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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. Lucy Haslam Medical Cannabis Symposium 2. Cannabis Helps Leukemia 3. CBD Improves Schizophrenia Symptoms 4. DEA Reality Problem “Marijuana not Medicine”
1. Lucy Haslam: Invitation: Medicinal Cannabis Symposium What a disappointing few weeks for medicinal cannabis patients…… first the good news….some (almost reluctant) recognition from a leading Victorian Paediatric Neurologist that the Cannabis trials for children with Dravet Syndrome (an intractable form of epilepsy) have had a significant measure of success. For these very sick children, even…
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. Basic Cannabinoid Education 2. United in Compassion Education Event 3. Bill Shorten opposes Malcolm Turnbull by backing Greens on drug ruling
1. Basic Cannabinoid Education The cannabis plant contains dozens of active compounds called cannabinoids, which are found within the flower, leaf, and stem. Researchers have identified over 80 unique cannabinoids within the cannabis plant, plus a range of other useful phytochemicals that act as anti-oxidants or enhance the therapeutic effect of the various cannabinoids. The…
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Understanding Medical Cannabis 1. UIC Provides Quality Education 2.Switzerland to legalise cannabis 3. Multi-disciplinary cannabis research 4. Marijuana can treat autism 5. Gastric disorders?-use edible cannabis
1.United in Compassion-An Education Event Quality information and education is hard to come by in regard to medical cannabis. Many people have formed inaccurate perspectives given the long periods of negative press it has been given. United in Compassion is a registered charity that i2P can recommend as the appropriate education provider to currently fill…
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1.Legal Marijuana has not Created Higher Usage in Young People 2. Wine Producers Find Legal Marijuana a Competitor
1. Washington Post: A big thing marijuana opponents warned you about is definitely not happening A state-run survey of 37,000 middle and high school students in Washington state finds that marijuana legalization there has had no effect on youngsters’ propensity to use the drug. The Washington State Healthy Youth Survey found that the 2016 rate of…
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. A Life of its own – Dan’s Story 2. Cannabis: 100 Reference Studies
1. “A life of its own, the truth about medical marijuana” on SBS Sunday night APR 4, 2017 — Dan’s Story to be shown for the first time on Australian TV on SBS this Sunday Night (9th April). They say a picture is worth a thousand words and this is certainly true of the incredible…
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A4M Proposes a $1 trillion health cost save for US – why not Australia?
The American Academy for Anti-Ageing (A4M) is a medical group researching and treating the ageing process through utilising the concept of Integrative Medicine. They have come up with a simplified 10 point proposal designed to slash major costs from the health bill in the US – they say reductions of up to $1 trillion are…
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Understanding Medical Marijuana – UIC Symposium 2. Cannabis Legislation Support 3. Cannabis Curbs Opiate Epidemic
1. United In Compassion announces the 2017 Australian Medicinal Cannabis Symposium Lucy Haslam Tamworth, Australia MAR 27, 2017 — Over the past year, the Federal medicinal Cannabis scheme has developed very slowly and sadly has excluded the vast majority of genuine patients from accessing legal supplies of safe, botanical cannabinoid products. Disturbingly, some families have…
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Micro-practice – Future Direction for Pharmacy
I2P has long proposed that pharmacy attracts two types of consumers – customers and patients. A little reflection will resolve this issue because clearly, customers will be attracted to the more commercialised aspects of pharmacy that compete with retailing in general, and the reason why pharmacists see their major competitors as supermarkets and variety stores.…
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. NSW Labor Push for Decriminalisation 2. Cannabis Removes Alzheimer Plaque 3. Public Health – Low Carbon Footprint in Buildings
1. The Australian: NSW Labor push for medical cannabis decriminalisation NSW Labor will push for the decriminalisation of cannabis for medical purposes in a move Opposition Leader Luke Foley says will return dignity to the terminally ill. The push, which would decriminalise the possession of up to 15 grams for treatment of chronic and serious medical conditions,…
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Understanding Medical Cannabis 1. Cannabidiol May Soon be Used in the Emergency Room 2. ODC Issues First Licence to Cann Group
1. Nexus Newsfeed: Cannabidiol may soon be used in the emergency room By Lance Johnson During a cardiac emergency, the sudden stoppage of blood flow puts severe stress on the rest of the body. During a cardiac arrest, valuable oxygen and nutrients are cut off. The real damage occurs when the person is revived and the blood…