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What You Need to Know before Trying Rick Simpson Oil

United Patients Group

Unlike other extraction processes that just extract the trichomes from buds, RSO is made from the entire plant and contains all of its cannabinoids, terpenes, and other compounds. In 2003, Simpson was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer, and was prescribed the standard treatments of surgery and radiation.

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Cannabis for Lupus: Here’s How Cannabinoids Relieve Inflammation

Greencamp

Hence, lupus patients often look for complementary treatments for controlling their symptoms. It makes sense: The most common symptoms that patients with lupus have to deal with are inflammation and pain, and cannabis is known for being especially effective at fighting both.

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Jason Straw: Medical Cannabis Policy, ISNA 2020 Conference

Cannabis Law Report

Straw is here to present his academic work on the “Therapeutic Use of Marijuana and Related Cannabinoids,” highlighting the absolute basics of Cannabis use, dosing, effects, and internal mechanisms. ISNA POSITION STATEMENT AND BACKGROUND: Therapeutic Use of Marijuana and Related Cannabinoids—. Effective Date: 2019.

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Why You Should Be Keeping a Cannabis Journal

The Cannigma

Despite the traumatic brain injury, chronic pain, and years of PTSD, Otha Smith considers himself one of the lucky ones. Pronounced dead at the scene of a car accident in 2003, a friend and medical student he was traveling with performed CPR until a medivac helicopter arrived, giving him another chance at life.

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Why You Should Be Keeping a Cannabis Journal

The Cannigma

Despite the traumatic brain injury, chronic pain, and years of PTSD, Otha Smith considers himself one of the lucky ones. Pronounced dead at the scene of a car accident in 2003, a friend and medical student he was traveling with performed CPR until a medivac helicopter arrived, giving him another chance at life.

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Cannabis For Fibromyalgia

Dr. Michele Ross

Approximately 10 million patients in the United States have fibromyalgia, and 75-90% are women. Patients with lupus, osteoarthritis, and or rheumatoid arthritis are at higher risk of developing fibromyalgia. No research has suggested harm from using cannabis in fibromyalgia patients.

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World Leaders in Medical Cannabis

Medical Cannabis Seedbank

Synthesized CBD, and carried out the first study on its effects on epilepsy patients over 30 years ago. Leading a team in researching the effects of CBD on asthma patients now. Cancer patients and those with chronic pain have prescription access to the substance. He first isolated THC more than 50 years ago.