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Bangkok Post Report: Cannabis clinics set to mushroom – currently 500 in operation

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“More than 40,000 patients have used cannabis to treat their respective illnesses. These clinics offer patients two types of medical cannabis: oil extracted from the seeds, and traditional cannabis remedies that use various parts of the plant including the leaves, roots or flowers. Most are cancer patients.

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Marijuana and HIV: Much More Than Palliative Aid

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Even though cannabis and cannabinoid-derived pharmaceuticals are both frequently used by HIV/AIDS patients, several studies show that something interesting happens when cannabis is consumed. Examples include pneumonia, cancers, tuberculosis, chronic diarrhea, and inflammation-based conditions such as meningitis and encephalitis.

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Cannabis & Dementia: New Study Explores Pot’s Potential for Treatment

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Now, clinical studies are about to get underway at an Australia university, to track changes in actual dementia patients to see if cannabis can help. Dementia is a catch-all term for the conditions that cause declining memory and thinking skills, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and vascular dementia.

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Psychedelic Invest’s 100 Most Influential People in Psychedelics List

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Rick, and MAPS, have published hundreds of research papers, articles, and reports over the past several decades in addition to participation in dozens of clinical trials and international studies. Dr Rosalind Watts is a clinical psychologist, and the clinical lead of the Psilocybin for Depression trial at Imperial College London.

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First ethics at MAPS in question and now Australia’s Mind Medicine look to have some serious integrity issues too

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Reporter Elise Worthington also investigates the dark side of this form of therapy where disturbing cases of abuse and malpractice are emerging in both clinical trials and the underground. The charity was eventually instructed to pull an advertisement for the study by the ethics committee that conditionally approved the trial.