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CBD Topical Medicine: What Does the Science Say?

Project CBD

Consider it a testament to the ubiquity and flexibility of the endocannabinoid system: we can inhale medicinal cannabinoids via combustion or vaporization; ingest them via food or drink; and absorb them directly through the skin, the bodys largest organ. A lot of work remains to be done, they write. The findings are mixed.

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Clinical Trial: Cannabinoid Administration Via a Metered-Dose Inhaler Is Safe and Effective for Chronic Pain Patients

NORML

The delivery of precise doses of THC via an inhaler is associated with pain mitigation in patients with neuropathy and other complex pain conditions, according to clinical trial data published in the European Journal of Pain. Additional information regarding cannabinoids and pain appears online h ere.

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Dr. Andrew Weil on Cannabis and Integrative Medicine

Project CBD

Andrew Weil is the founder and director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. NM: Please tell us about the history of cannabis use in folk medicine. Dr. Weil: Cannabis has a long history of use in folk medicine throughout the world.

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Governor Newsom, Don’t Throw the Baby’s Medicine Out with the Bathwater!

Americans for Safe Access

Americans for Safe Access (ASA) fully supports the regulation of cannabinoid products as part of our mission to ensure safe access for patients, and we want you to be successful in your efforts to do so in California. Unfortunately, our efforts to alter the legislation to protect these patients failed, and so did AB 2223.

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Cannabinoids: THC

FloridaMarijuana.net

Cannabis contains chemical compounds that have varying pharmacological and medicinal properties. Science supports what humans have known for centuries: that the cannabis plant offers a variety of medicinal properties. Once medical marijuana is ingested, the receptors are opened and the medication begins to provide relief to patients.

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How does medical marijuana help patients with Epilepsy?

FloridaMarijuana.net

Medical marijuana can alleviate certain side effects and, some research indicates, reduce the number of seizures a patient experiences. Cannabinoids are compounds in cannabis that target cells in the body. Recently , the mainstream press has initiated a growing interest in the efficacy of cannabinoids when other therapies have failed.

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Marijuana Terpenes: What They Are, Why You Need Them, How To Use Them

Cannabis Cheri

Terpenes interact with cannabinoids and are integral to what scientists call “the entourage effect” of whole plant medicine. This essentially means that the sum of the cannabis plant’s parts is greater than any individual cannabinoid (such as CBD or THC) or terpene. Healing with Marijuana Terpenes.

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