Channel Islands ‘leading Europe’ on medical cannabis
In another sign of the rapidly changing attitudes towards the drug, it has been revealed that 2,000 cannabis prescriptions have so far been issued in the Island.
In another sign of the rapidly changing attitudes towards the drug, it has been revealed that 2,000 cannabis prescriptions have so far been issued in the Island.
Time flies – it was 25 years ago on Friday voters in the US state of California gave the green light for medical cannabis.
The life of a teenager who can have hundreds of epileptic seizures a day “hangs in the balance” without cannabis treatment, his parents say.
Leafly and similar sites will be able to resume contracting with Florida medical marijuana operators to allow patients to order products online, under a ruling issued Monday by an administrative law judge.
More than 40% of patients with breast cancer reported using cannabis to manage their treatment symptoms, yet most patients did not discuss cannabis use with a physician, according to survey results published in Cancer.
Medicine produced from cannabis oils can improve patients’ quality of life, but how the country will make legal cannabis farms financially viable remains uncertain
Despite the legalization of recreational marijuana in Illinois and problems with a new patient tracking system, the number of patients signed up for medical cannabis grew by 30% in the past year, while their cited reasons for doing so continue to evolve.
Medical cannabis can help alleviate adverse events from cancer treatment, like vomiting, nausea, appetite loss, and sleeping difficulty, explained Eloise Theisen, RN, MSN, AGPCNP-BC.
The medical marijuana revolution in New Mexico began 40 years ago with a cancer patient named Lynn Pierson, a Vietnam war veteran who spearheaded the enactment of the first medical marijuana law in the nation on Feb. 21, 1978.
Despite the evidence of the growing potential of the cannabis industry and wider acceptance, the domestic distribution of medical cannabis remains low.