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CBD Topical Medicine: What Does the Science Say?

Project CBD

Consider it a testament to the ubiquity and flexibility of the endocannabinoid system: we can inhale medicinal cannabinoids via combustion or vaporization; ingest them via food or drink; and absorb them directly through the skin, the bodys largest organ. The post CBD Topical Medicine: What Does the Science Say? Haffar, Amer et al.,

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Cannabis Epilepsy Treatment: Breakthroughs, Benefits, and Risks

Miss Marijuana

Did you know that about one out of every three people with epilepsy can’t get better with regular medicine? In the last few years, treatments made from cannabis have given hope to people who have epilepsy that doesn’t get better with normal drugs. That means even when they try lots of different medicines, the seizures just keep coming.

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Dr. Andrew Weil on Cannabis and Integrative Medicine

Project CBD

Andrew Weil is the founder and director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. NM: Please tell us about the history of cannabis use in folk medicine. Dr. Weil: Cannabis has a long history of use in folk medicine throughout the world.

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Understanding Cannabis Use Disorder: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

United Patients Group

Cannabis, commonly known as marijuana, has gained widespread acceptance for both medicinal and recreational use in recent years. In this blog, we’ll explore what cannabis use disorder is, its causes, symptoms, and the available treatments. Treatment Options for Cannabis Use Disorder While CUD can be challenging, it is treatable.

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Pride and Plant Medicine: How the LGBTQ+ Movement Shaped the Cannabis Industry

The Cannigma

Milk’s words challenge us to speak up—not only for LGBTQ+ rights, but also for compassionate, equitable healthcare that includes access to plant medicine. Cannabis was one of the few effective treatments available, helping alleviate wasting syndrome, pain, nausea, and anxiety. Love that broke the law to save lives. 2025, May).

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Medical Marijuana Offers Hope for Treatment of PTSD

FloridaMarijuana.net

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine published an article titled “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Evidence-Based Research for the Third Millennium” which describes how profound the symptoms of PTSD can be: “Traumatic events are profoundly stressful. Get your Florida Medical Marijuana Card.

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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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