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The Criminalization of Legal Cannabis Consumption

Veriheal

While in MA, he utilized cannabis which was legal under state law, in order to find relief from chronic pain and PTSD. This is because Murphy struggles with chronic back and knee pain and has difficulty keeping his balance, conditions which he used medical cannabis to find symptom relief.

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Veriheal’s Innovation in Cannabis Scholarship 2020 Winners

Veriheal

Such a program would further educate and expose patients to medical cannabis who may be able to benefit from it as a substitute for addictive opioid medications and experience relief from conditions like migraines, anxiety , seizures, back pain, etc. . This can help change the way people look at the substance.

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What is THC? Here’s everything you need to know

The Cannigma

Marijuana (defined in the US as any cannabis plant where THC>0.3%) is a schedule I drug according to the DEA and FDA. Despite advancements in research, evidence regarding the health effects of cannabis use remains elusive and there is no consensus within the medical community about which conditions it can treat.

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GW Pharmaceuticals Wins the Queens Prize for Innovation

SpeedWeed

Rather than going head-to-head with other well-funded competitors in some US state auction while facing down the DEA or buying out a patient collective or two in Canada, the process was a bit simpler. However, for most of its existence, the company produced products not for domestic consumption, but rather for export.