat Neuropathy

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Additionally, the ACPA reported on a clinical trial that suggests that inhaled cannabis may provide short-term relief from Neuropathy. The compounds THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol) found in cannabis signal the same cannabinoid receptors as anandamide.

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Clinical Trial Shows Association Between Cannabis Inhalation and Improvement in Ulcerative Colitis

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The trial , titled “Cannabis is associated with clinical but not endoscopic remission in ulcerative colitis: A randomized controlled trial,” was published in the PLoS One journal and outlines the effects of high-THC cannabis use on ulcerative colitis. THC and Inflammation. View original article.

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Medical Marijuana Offers Hope for Treatment of PTSD

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Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine published an article titled “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Evidence-Based Research for the Third Millennium” which describes how profound the symptoms of PTSD can be: “Traumatic events are profoundly stressful.

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Dr. Andrew Weil on Cannabis and Integrative Medicine

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Some years ago, our government allowed the use of Marinol, which is synthetic THC, especially for cancer patients. We rate levels of evidence, and a high level may be a controlled randomized clinical trial (RCT), but there are also observational studies. I think it’s more useful when THC is also present.

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