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

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

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Last April 7th, 13-year-old Charlotte Figi, whose battle with a rare, catastrophic form of early childhood epilepsy called Dravet syndrome raised awareness for medical cannabis across the world, died of cardiac arrest and respiratory failure brought on by a seizure. I never thought that I would see cannabis become an essential business.

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Realm of Caring Appoints Research Director to Oversee Groundbreaking Cannabis Data Registry and Medical Studies

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and its Scientific Advisory Board, the Organization Publishes New Real-World Study on Epilepsy and CBD. His first initiative is co-authoring an original study on epilepsy using survey data gathered from RoC’s innovative Observational Research Registry (ORR). Under the Leadership of Nicolas Schlienz, Ph.D., COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–(BUSINESS

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How Medical Marijuana Treats Epilepsy

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One area which is now widely talked about is how marijuana treats epilepsy. Marijuana in treatment of epilepsy. Epilepsy is a neurological condition which causes one to have seizures. Some of the treatments methods which are available also might not help some people with types of epilepsy that are resistant to drugs.

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Linked In Article: Lawyers and offices in Brazil embrace marijuana

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Before 2013, legal professionals’ contact with cannabis issues was basically limited to criminal proceedings relating to the possession or sale of the substance. starting treatment with so-called medicinal cannabis. starting treatment with so-called medicinal cannabis.

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What is CBD? Everything you need to know

The Cannigma

Some healthcare professionals are already encouraged by what is known, much of it anecdotal accounts from patients in their practices. The first clinical research done on CBD as a potential treatment for epilepsy was in 1980, but the information gleaned didn’t make its way to the public eye until decades later. Shutterstock).

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Medicinal properties of CBD

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The exact CBD dosage still remains undefined by the science and greatly varies depending on the disease to treat; most treatments start with a dose of 1mg CBD per Kg of bodyweight, which is gradually increased if necessary. That could explain why kids using CBD to treat epilepsy may experience some of the side effects of THC, like sleepiness.