The South African (SA) Constitutional Court recently decriminalised the private cultivation, possession and use of cannabis by adults. Cannabis contains varying amounts of the cannabinoids delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), depending on various cultivation factors.
The chief executive of charity ADHD UK said people sometimes have to wait up to five years for an appointment, yet some symptoms are eased by cannabis use.
Clinicians involved in pain management can finally include cannabis or cannabis-related products in their therapeutic armamentarium as a growing number of countries have approved them for pain relief.
A Lanarkshire single mum is begging the Scottish Government for help as the cost of her son’s ‘life-saving’ cannabis medication has doubled in just four years.
New South Wales drivers who use medicinal cannabis and return a positive result at a roadside drug test would be spared prosecution under new laws being put forward by the upper house MP Jeremy Buckingham.
A former soldier suffering with post traumatic stress disorder “used cannabis simply to try to forget what he saw”.
A recent poll has found that 1.8 million people in the UK are self-medicating using cannabis, a 29 per cent rise from 2019
With the race to open Sydney’s first cannabis dispensary in full swing, Macquarie Medical School pharmacologist Professor Mark Connor explains the uses of medical marijuana.
The prevalence of marijuana use is increasing after its legalization in a few states of the United States (US). Smoking marijuana is found to be associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI) immediately after its use.
The prevalence of marijuana use is increasing after its legalization in a few states of the United States (US). Smoking marijuana is found to be associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI) immediately after its use.