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The Variety of Health Conditions That Medical Marijuana can Treat

The Joint Blog

Those state laws allow medical marijuana to be used to treat ailments like Alzheimer’s, cancer, epilepsy, Crohn’s disease, seizures, hepatitis C and a host of others. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has only cannabis use to treat two rare and severe forms of epilepsy: Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.

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‘Too costly, not enough evidence it works’, says UK in blow to cannabis campaigners

Cannabis Law Report

The watchdog refused to allow its national health service to prescribe medical cannabis for children with severe epilepsy because there is “not enough evidence it works”, a decision which angered campaigners and parents who said their children will suffer as a result.

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The Pharmaceutical Industry’s Relationship With Cannabis

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

Medical cannabis can be used for a multitude of different reasons in patients: Chronic pain. Nerve pain. Epilepsy and seizures. is for pain relief and it is especially high with people who deal with chronic pain. Muscle relaxer. Anxiety reducer. Appetite enhancer. Managing nausea.

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Medical Marijuana vs. Recreational Marijuana

The Joint Blog

The focus is mainly on the two out of 100 chemicals known as Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Cannabidiol(CBD). Recreational marijuana comes with a higher level of THC and is meant to provide consumers with the ‘high’ which comes as a side effect to its consumption. So what makes it different from its recreational cousin?

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The legal status of weed in the Netherlands and Amsterdam: What does the law actually permit?

The Cannigma

There are currently five types of cannabis that are made by the company Bedrocan for the OMC, with THC levels ranging from 1% to around 22%, and CBD levels that range from less than 1% to over 9%. The OMC provides medical cannabis exclusively to pharmacies, hospitals, pharmacy-holding GP’s, and veterinarians.

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Cannabis for Sciatica: Can It Actually Help?

Greencamp

Quite the contrary, the only official study that was ever performed on sciatica sufferers was with isolated THC. Also, there are many positive testimonies from people who’ve been self-medicating with “regular” cannabis, which contains THC, CBD, and many other cannabinoids. CBD or THC for sciatica? Is cannabis good for sciatica?

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Your guide to hemp, cannabis, and all things CBD.

StrainConnect

The difference between the cannabinoids CBD and THC. the magic line is drawn at the amount of THC content in the plant. THC, then it is considered hemp. THC, it is considered cannabis and is Federally deemed as a Schedule 1 drug. THC rule, if a Cannabis sativa L. THC, it is classified as cannabis.

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