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Study Finds That Cancer Patients Consume Less Cannabis Than the Public

Veriheal

Cancer patients arguably stand to benefit the most from cannabis’ unique properties and benefits, such as anti-nausea, anti-inflammation, reduced pain, inhibited tumor growth, and appetite stimulation. Cannabis is an ideal substance to use during the various stages of cancer treatment but most especially after chemotherapy.

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Case Report Finds Cannabis Provides Symptom Relief in Those With Treatment-Resistant TBI

The Joint Blog

According to a new case report, the use of medical cannabis is associated with decreases in agitation and other symptoms of post-traumatic stress in a 38-year-old patient with an acquired traumatic brain injury (TBI). The patient had been unresponsive to conventional therapies.

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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. When medical cannabis was legalized in Florida in 2016, she became one of the first licensed physicians to include it in her treatment plans.

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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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There’s Hope for Incarcerated Medical Cannabis Patients in New Mexico

Veriheal

With more states in America passing medical cannabis laws than ever before, the inevitable question of how we treat medical cannabis patients is surfacing its head more frequently. Medical cannabis patients who find themselves incarcerated often find themselves ostracized when they ask for their medicine.

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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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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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