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Dialysis: Live Well With a Chronic Kidney Disease 

United Patients Group

Millions of people across the world suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD), and many of them show signs including weariness, edema, and high blood pressure. Dialysis patients must spend a lot of time connected to a machine, and the procedure itself can result in consequences including infections and low blood pressure.

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New Research Finds Marijuana Use Not Associated With Hypertension

SpeedWeed

The results of the study are consistent with separate research published last month that showed cannabis use may actually lower blood pressure in older adults. Researchers studied 26 elderly patients, monitoring their blood pressure and other metrics over a three-month period.

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ADHD medications and cannabis – what happens when you combine them?

The Cannigma

Still, many patients report that cannabis helps them to feel more in control of their symptoms, leading to important questions. While there has been little systematic research on using cannabis for ADHD, many patients with the condition report positive effects from using cannabis. Can cannabis help with ADHD?

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Medical Marijuana News We Love [2021]

CannaMD

Medical marijuana research, advocacy, and acceptance is on the rise – and that means more and more great news for Florida medical marijuana patients. As Pryor wrote in a memo: Prosecuting these cases has no public safety value and is a costly and counterproductive use of limited resources. We couldn’t agree more!

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Australia: University of Sydney ” Very high doses of cannabis component CBD don’t affect driving”

Cannabis Law Report

Millions of consumers and patients around the world will be heartened by the results of the latest study on cannabis and driving. In NSW, for example, it is legal provided a driver is not ‘impaired’ due to fatigue and/or lowered blood pressure. Study lead author Dr Danielle McCartney.

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Using Cannabis to Treat Glaucoma

Medicinal Marijuana Association

Risk factors for glaucoma include age, family history, and certain medical conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure. Treatment usually involves lowering intraocular pressure to slow the disease’s progression and preserve vision.

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5 Facts Every Cannabis Advocate Needs to Know

The Cannigma

The problem with that, as millions of medical cannabis patients can attest to, is that THC is far more effective and pleasant when combined with other cannabinoids and terpenes — a phenomenon referred to as the entourage effect. Compare that to other substances and drugs about whose safety profiles we know plenty. No-go, say the Feds.

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