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Could the Up-and-Coming Medicinal Ketamine Market Rival the Cannabis Industry?

Veriheal

We’re talking about ketamine —a dissociative anesthetic that is featured on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines. Also known as “K,” “special K,” or “cat-valium,” ketamine is gradually climbing out of an abyss of K-fueled house parties and into the vortex of medicine.

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Cannabis and the Immune System

United Patients Group

In fact, cannabis has been used for thousands of years as a medicine. Cortisol helps regulate blood sugar levels and blood pressure, but it’s also essential for proper immune function because it helps control inflammation within your body. Cannabis and the Immune System. the cavities around your nose).

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CBD Science Update

Project CBD

The 29th annual International Cannabinoid Research Society ( ICRS ) symposium, which convened last month in Bethesda, Maryland, featured new developments in CBD science that have far-reaching implications for many areas of medicine. Related story Can CBD Help Your Condition? The results were mixed. Preclinical promise.

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Using Cannabis to Treat Glaucoma

Medicinal Marijuana Association

You may have heard whispers of cannabis being used to address a specific eye condition, but what does the research truly reveal about its effectiveness? Glaucoma: Understanding the Condition Understanding glaucoma is crucial for recognizing its symptoms and seeking timely treatment.

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CBD Science Update

Project CBD

The 29th annual International Cannabinoid Research Society ( ICRS ) symposium, which convened last month in Bethesda, Maryland, featured new developments in CBD science that have far-reaching implications for many areas of medicine. Related story Can CBD Help Your Condition? The results were mixed. Preclinical promise.

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What’s the deal with ketamine? Q&A on Special K

The Cannigma

2 3 As clinical trials around the world proceeded in the late 1960s and 1970s, patients began reporting difficulty tolerating ketamine’s unpleasant hallucinogenic and dissociative properties. And just like that, all of a sudden ketamine had found a new role in modern medicine – an anti-hyperalgesic. 17 How does ketamine feel?

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Bangkok Post Report: Cannabis clinics set to mushroom – currently 500 in operation

Cannabis Law Report

The facilities are overseen by the Ministry’s Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine. These clinics offer patients two types of medical cannabis: oil extracted from the seeds, and traditional cannabis remedies that use various parts of the plant including the leaves, roots or flowers. The first is Daycha Oil.

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