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CBD as a Steroid Sparing Treatment

Project CBD

Could cannabidiol be a breakthrough therapy to replace or lessen the use of steroids?

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Study: Cannabis Mitigates Symptoms in Patients with Treatment-Resistant Fibromyalgia

NORML

“The current study revealed the positive effects of MC [medical cannabis] therapy in some patients with FMS [ fibromyalgia syndrome] and resistance to conventional treatment. Thus, cannabinoids may be considered for FMS treatment.".

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Cannabis Therapy for Seizures in Animals

Project CBD

One of the potential uses showing the most promise is in the treatment of seizures. The use of cannabis as medicine for animals has been getting a lot attention in the medical, scientific, and pet owning communities. Does it work as well for pets as it does for people?

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Study: Cannabis Associated with Reduced Opioid Use, Prolonged Benefits in Pain Patients

NORML

“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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Study: Cannabis Safe and Effective in Fibromyalgia Patients

NORML

.” Patients were most likely to report overall reductions in pain and overall improvements in their quality of life following cannabis therapy. “In the present study, we demonstrated that medical cannabis is an effective and safe option for the treatment of fibromyalgia patients’ symptoms,” authors concluded.

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Study: Cannabis Associated with Reduced Opioid Use, Prolonged Benefits in Pain Patients

NORML

A team of Canadian researchers assessed the short-term and long-term impacts of medical cannabis treatment in 751 chronic pain subjects. Participants in the study consumed cannabis daily for a period of 12 months. Sixty percent of subjects reported having no previous experience with cannabis prior to their involvement in the study.

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MAPS Is Pushing For FDA Approval Of MDMA-Assisted Therapy

Veriheal

MAPS Public Benefit Corporation (PBC), an arm of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies , has made big strides recently encouraging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider approving MDMA, also known as molly or ecstasy, for MDMA-assisted therapy.

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