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More Older Adults Turn To Cannabis To Treat Common Ailments
Cannabis use is becoming more accepted nationwide, with fewer than a dozen states making it fully illegal. One group turning…
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“Pain Can Affect Everything.” Sports Columnist Documents His Success Treating Chronic Nerve Pain With Medical Cannabis
Jeff Seidel exhausted just about every therapy available before turning to cannabis as a last resort. When Detroit Free Press…
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Almost Half of US MS Patients Use Cannabis for Nerve Pain, Sleep, Survey Reports
In a nationwide survey of cannabis-based therapy use among Americans with multiple sclerosis (MS), almost half of respondents endorsed such…
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Rugby Stars In CBD Funding Deal
A company set up by two Scottish rugby internationals to provide an alternative to mainstream painkillers has secured its first…
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Here’s How Cannabis Can Help Fight Chronic Gut Problems
Though cannabis provides therapeutic value for those with IBD, its primary benefit doesn’t really seem to have to do with…
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Give Cannabis To Elderly People With Chronic Pain, Doctors Say
Experts say cannabis-based medicines, including those that contain THC, should be used instead of opioids. Elderly people with chronic pain…
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Kiwibank Shuts Down ‘Green Fairy’ Account After Giving Her ‘Local Hero’ Medal
“Green fairy” Rose Renton is having her Kiwibank account shut down less than a year after the same bank awarded…
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This Is How Cannabis Effectively Eases Inflammation
While inflammation is the cause of many maladies, it’s also sometimes the remedy. It accounts for back pain, arthritis flare…
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Medical Cannabis Trial Underway For Australian Football Players With Chronic Pain
Each of the patients, who were taking at least 60-milligrams of morphine a day for chronic pain, showed “significant improvement”…
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Parkinson’s Patients Report Using Cannabis Largely for Symptom Relief in U.S. Survey
Nearly a quarter of patients with Parkinson’s disease polled in a U.S. national survey reported using cannabis mainly to try…
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