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Popular Medical Cannabis Strains for Cancer Symptoms

PrestoDoctor

Let’s start with some excellent news: As of 2015, cancer in the United States is on a steady decline. According to the American Cancer Society , since its peak in 1991, cancer occurrences among Americans fell 26 percent, resulting in 2.4 million cancer-related deaths avoided during that time. Furthermore, the last decade of data available reveals that new cancer diagnoses rates fell two percent in men while remaining the same rate in women.

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Why and How Does Marijuana Work? Understanding Cannabinoids

Cannabis Cheri

Guest post by Lanny Swerdlow, RN, LNC. Due to its psychoactive properties, THC gets all the hype, but it is only one of about 60 cannabinoids found in marijuana. These complex organic molecules found in cannabis have a profound effect on our bodies if for no other reason than we naturally produce cannabinoids, called endocannabinoids, for a virtual cornucopia of physiological processes.