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Is Medical Cannabis a Potential Alternative to Prescription Opioids?

United Patients Group

It’s no wonder that doctors are looking for new ways to treat patients with chronic pain without resorting to these highly addictive substances. But they’re also used for common conditions like back pain and headaches, which aren’t usually serious enough to require strong medications. What are opioids?

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What are the benefits of THCV?

United Patients Group

THCV has been shown to reduce seizures and convulsions caused by epilepsy, which could make it an effective seizure treatment for people who don’t respond well to current medications like cannabis oil or CBD oil. THCV may help fight Alzheimer’s disease by reducing inflammation in the brain and restoring nerve function.

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Using Cannabis For Health and Wellness

United Patients Group

The ECS has been studied for its role in many diseases including cancer , epilepsy, chronic pain and multiple sclerosis (MS). For example, if your insomnia is due to pain or anxiety, cannabis can help you get some restful sleep.

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The Benefits of Cannabis in the Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis

United Patients Group

These medications are also associated with an increased risk for infection and cancer (particularly lymphoma).

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Kent Live.com very excited that the UK’s largest legal cannabis Farm is in Sittingbourne

Cannabis Law Report

Those suffering from epilepsy, nausea and chronic pain due to chemotherapy are now given the option to get the drug on prescription, reports The Mirror .

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Medicinal Cannabis Use Approved in French Polynesia

Veriheal

Approximately 3,000 patients who suffer from debilitating conditions like chronic pain and epilepsy will partake in the project, which is due to end in March 2023. Another groundbreaking move occurred in March of last year when the European country’s medical cannabis pilot project kicked off.

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Is weed legal in Greece?

The Cannigma

A demonstration in central Athens during the Global Marijuana march, an annual rally demanding the legalization of marijuana and changes in drug policies (Shutterstock). Other conditions in which Greek patients can seek approval for medical cannabis include HIV/AIDS and epilepsy. A survey carried out in 2004 found that 8.6%