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Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South

NORML

So, it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that Virginia didn’t launch a medical marijuana program until 2015, nearly two decades after California. The passage of SB 701 directed the Virginia Board of Pharmacy to regulate and monitor the state’s CBD- and THC-A-rich oils. The 2015 Virginia law is an affirmative defense law.

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Serious Conditions Are Responding To Cannabinoid Therapy

Peninsula Alternative Health

As medical cannabis emerges from the dark days of prohibition, researchers are finding a wide range of conditions responding successfully to it. Epilepsy Seizure disorders are on the list of qualifying conditions for most medical cannabis states. tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Because cannabis is still a schedule 1 drug in the U.S.,

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Medical Marijuana Can Be Used to Treat Neuropathy

FloridaMarijuana.net

When the body is defensive against trauma, this system begins to fail, resulting in physical, mental and/or neurological conditions. The compounds THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol) found in cannabis signal the same cannabinoid receptors as anandamide. Mazanet for The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy.

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Terpene Spotlight: Pinene

FloridaMarijuana.net

The healing cannabis plant is complex and most notably known for the compounds THC and CBD. As researchers dive into the depths of the cannabinoid system it is becoming clear that cannabis terpenes are just as vital to a plant’s efficacy as are THC and CBD. In this study , it was concluded that alpha-pinene (?-pinene)

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Medical Marijuana and PTSD

LifeCannMD

In Florida, Medical Marijuana is legal and can be recommended for various conditions, including PTSD, provided the patient meets specific criteria. A 2015 study authored by Stephanie Yarnell MD, Ph.D. THC is the psychoactive component of cannabis and is associated with euphoria but can also cause anxiety or paranoia in some users.

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Can cannabis help COVID ‘long haulers?’

The Cannigma

The condition, known as “long COVID” — with patients often referred to as “COVID long haulers” — is typified by a series of symptoms that linger long after someone has recovered from COVID-19, even months after they no longer test positive for the novel coronavirus. episodes per month. Depression and anxiety.

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U.S. Cannabis Legalization Update: Who’s Still Waiting and Who May Legalize

Veriheal

In 2015, Idaho state legalized CBD with a THC concentration of less than 3%. 3% THC is legal for treating qualifying health conditions and even recreationally. In Kansas, medicinal CBD entails a THC concentration under 5%. Recreational CBD, meanwhile, must be entirely THC-free. In 2014, CBD with under 0.9%