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Serbian Patients Face Jail as Medical Marijuana Legalisation Stalls. so far 20 have gone to jail

Cannabis Law Report

Fifty-nine-year old Dragoljub Mrdjic has suffered from epilepsy for most of his life. Few medicines have helped him, but his condition drastically improved after he started treating himself with cannabis oil in 2001. “I Patients are in a terrible situation. I tried standard medicine, but there wasn’t much of a result.

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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

Japan does not have a medical cannabis program and does not allow the use of cannabis for patients seeking to treat a medical condition. In 2019, Japan approved clinical trials for Epidiolox — a cannabis derived medicine used to treat severe forms of childhood epilepsy such as Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes. Shutterstock).

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SciSparc Announces Positive Topline Results For Proprietary Pain Management Compound In Pre-Clinical Study

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” A study conducted by The G4 Alliance reports 300 million surgical procedures are performed annually, with an estimated 60 to 70% of patients experiencing moderate to severe pain just after 24 hours of surgery. IMCA was founded in 1994 as a public, not for profit foundation, and in July 2001 it opened as an active medical center.

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Pushing Cannabis into Modern Healthcare

CannaTech

Canada has been at the forefront of shaping much of the rhetoric surrounding cannabis since 2001. Doctors have remained integral parts of a patient’s cannabis journey through what is known as the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulation (ACMPR) act. The Need for Cannabis Education Tailored to Patient and Doctor.

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Can cannabis products be used to increase overall health and well-being?

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In the UK, cannabis was legalized for medicinal purposes in 2018 which saw patients of epilepsy and multiple sclerosis able to access pharmaceutical cannabis derivatives such as Sativex and Epidiolex.

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

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Side effects were very prevalent in 79% of all patients taking a refined CBD product, some of which were severe like thrombocytopenia and transaminase elevations in the liver. Review: During an open-label trial of pure CBD with Lennox-Gastaut and Dravet patients, 79% of all patients reported side effects.

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Is weed legal in Portugal?

The Cannigma

In 2001, in one of the most progressive social moves surrounding drug usage, Portugal decriminalized all drugs, weed included. Patients with cannabis licenses can obtain medical marijuana in Portugal from licensed pharmacies and dispensaries. Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized. Getting weed in Portugal: tourists and visitors.