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Medical Marijuana Can Help with the Effects of Traumatic brain injury

FloridaMarijuana.net

Because there is limited or conflicting research about “the true nature of traumatic brain injury and how it causes chronic degenerative problems,” treatment can be a challenging process for many patients. One medication may work for one patient, but might be ineffective for another TBI patient.

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From MMJ to Special K

Project CBD

Medicine in a Can A total of 15 patients with different incurable ailments would enroll in the Compassionate IND Program to study cannabis before it was officially shut down in 1992. There’s no doubt that cannabis helps Rosenfeld’s condition, but it’s not a cure.

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The most common reasons people get medical marijuana cards: 2021 edition

The Cannigma

In these three dozen states, from the West Coast to the Midwest to the South and the Northeast, patients use cannabis to treat countless medical conditions and everyday ailments. of patients reported chronic pain as their primary condition, while in Connecticut 70.4% The most common medical conditions.

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The Latin American Cannabis Landscape – Part Two: Regulated Markets and Patient Access

CannaTech

Thanks to the recent emergence of regulated medical cannabis markets, the success of this versatile plant can be followed from farm to pharma and prescriber to patient, however, the origins of cannabis as medicine cannot be as simply traced as the plant is today from seed to sale. Of course, patients need product and product costs money.

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Cannabis and Heart Health Benefits

United Patients Group

A 2013 study published by the Journal of Biochemical Pharmacology was conducted to determine what effects small amounts of THC have on heart protection. The study also shows that a single ultra-low dose of THC before insufficient blood flow to the heart is a safe and effective treatment that can reduce heart attack damage.

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Study Shows That Medical Cannabis Helps Alleviate Symptoms of Dystonia

Veriheal

This condition can be in the form of focal dystonia (affects one part of the body), segmental dusyonial (affects two or more adjacent parts), or general dystonia (affects all parts of the body). A Look Into Dystonia Patients and Cannabis. Cannabis Improves Quality of Life for Dystonia Patients. years, give or take.

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Concert to memorialize Charlotte Figi, the girl who changed medical cannabis

The Cannigma

The namesake of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ Charlotte’s battle with Dravet syndrome and her medical cannabis treatment were covered in depth in the 2013 CNN documentary “Weed,” which brought the issue of pediatric medical cannabis treatment to a massive audience.

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