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International Psychedelic Science Conference Returns to California

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Over 1,600 attendees from 33 countries are gathering in downtown Oakland to demonstrate the successes, the strength, and the spirit of the new wave of psychedelic science and medicine. By Brad Burge  |  Communications Director, MAPS Psychedelic Science 2013 starts tomorrow. It is a genuinely historic moment. At Psychedelic Science 2013, over 100 of the [...]

Cannabinopathic Medicine

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By Sunil Aggarwal  |  Published by Americans for Safe Access I am honored and delighted to be able to publish here a new comprehensive piece written by Dr. Lester Grinspoon, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, entitled “Cannabinopathic Medicine”. Dr. Grinspoon started writing this piece in 2012, when I was privileged to read [...]

Migraines? Maybe You’re Clinically Endocannabinoid Deficient

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Can this concept explain therapeutic benefits of cannabis in migraine, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome and other treatment-resistant conditions? Published in PubMed.Gov This study examines the concept of clinical endocannabinoid deficiency (CECD), and the prospect that it could underlie the pathophysiology of migraine, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, and other functional conditions alleviated by clinical cannabis. METHODS: [...]

Cannabis in Medicine: A Primer for Health Care Professionals

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On the first day of a National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference, an accredited cannabinoid education program will offer a CRE to healthcare professionals. By Americans for Safe Access  |  January 25, 2013 At 2 pm on Friday, February 22, 2013 an accredited cannabinoid education program called “Cannabis in Medicine: A Primer for Health Care Professionals” [...]

The Healing Power of Marijuana Has Barely Been Tapped

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Medical marijuana is now legal in 18 states, but it’s clear we’ve discovered a fraction of its potential for health By Allan Badiner  |  Published in AlterNet.org There are now legal medical cannabis programs in 18 states plus Washington, DC, with pot fully legal for adults in two other states. Ironically, however, the actual healing [...]

Medical Marijuana as Disease-Modifying Therapy?

Dr. Manuel Guzman is a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Madrid, Spain. (Photo credit: MedicalMarijuana411.com)

In our third segment of the International Association of Cannabinoid Medicine’s 2011 Cannabinoid Conference in Europe, Naturopathic Doctor Michelle Sexton discusses the Endogenous Cannabinoid System from the perspective of pain management, inflammation, and toxicity, and how dis-ease may be modified by the use of Phytocannabinoids. By Dr. Michelle Sexton  |  September 26, 2011 IACM Program: [...]

Federal Government in Bed with Big Pharma on Marijuana?

Letitia Pepper at the CBD Conference in Laguna Woods, California. (Photo credit: MedicalMarijuana411.com)

By Letitia Pepper  |  July 20, 2011 The federal government continues to persecute people for using “medical marijuana,” claiming that “marijuana” has no medical value. This is one of the biggest lies ever sold to the American public via the use of billions of dollars to spreading lies and rumors about an herb. The proper [...]

Medical Marijuana Helps Sick Wake Up Full of Life

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By Shona Banda Watching this world wake up and seeing how this Cannabis movement has changed… just in the last year alone has been amazing!! People everywhere are becoming aware of the TRUTH! Cannabis CAN save lives!! Eating the essential oil from this amazing flower can change the life of someone who suffers from pain [...]

“It Works”: Leticia Pepper’s Letter to the Editor

Letitia Pepper at the CBD Conference in Laguna Woods, California. (Photo credit: MedicalMarijuana411.com)

San Bernardino The Sun Newspaper Letter to the Editor | May 7, 2011 Can you imagine a county’s Board of Supervisors claiming they have no responsibility to make sure county residents have access to pharmaceutical drugs? Can you imagine them banning all pharmacies? Yet that’s equivalent to what San Bernardino County’s Board of Supervisors did [...]

Marijuana Compound Treats Multiple Health Issues

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By Chris Kilham |  Medicine Hunter Yesterday was known as National Marijuana Day or 4/20—and if the idea of having a marijuana deficiency sounds laughable to you, a growing body of science points at exactly such a possibility. Scientists have known that the active psychoactive compound in marijuana is THC, which is short for tetrahydrocannabinol. [...]

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