NORML

JUNE 19, 2020

“Taken together, the results of this study add to the cumulative evidence in support of plant-based MC (medical cannabis) as a safe and effective treatment option and potential opioid substitute or augmentation therapy for the management of chronic pain symptomatology and quality of life.”.

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Canna Care Docs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

cannabis has been used medicinally as a treatment for pain and other ailments. With a long history, it’s no surprise that patients still use medical cannabis to manage pain holistically. Today, you can explore personalized treatment plans to aid your distinctive needs. Medicine and orthopedic concept.

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Miss Marijuana

JULY 23, 2020

Finding a remedy that adequately controls chronic pain can be difficult. Patients who report experiencing chronic pain often try a variety of medical treatment options before landing on one that is able to improve their situation. Who should try cannabis for chronic pain and what is the safest way of doing so?

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The Fresh Toast

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Medical Cannabis For Chronic Pain: Global Task Force Develops New Protocols And Guidelines. These protocols will function as the backbone for treatment, allowing physicians to suggest medical cannabis as an ongoing, safer alternative to opioids.

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United Patients Group

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Chronic pain affects millions of people worldwide and presents a significant burden on their quality of life, daily functioning, and mental well-being. Cannabis offers a vast array of potential healing properties, courtesy of its various active compounds called cannabinoids.

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United Patients Group

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Chronic pain is a prevalent and debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide. It is often defined as pain lasting more than three months, and it can have a significant impact on an individual’s daily life and well-being.

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Veriheal

MAY 18, 2023

Chronic pain —a condition that affects 50.2 Nonetheless, guidelines pertaining to the use of cannabis-based treatments for chronic pain relief have been somewhat hazy…up until now. New guidelines for cannabis in chronic pain were recently published by a group of Canadian researchers.

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Veriheal

APRIL 12, 2023

If you or someone close to you has suffered a spinal cord injury (SCI) , chances are chronic pain may have been a constant companion. Until now, treatment options were limited and often provided only minimal relief. Unfortunately, chronic pain is a common and often debilitating complication of SCIs in the United States.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 4, 2021

Have you heard of Kratom or cannabis? If you’re familiar with Kratom or cannabis and what their medicinal qualities are, you might be able to lend a helping hand to the man, the US Federal Government, that is. The feds are looking for information on how cannabis and/or Kratom might treat pain.

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MMJ Recs

JUNE 30, 2022

Chronic pain marijuana strains span across sativa, indica, and hybrid breeds. Although research is limited, anecdotal evidence suggests a variety of marijuana strains can be highly effective in bringing chronic pain down to manageable levels. Afghan Kush. Harlequin. Bubba Kush. Sour Diesel.

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United Patients Group

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A Guide to Choosing Cannabis Strains for Chronic Pain Relief The use of cannabis to treat chronic pain is becoming increasingly popular among patients seeking alternative treatments for their symptoms. What are the Best Cannabis Strains for Chronic Pain?

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MMJ Recs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Chronic pain is a debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide. With an array of strains available, each with unique properties, exploring the best MMJ strains for chronic pain relief could help you find the supplementary treatment you need.

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NORML

MARCH 12, 2020

On March 12th, the House Veterans Affairs Committee (HVAC) passed two separate pieces of legislation pertaining to cannabis policy. We have been working for years to reform this counterproductive policy that forces veterans outside of the VA to receive legal medical cannabis treatment for chronic pain and PTSD.

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United Patients Group

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Chronic pain affects millions of people worldwide, significantly impacting their quality of life and often leading to the development of other health conditions. Standard medical treatments, including opioids and over-the-counter pain relievers, often provide limited relief and may carry the risk of addiction or adverse side effects.

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NORML

MARCH 11, 2020

As a founding Co-Chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, I am pleased to report to you that my legislation to allow VA doctors to fill out state-legal medical marijuana recommendations is scheduled for a committee vote tomorrow. Seeking care is hard enough, and we should not make it even harder for our veterans.

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NORML

JUNE 11, 2019

Patients diagnosed with chronic pain and other debilitating conditions typically reduce, or in some cases, eliminate their use of opioids following their enrollment in state-sanctioned medical cannabis access programs. Several peer-reviewed studies now document this trend. These conclusions are hardly unique.

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NORML

APRIL 30, 2019

VA healthcare providers, however, are prohibited from providing the paperwork necessary to complete a state-legal medical cannabis recommendation, forcing military veterans to seek the advice of a private, out-of-network physician. Today, you can make a difference and show your true support for veterans and the efficacy of medical cannabis.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Cannabis and opioid medications both produce analgesic effects. This means they can block pain by intercepting the release of pain neurotransmitters in the brain and spinal cord. The Effect of Medical Cannabis on Prescription Opioids. America’s Cannabis Catch-22.

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NORML

JANUARY 24, 2019

179 : The VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019 to facilitate federally-sponsored clinical research into the safety and efficacy of medical cannabis among veterans. Lou Correa said, “Last year my bill became the first cannabis bill to pass the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Upon introduction, Rep.

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NORML

JANUARY 31, 2019

Seventy-five percent of military veterans say that they would consider using either “cannabis or cannabinoid products as a treatment option,” according to member survey data compiled by the group Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). The organization represents over 400,000 veterans nationwide.

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2019

In the House, Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), a founder and co-Chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, has reintroduced H.R. 1647 , the Veterans Equal Access Act, which expands medical cannabis access to eligible military veterans. Presently, V.A. It’s past time we provide them with the care they need and deserve.”

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Healer

JANUARY 19, 2021

The objective of this study was to determine how the use of medical cannabis affects prescribed opioid usage in chronic pain patients. Healer conducted an online convenience sample survey of patients from three medical cannabis practice sites who had reported using opioids. Peer Reviewed Medical Study .

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United Patients Group

JANUARY 30, 2023

The Benefits of Cannabis in the Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis Introduction Myasthenia gravis ( MG ) is a rare autoimmune disease that affects the nerves and muscles. Doctors usually treat MG with thymectomies, immunomodulating drugs, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and IV immunoglobulin treatments.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Today, Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced legislation, The Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act , to expand and facilitate medical cannabis access to military veterans suffering from chronic pain, PTSD, and other serious medical conditions.

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LifeCannMD

MARCH 31, 2025

Fernando Fandino-Sende – Miami’s Top Cannabis Doctor, we understand that seeking medical cannabis treatment is more than a clinical decisionit’s a deeply personal journey toward wellness, often undertaken after considerable reflection and other failed interventions.

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Project CBD

JANUARY 24, 2019

Some recent highlights and curiosities from the amazing world of cannabis science and therapeutics: CBD and autism. In his first article of the new year, Raphael Mechoulam and other Israeli scientists look at the “real life experiences of medical cannabis treatment in autism.” Cannabis and ADHD.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 9, 2025

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), after confirming votes from the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board (MCAB), officially added four new conditions to the list of qualifying debilitating condition for Illinois patients in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Conventional forms of treatment are often accompanied by adverse side effects but there is hope for effective treatment with fewer side effects. . Research Team to Study the Impact of CBD on Spinal Injury Pain. Chronic pain is common, expensive, and challenging to treat, which is why many individuals have turned to cannabis.

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2019

This conflict between state and federal laws limits treatment options and federal employment opportunities, particularly impacting veterans who comprise approximately one-third of the federal workforce and whose medical cannabis use to treat chronic pain and PTSD has been found to be double the rate of the general public.

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The Cannigma

MAY 5, 2021

Considering what we do and don’t know, it would be remiss to not ask whether cannabis has the potential to provide relief. Because COVID is still so new, there are no studies in humans showing the utility cannabis to treat COVID or alleviate the symptoms of long COVID. What is long COVID? episodes per month. episodes per month.

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Project CBD

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

But the quality of the government-issue reefer matters less than the fact that Uncle Sam has been supplying him with it regularly since 1982, when Rosenfeld won the right to smoke cannabis for reasons of medical necessity under the auspices of the federal government’s Compassionate Investigational New Drug (IND) program.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 30, 2021

On July 1st, 2021, new cannabis legalization are going into effect in Connecticut, New Mexico, and Virginia, just a couple days after a recreational cannabis legalization measure went into effect in South Dakota. Nearly half of all Americans now live in states where cannabis is legal for adult use. In Colorado, 78.7%

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MMJ Recs

MAY 23, 2024

We will be exploring cannabis therapy for chronic conditions. Note that chronic pain refers to the persistent or long-lasting discomfort in the body beyond the normal time frame for healing. There’s also neuropathic pain, which results from nerve damage, leading to conditions such as shingles or nerve compression.

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FloridaMarijuana.net

AUGUST 15, 2018

Neuropathic pain is chronic pain made prevalent by tissue injury. Other symptoms include : Pain or cramping, especially of the hands, feet or calf muscles. The American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA) states that “with neuropathic pain, the nerve fibers themselves might be damaged, dysfunctional, or injured.

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MMJ Recs

JANUARY 2, 2024

In recent years, the landscape of cancer treatment has witnessed a paradigm shift with the emergence of medical cannabis as a potential therapeutic ally. With a rich history of medicinal use, cannabis is garnering attention not only for its palliative effects but also for its potential to target cancer cells directly.

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Project CBD

JUNE 7, 2023

Project CBD recently reported on studies indicating that cannabis terpenes — the compounds that give the plant its robust and distinctive smell — activate the CB1 cannabinoid receptor. Medical scientists are studying beta-caryophyllene as a treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, chronic pain, and substance abuse.

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Veriheal

MARCH 27, 2025

In January, a bill was introduced regarding Iowas medical cannabis program, allowing vaporized cannabis to be added to the state-approved Tetrahydrocannabinol ( THC) products list. If passed, vaporizable dried raw cannabis would be included with the products available to Iowas medical patients.

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