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CBD Topical Medicine: What Does the Science Say?

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Advantages and disadvantages Traditional topicals including water-based lotions and creams and oil-based balms and salves offer a quick onset time, no psychoactivity, and the potential to treat not only aches, pains, and inflammation, but also skin conditions like psoriasis and eczema. Clinical benefits? So what do the studies say?

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Terpene Spotlight: Nerolidol

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In 2017, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine published a statement that the use of cannabis for the treatment of pain is supported by “well-controlled clinical trials and that there is substantial evidence that cannabis is an effective treatment for chronic pain in adults.”.

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What Are The Most Common Conditions MMJ Is Prescribed For?

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As the medical community delves into the therapeutic potential of cannabis, certain health conditions have emerged as primary candidates for its prescription. THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis, has analgesic properties that can help manage chronic pain conditions, such as neuropathic pain and arthritis.

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South African Research Team Says Cannabis is ‘Very Promising’ as an Opioid Replacement

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Clinical trials into cannabis’ potential as an opioid replacement are well underway in South Africa. Quite frankly, the clinical trials couldn’t have come at a better time. What’s more, the soon-to-be-introduced strain is laden with myrcene and beta-caryophyllene terpenes.

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Dr. Andrew Weil on Cannabis and Integrative Medicine

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And then cannabis has unique effects for a wide range of conditions, everything from the treatment of pain, treatment of asthma, treatment of immune conditions. There’s a condition that we call GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease. there’s been a great deal of promotion of CBD for a wide variety of conditions.

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Getting to Know Cannabigerol with Bonni Goldstein, MD

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CannMed: For what conditions do you think CBG has the most promise? Psoriasis is a well-known condition where people get not only joint pain but they also get these thick red patches and scales on their skin. It can be a very difficult condition. But we may be on the cusp of having those trials, which would be very exciting.

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Can Cannabis Cure Coronasomnia?

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For example, high-CBD strains are also high in myrcene , a sedating terpene compound. Scientists have also studied combinations of THC and CBD, such as Sativex clinical trials that show patients’ marked improvement in sleep. Research is complex because there are compounding factors. Sleep is very important.

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