Happy New Year for Thailand’s medical users
Marijuana was used as traditional medicine until it was banned in 1930’s, 2019 will see the return of legal medical use.
Cannabinoids: is there a potential treatment role in epilepsy?
Cannabinoids have been used medicinally for centuries, and in the last decade, attention has focused on their broad therapeutic potential particularly in seizure management. While some cannabinoids have demonstrated anticonvulsant activity in experimental studies, their efficacy for managing clinical seizures has not been fully established.
Capitalizing on Legal Hemp! An Entrepreneur’s Guide By Mark Goldfogel
To better understand the profit potential, it is important to appreciate the cannabis plant.
Cannabis, cannabidiol, and epilepsy–from receptors to clinical response
Recreational cannabis use in adults with epilepsy is widespread. The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes is also becoming more prevalent. For this purpose, various preparations of cannabis of varying strengths and content are being used. The recent changes in the legal environment have improved the availability of products with high cannabidiol (CBD) and low tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentrations.
Dun Agro unveil the first prefab Cannabis house
Hemp has a variety of uses it is possible to make paper, clothes, bio fuel and even food.
The Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Terpenoids from Cannabis
Cannabinoids are well known to have anti-inflammatory effects in mammalians; however, the Cannabis plant also contains other compounds such as terpenoids, whose biological effects have not yet been characterized. The aim of this study was to compare the anti-inflammatory properties of terpenoids with those of cannabidiol (CBD).
Potential of Cannabidiol for the Treatment of Viral Hepatitis
Viral hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) pose a major health problem globally and if untreated, both viruses lead to severe liver damage resulting in liver cirrhosis and cancer. While HBV has a vaccine, HCV has none at the moment. The risk of drug resistance, combined with the high cost of current therapies, makes it a necessity for cost-effective therapeutics to be discovered and developed.
These findings suggest that CBD could be further developed and used therapeutically against HCV.
