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Clinical Trial: Whole-Plant Cannabis Extracts Associated with Improved Outcomes in Autistic Patients

NORML

“In this study, we have demonstrated for the first time in a placebo-controlled trial that cannabinoid treatment has the potential to decrease disruptive behaviors associated with ASD, with acceptable tolerability.".

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The Cannabis Cancer Connection

Project CBD

There is a growing body of anecdotal and scientific evidence that the “major cannabinoids” tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), certain “minor cannabinoids” (some without a name), and other cannabis compounds have antineoplastic action against cancer cells. THC binds to two types of cannabinoid receptors, CB1 and CB2.

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3 Ways Florida Medical Marijuana Can Be Used to Fight Cancer

FloridaMarijuana.net

Additionally, the NCI recognizes that cannabinoids “may have benefits in the treatment of cancer-related side effects.”. Cannabinoids are extracted from the cannabis plant and an extract oil is created. Mainstream media has begun to illustrate just how effective medical marijuana can be in helping cancer patients.

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‘The Doors are Wide Open’: Denver Cannabis Company Gets DEA Approval To Expand Alzheimer’s Research

Cannabis Law Report

We’re interested in how cannabinoids affect the nervous system, the brain, and in in particular, we’re very interested in Alzheimer’s disease,” said Dr. Tyrell Towle, director of chemistry and extraction at MedPharm. It’s possible because of a new Schedule I Researcher License granted by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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Cannabis as a cancer cure: what is the research and where is it going?

The Cannigma

Even if a cannabinoid has shown promise on one cancer line, that doesn’t mean it will work for all cancers – even if it’s within the same organ system. Advocate for the rescheduling of cannabis to improve access to cannabis for research purposes, and scientific funding for novel cannabinoid-based cancer therapies.

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Getting to Know Cannabigerol with Bonni Goldstein, MD

Project CBD

Goldstein will be leading the Medical Practicum at CannMed 2023 (May 15-17), where she will also be speaking about CBG and other minor cannabinoids during the main session. You have said that cannabigerol, or CBG, is one of your favorite cannabinoids. Is that because CBG is a precursor for the other plant cannabinoids?

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CBD Science Update

Project CBD

The 29th annual International Cannabinoid Research Society ( ICRS ) symposium, which convened last month in Bethesda, Maryland, featured new developments in CBD science that have far-reaching implications for many areas of medicine. None of the participants had been using any cannabinoid-based products prior to this study.

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