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Patients Deserve a Federal Overhaul on Medical Cannabis

Americans for Safe Access

Since the first medical cannabis laws were introduced in California 25 years ago, 35 states have joined with California in defiance of the federal prohibition of cannabis as a medicine. Across these states, millions of patients are demonstrating cannabis’ medicinal value through their treatments every day.

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Study: Cannabis Associated with Reduced Opioid Use, Prolonged Benefits in Pain Patients

NORML

The daily use of cannabis by patients with chronic pain conditions is associated with prolonged improvements in pain management and subjects’ overall quality of life, as well as sustained reductions in the use of opioids, according to longitudinal data published in the journal Pain Medicine.

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Medical Cannabis and Cancer Treatment: All You Need to Know

MMJ Recs

In recent years, the landscape of cancer treatment has witnessed a paradigm shift with the emergence of medical cannabis as a potential therapeutic ally. With a rich history of medicinal use, cannabis is garnering attention not only for its palliative effects but also for its potential to target cancer cells directly.

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The Benefits of Cannabis in the Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis

United Patients Group

The Benefits of Cannabis in the Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis Introduction Myasthenia gravis ( MG ) is a rare autoimmune disease that affects the nerves and muscles. Doctors usually treat MG with thymectomies, immunomodulating drugs, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and IV immunoglobulin treatments. Could marijuana be the answer?

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Study: Cannabis Safe and Effective in Fibromyalgia Patients

NORML

The administration of herbal cannabis is safe and effective in patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia, according to clinical data published this month in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. Israeli investigators assessed the use of cannabis over a six-month period in 211 patients with the disease.

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New Research Shows How Medicinal Cannabis Eases Cancer Pain and Reduces Opioid Dependence

Veriheal

But what if a safe and effective complementary plant-based treatment was widely available to alleviate cancer pain? A new 2023 study published in BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care suggests that cannabis could be the answer millions of cancer patients have been looking for. in cancer patients undergoing anticancer treatment, 50.7%

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Oregon regulators grant state’s first psychedelic medicine treatment center license to Epic Healing Eugene

Cannabis Law Report

Ganjapreneur report Oregon regulators last week licensed the state’s first psychedelic medicine treatment center, the Oregonian reports. The license was granted to Epic Healing Eugene which is expected to start serving patients this month.