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New Study Shows Cannabis Use May Be Responsible For Improved Health And Quality of Life

MedicalJane

A web-based study enrolled 1,276 participants (including those already using a cannabis product and those considering its use) between April 2016 and February 2018. Of the 1,276 participants, 524 adult patients and 284 adult caregivers of children or dependent adults, all self-reported using cannabis for medicinal purposes.

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How Medical Marijuana May Help Reduce Opioid Use

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

As a part of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, Marijuana in Arizona can be used to treat: “A chronic or debilitating disease, medical condition or the treatment that causes: Cachexia or wasting syndrome. Severe and chronic pain. Severe nausea; Seizures, including those characteristic of epilepsy.

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Is weed legal in Alabama?

The Cannigma

CBD is legal in Alabama under the 2018 federal farm bill. You can grow hemp plants under the 2018 Farm Bill, but you may run into issues with law enforcement officers who don’t know the difference. The law requires physicians to jump through several hoops to obtain a license to prescribe cannabis. CBD regulations.

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The Science Behind Medical Marijuana: Exploring Cannabinoids and Their Therapeutic Effects

MMJ Recs

Both THC and CBD have demonstrated analgesic properties, making them valuable for managing chronic pain conditions such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, and cancer-related pain. This breakthrough has provided new hope to patients with severe forms of epilepsy who had previously found little relief from conventional treatments.

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UK’s first network of medical cannabis clinics set to open more sites

Cannabis Law Report

According to Jonathan Nadler, Group MD at LYPHE Group , which owns and runs The Medical Cannabis Clinics: “Patients should be able to access legal medical cannabis but both advocates and doctors have been thoroughly dissatisfied with the lack of progress since cannabis was rescheduled in 2018. NICE guidelines.

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Hemp vs Cannabis: The Differences Explained

Otherside Farms

After the 2018 Farm Bill passed, it further muddied the waters. The FDA approved drugs made from CBD isolate to treat certain types of epilepsy. Chronic pain patients find the head high gives them more mobility for a while. The laws about cannabis use in the U.S. change every year, leading to some confusion.

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The Top Medical Cannabis Research of 2017

MGC Pharma

The Top Medical Cannabis Research of 2017 A word from Ron Lipsky, Manager of Business Development and International Relations at MGC Pharmaceuticals MGC Pharma is still riding off the success of 2017 as we progress into 2018, with many exciting developments on the horizon.