By Phillip Smith | Published in StopTheDrugWar.Org Medical marijuana became legal Monday in the Czech Republic and is now available for sale in pharmacies. Monday was part of the Easter holiday there, so it didn’t actually go on sale until Tuesday. Medical marijuana is available by prescription only and has been approved for people suffering [...]
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By O. Kay Henderson | Published in Radio Iowa A bill under consideration at the statehouse stipulates that only the legislature has the authority to allow marijuana to be used for medical purposes. Representative Jarad Klein, a Republican from Keota, urged members of the House to vote for the bill. “I believe this is an [...]
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 [...]
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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” [...]
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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 [...]
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Cannabis seems to ease the painful muscle stiffness typical of multiple sclerosis (MS), indicate phase III trial results, published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. By British Medical Journal | Published in ScienceDaily.com Up to 90 per cent of MS patients endure painful muscle stiffness at some point during the course of their disease, which [...]
Director of cannabis research center says classification and political controversy are “obstacles to medical progress” By Kris Hermes | Published in Americans for Safe Access Dr. Igor Grant, director of the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR), and two other investigators published a study in the most recent issue of The Open Neurology Journal, which concluded [...]
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By Ryan Jaslow | Published in CBSNews.com Israeli scientists have reportedly created a new strain of marijuana with a catch: You won’t get high from smoking it. Reuters reports that Galilee-based company Tikun Olam has developed a marijuana strain called Avidekel that can be used medicinally to alleviate nausea, pain and other symptoms doctors may prescribe [...]
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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: [...]
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In Part II of our recap at the IACM 6th Conference on Cannabinoids in Medicine and 5th European Workshop on Cannabinoid Research, Naturopathic Doctor Michelle Sexton informs us on the invaluable relationship between person and plant. Program: Part II The eCBss and the Chemical Reactions that Sustain Life Maybe you saw the article recently in Time magazine, from the American Journal [...]
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