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Cannabis as a cancer cure: what is the research and where is it going?

The Cannigma

dry herb vaporizers or edibles) to reduce potential carcinogens and respiratory symptoms when smoking cannabis. To date, very few human clinical trials have been conducted to assess the effectiveness of THC or CBD in treating cancer. Use harm reduction techniques (i.e. Can cannabis fill this void?

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Is Weed Legal in Japan? Cannabis Legalization Bill Explained

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In December of 2023, the country recently made a new move towards reform that could stimulate the cannabidiol (CBD) industry and provide many patients, such as those with epilepsy , with access to potentially life-changing medical treatments. Is Weed Legal in Japan?

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Understanding the Efficacy of Medical Cannabis for Terminal Care

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Conventional medication methods such as opiates may help terminal patients focus on more palliative treatment options and goals in order to better one’s comfort and overall quality of life during this time. One study from the Journal of Clinical Oncology examined the efficacy of cannabinoids in appetite stimulation.

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Dr. Andrew Weil on Cannabis and Integrative Medicine

Project CBD

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. We rate levels of evidence, and a high level may be a controlled randomized clinical trial (RCT), but there are also observational studies.

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Report: “Key pharmacological differences between side effects of refined, pharmaceutical CBD formulations and whole plant extracts:”

Cannabis Law Report

Recent studies on the effectiveness of cannabidiol in the rare seizure disorders Dravet Syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome have prompted a biopharmaceutical company to perform clinical trials of its own to bring a cannabidiol based drug to the American market through the process of FDA approval.

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What is CBGA?

The Cannigma

And while some are hopeful for the potential of CBGA, most experts are not yet convinced of cannabinoids as prevention or treatment of COVID infections. However much of the modern CBG products available today are actually extracted from newly-bred cannabis varieties that don’t have the enzymes to convert CBGA to the other cannabinoids.

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Best strains and terpenes for pain management

The Cannigma

Over 10% of US adults have suffered from some degree of daily pain for at least three months, so the need for improved treatment is clear. There have been a number of preclinical and clinical trials studying cannabis’ effects on pain. 12 Pinene had the ability to meditate chemical responses to inflammation in rodent trials.

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