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Is Cannabis a Viable Mental Health Treatment Option? Part 3 of 3: Anxiety

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

In either case, there is definitely a connection, and the widening availability for adults to consume cannabis legally for recreational and medicinal purposes has driven public interest into using cannabis for mental health treatment. Between CBD and THC, CBD seems to hold the best potential as a treatment for anxiety compared to THC.

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FDA Approves Marijuana-Based Epilepsy Drug For Use On Kids In Clinical Trials

Otherside Farms

Federal regulators have approved two clinical studies testing whether a marijuana-based epilepsy drug may help prevent seizures among epileptic children. Source: FDA Approves Marijuana-Based Epilepsy Drug For Use On Kids In Clinical Trials. Although both studies will enroll 25 patients initially, the U.S. In the upcoming U.S.

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CBD Market Report

Project CBD

HerbalGram, the acclaimed quarterly journal of the American Botanical Council, recently published its 2021 “Herb Market Report,” which included data on sales of CBD as an herbal ingredient in mainstream and natural retail channels in the United States. Epilepsy Behav. Consumers spent roughly $31.3 increase in annual sales.

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What is CBD? Everything you need to know

The Cannigma

The first clinical research done on CBD as a potential treatment for epilepsy was in 1980, but the information gleaned didn’t make its way to the public eye until decades later. CBG, however, also has some medicinal potential that CBD doesn’t, for instance as a treatment for hypertension and insulin resistance. Shutterstock).

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New York Introduces Medical Psilocybin Legislation

Canna Law Blog

The “purpose or general idea of bill” provides a good summary: this legislation would “create psilocybin service centers to provide innovative treatment options for ailments such as PTSD, depression, alcohol dependency, anxiety, among others.” Expansive List of Qualifying Medical Conditions. Rules and Restrictions.

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Keto diet and cannabis: is it a recipe for success?

The Cannigma

As per usual, more data is needed. Epilepsy is the most obvious example, where the ketogenic diet has been applied for 100 years, cannabis has long been treated as is now also an FDA-approved treatment for a number of seizure disorders. The keto-canna connection: what do keto and cannabis have in common? 11 12 13 14.

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How public health policy influences cannabis consumer identity

The Cannigma

Cancer, HIV, epilepsy and other serious conditions were the first accepted uses of cannabis in the United States. Laws restricting birth control, abortion, drug use, as well as requirements to receive welfare, drug treatment and even pain medication are developed in a paternalistic nature.

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