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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. Australia’s Science Channel: Where marijuana is legal, opioid use drops 2. EchoNet Daily: Medical-cannabis producer again locked up 3. Entrepreneur: A Study of One Colorado County Finds Legal Marijuana has More Benefits Than Problems
1. Australia’s Science Channel: Where marijuana is legal, opioid use drops Two independent papers suggest that medicinal cannabis may be a valuable weapon against drug abuse. With the current “opioid epidemic” across America, two studies have found that in regions where medical marijuana is legal, doctors prescribe less opioid medications to patients. The research papers published […]
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. ABC News: Brisbane father blames barriers to cannabis oil for daughter’s death 2. BuzzFeed News: This Professor Wrote There Was No Evidence For Using Cannabinoids For Pain. Then He Said The Opposite 3. MedicalXpress: Medicinal cannabis is safe and effective—it’s time to reboot research
1. ABC News: Brisbane father blames barriers to cannabis oil for daughter’s death A Brisbane man wants a public inquest into the death of his nine-year-old daughter, saying she died prematurely because she was repeatedly denied access to medicinal cannabis. Steve Peek’s daughter Suli had a complex neurological disorder and cerebral palsy. She could communicate only […]
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. Cannabis Access: Cannabidiol in treatment resistant epilepsy 2. ABC: Jenny Hallam faces more drugs charges as SA Government commits to medicinal cannabis 3. HuffPost: This Family Of Doctors Wants To Change The Way You Think About Weed
1. Cannabis Access: Cannabidiol in treatment resistant epilepsy February 09, 2018 0 1509 Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive cannabinoid is currently under investigation as a potential therapy for severe, treatment resistant epilepsy. Unlike delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), CBD does not cause the “high” often associated with cannabis. Instead CBD has been found to have anticonvulsant and antipsychotic effects. Anecdotes of cannabis’s […]
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. Health Guide: First of its Kind Study Finds Virtually No Driving Impairment Under the Influence of Marijuana 2. The Guardian: Keeping medical cannabis from children is callous, and foolish 3. Cheri Sicard: Marijuana Legalization Has Made the World Better, Here’s How
1. Health Guide: First of its Kind Study Finds Virtually No Driving Impairment Under the Influence of Marijuana As cannabis prohibition laws crumble seemingly by the day, it’s allowing more research to be performed on this psychoactive substance that has long been a part of the human experience. The first study to analyze the effects of […]
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. Echonet: Annual police cannabis raids on again 2. NZ Herald: Why cannabis is a gateway drug in the right direction 3. The Independent: How Greece is growing medical marijuana to tackle high unemployment
1. Echonet: Annual police cannabis raids on again February 8, 2018 Growers beware. The dope squad is back in the air. As part of its annual cannabis eradication program, NSW police have once again sent their ‘cannabis cowboys’ into battle against the easiest of targets – the region’s outdoor cannabis growers. Reports indicate that the dope […]
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An Opportunity Opens Up – Will Pharmacy Leaders Grab It?
As pharmacists and coalface health practitioners we accumulate a lot of knowledge that other health practitioners do not have access to. This is because we are the only health profession that does not require a payment from a patient to access our physical pharmacy space. In addition, pharmacy culture has always allowed pro bono professional […]
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. Sydney Criminal Lawyers: Facing Prison for Providing Free Cannabis Medicine: An Interview with Jenny Hallam 2. Ganjapreneur : Vermont Public Safety Commissioner Pushes for Roadside Saliva Tests 3. Medical Search: Victorian medicinal cannabis industry powers ahead
1. Sydney Criminal Lawyers: Facing Prison for Providing Free Cannabis Medicine: An Interview with Jenny Hallam By Paul Gregoire The benefits of medicinal cannabis have been rediscovered over recent years. Clinical trials and research papers have documented evidence that shows cannabis medicines can treat conditions, such as chronic pain, seizures in children with Dravet syndrome and multiple sclerosis.In the US, medical […]
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. Sydney Criminal Lawyers: Medicinal Cannabis Doctor Is Being Held Behind Bars on Remand 2. Herb: Jeff Sessions: Anti-Weed Crusader Received Big Money From Big Tobacco 3. Cannabis Tech: Why The World Needs Hemp Plastic
1. Sydney Criminal Lawyers: Medicinal Cannabis Doctor Is Being Held Behind Bars on Remand By Paul Gregoire | 21/12/2017 | The benefits of medicinal cannabis have been widely recognised over recent years. Cannabis medicines have been used to ease the pain associated with chemotherapy, to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer’s and multiple sclerosis, as well as to reduce seizures in cases of severe epilepsy.In […]
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. adelaidenow.com.au: Cannabis decision is just dopey, advocates say 2. cbdtesters.co: Hebrew University To Study Effects Of CBD On Asthma 3. leafly.com: Two New Import Deals Hurry Medical Cannabis Into Australia
1. adelaidenow.com.au: Cannabis decision is just dopey, advocates say Nov. 29th, 2017 USERS of medicinal cannabis will not be allowed to drive with the drug in their system under new laws which have passed State Parliament in South Australia. MPs have been debating laws proposed by the State Government to strengthen drug driving penalties but were divided […]
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. Ganjapreneur: Poland Medical Cannabis Law Takes Effect; Products to be Sold in Pharmacies 2. Global News: Shoppers Drug Mart looking to hire brand manager for medical marijuana – Toronto 3. Global News: University of Saskatchewan professor to study marijuana as medicine – Saskatoon
1. Ganjapreneur: Poland Medical Cannabis Law Takes Effect; Products to be Sold in Pharmacies Poland’s medical cannabis laws have taken effect and cannabis-derived products will be available in the nation’s pharmacies after they are registered with the Office for Registration of Medical Products, according to a Radio Poland report. The Polish Pharmaceutical Chamber estimated that 300,000 patients could […]