The Cannabis Conjuror – photographs tell a thousand words by JB Haze
In some countries it is illegal to possess images, books, or even magazines about cannabis.
Study shows that vaping cannabis gets you higher than smoking.
Vaporized cannabis produced significantly greater subjective drug effects
Cannabis and intractable chronic pain: an explorative retrospective analysis of Italian cohort of 614 patients
Despite growing interest in the therapeutic use of cannabis to manage chronic pain, only limited data that address these issues are available. In recent years, a number of nations have introduced specific laws to allow patients to use cannabis preparations to treat a variety of medical conditions. We present the first analysis of Italian clinical practice of the use of cannabinoids for a large variety of chronic pain syndromes. From this initial snapshot, we determined that the treatment seems to be effective and safe, although more data and subsequent trials are needed to better investigate its ideal clinical indication.
GSSV Iceolator By the Dank Duchess
It surprises no one that my harvest from my rooftop garden has barely been hung before I journey over to Spain to experience Spannabis Madrid
Australian Doctor not guilty in medical cannabis case
The unusual circumstances of the drug charges and the fact that the applicant is not, in any meaningful sense, a typical ‘drug dealer’
The first prescription has been issued in the UK but not with the NHS
‘There is an unfair system where the rich will have access and the poor will still have their doors kicked in by police,’ she said.
Cannabis and Creativity: A Close Relationship
The cerebral high or the psychoactive effect produced by cannabis use affects several cognitive processes that are part of creative thinking
Cannabis and joints: scientific evidence for the alleviation of osteoarthritis pain by cannabinoids
Cannabis has been used for millennia to treat a multitude of medical conditions including chronic pain. Osteoarthritis (OA) pain is one of the most common types of pain and patients often turn to medical cannabis to manage their symptoms. While the majority of these reports are anecdotal, there is a growing body of scientific evidence which supports the analgesic potential of cannabinoids to treat OA pain.
The use of cannabis in response to the opioid crisis: A review of the literature
A staggering number of Americans are dying from overdoses attributed to prescription opioid medications (POMs). In response, states are creating policies related to POM harm reduction strategies, overdose prevention, and alternative therapies for pain management, such as cannabis (medical marijuana). However, little is known about how the use of cannabis for pain management may be associated with POM use.Review of the current literature suggests states that implement MC policies could reduce POM-associated mortality, improve pain management, and significantly reduce health care costs. However, MC research is constrained by federal policy restrictions, and more research related to MC as a potential alternative to POM for pain management, MC harms, and its impact on POM-related harms and health care costs should be a priority of public health, medical, and nursing research.
Cannabidiol (CBD) Is a Novel Inhibitor for Exosome and Microvesicle (EMV) Release in Cancer
Exosomes and microvesicles (EMV) are lipid bilayer-enclosed structures, released by cells and involved in intercellular communication through transfer of proteins and genetic material. EMV release is also associated with various pathologies, including cancer, where increased EMV release is amongst other associated with chemo-resistance and active transfer of pro-oncogenic factors. We suggest that the known anti-cancer effects of CBD may partly be due to the regulatory effects on EMV biogenesis, and thus CBD poses as a novel and safe modulator of EMV-mediated pathological events.
