Medicinal cannabis found to reduce opiate pain medicine usage
A survey has found that medicinal cannabis use substantially reduced the use of opiate-based painkillers and improved physical functioning
Medical Cannabis for Neuropathic Pain
Many cultures throughout history have used cannabis to treat a variety of painful ailments. Neuropathic pain is a complicated condition that is challenging to treat with our current medications.
Japan should consider allowing medical cannabis: health panel
Japan – which has strict laws against the use of marijuana – should consider approving the import, manufacture and use of medicines derived from cannabis, subject to the same approval process as pharmaceuticals, a Health Ministry panel said.
Medical cannabis use reduces sleep disturbances caused by PTSD
Both sleep disturbances and nightmares are standard features of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that are included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental (DSM–5) diagnostic criteria for this condition.