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How Cannabis Research is Affecting Parkinson’s Disease

The Joint Blog

Numerous trials have been run using medical marijuana and CBD tinctures to treat or reduce the symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease. This is not the first medicinal trial of its kind. Cannabis and CBD oils have often been used to reduce the effects of epilepsy and several other neurological issues, so why not Parkinson’s?

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

Cannabis Law Report

Recent studies on the effectiveness of cannabidiol in the rare seizure disorders Dravet Syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome have prompted a biopharmaceutical company to perform clinical trials of its own to bring a cannabidiol based drug to the American market through the process of FDA approval. Lancet Neurol Dec 23 2015. Fabricio A.

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Using Cannabis for ALS: Benefits, Research and Best Strains

Greencamp

The CBD cannabinoid is proven to be an exceptional seizure-controlling agent for epilepsy patients, and also shows great promise for treating Parkinson’s , Alzheimer’s and Multiple Sclerosis. Marijuana and Epilepsy: Here’s How Cannabis Stops Seizures (12 Studies). Exploring the available research on ALS and cannabinoids.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

Cannabis Law Report

Chronic pain or pain were the conditions most frequently mentioned in articles about cannabis, followed by epilepsy, cancer or cancer pain, and nausea and chemotherapy. Refractory paediatric epilepsy. Epilepsy or epilepsies were mentioned in 39% of articles. Conclusions. Palliative care indications. Cancer pain.