The First Clinical Trial For Cannabis as a Migraine Treatment Is Underway
Cannabis has been used to relieve headaches for thousands of years, and yet rigorous clinical trials on this ancient remedy for head pain have only just begun.
Common questions about medical cannabis
Medical cannabis is currently legal in 37 states and, with 94% of Americans in favor of legal access to medical marijuana, it seems as if this treatment option is returning to the mainstream.
Cannabinoids: Medical implications
Herbal cannabis has been used for thousands of years for medical purposes.
How to safely exercise while high, according to medical cannabis doctors
As more US states legalize marijuana, cannabis users have become increasingly outspoken about the ways in which the drug has benefited their mental and physical health.
Medical uses of marijuana (Cannabis sativa): fact or fallacy?
Marijuana (Cannabis sativa) has been used throughout the world medically, recreationally and spiritually for thousands of years. In South Africa, from the mid-19th century to the 1920s, practitioners prescribed it for a multitude of conditions.
Herbal Preparations of Medical Cannabis: A Vademecum for Prescribing Doctors
Cannabis has been used for centuries for therapeutic purposes. In the last century, the plant was demonized due to its high abuse liability and supposedly insufficient health benefits.
Cannabis and Cannabinoids for Chronic Pain
The purpose of this study was to provide the most up-to-date scientific evidence of the potential analgesic effects, or lack thereof, of the marijuana plant (cannabis) or cannabinoids, and of safety or tolerability of their long-term use.
Cannabis and cannabinoids in cancer pain management
An increasing number of patients are turning to cannabis and cannabinoids for management of their palliative and nonpalliative cancer pain and other cancer-related symptoms.
Medical Cannabis for Older Patients
Interest in the medicinal use of cannabis and cannabinoids is mounting worldwide. Fueled by enthusiastic media coverage, patients perceive cannabinoids as a natural remedy for many symptoms.
Anesthetic considerations in medical cannabis patients
Growing numbers of patients, consuming cannabinoids admitted to surgery, create a challenge to anesthesia providers.