6-year-old receives Texas’ first legal delivery of medical cannabis oil
“For Texans suffering from intractable epilepsy, the wait for medical cannabis is finally over,”
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US group to cultivate medical cannabis in Romania
PHI Group, an US investment fund that specializes in natural resources and agriculture, plans to cultivate medical cannabis and other medicinal herbs in Romania’s Transylvania region
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Cannabis Science Expands Cancer Portfolio to Include Leukemia Treatment Research
“We’re sitting on the edge of tremendous innovation that will transform the landscape for providers, for patients, and for those companies bringing these products to market
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Utah could let terminally ill patients try medical marijuana — and grow the weed for them
“Chemo just isn’t a lot of fun,” Rep. Daw told the committee. “You know, some patient may just say, ‘I don’t want to do chemo.’ They may do something else.”
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USE CANNABIS, NOT CODEINE, FOR PAIN: LEYONHJELM
“With prescription-only rules for codeine coming into effect today, it has now become a matter of urgency that seriously ill patients obtain access to an effective and safe alternative,” Senator Leyonhjelm says.
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Greens medicinal cannabis Bill fails at first reading
I’m gutted that cynical politics won tonight, not the voices of the vulnerable and the sick who are presently being criminalised because of archaic law demonstrably unfit for purpose,” she wrote
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Opinion: Doctors’ views gone to pot on medicinal cannabis
Its progress has been amazing since Federal restrictions on the use of cannabis in medicine began to be loosened in 2016. About 320 patients have been given legal access to it since then.
But one thing that has been very slow to change is the negative attitude of the doctors’ trade union, the Australian Medical Association.
Stronger cannabis linked to rise in demand for drug treatment programmes
“This is the first study to provide evidence for an association between changes in potency and health-related outcomes,” said Tom Freeman, an addiction scientist at King’s.
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‘The seizures are gone – his smiles are back’: Mother pens letter to Minister after treating son with CBD oil
CBD oil, though not illegal in Ireland, is not authorised as a medicinal product and so it was not considered as a treatment option.
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‘This is the only thing that helps’: Writer Kirsten reveals how cannabis oil eases her agony
Research suggests CBD may reduce chronic inflammation and pain, and users have also reported a reduction in anxiety, mood symptoms and insomnia.
Studies have also suggested benefits in the treatment of Alzheimer’s, arthritis, cancer and epilepsy, with research ongoing.