Medical cannabis plea for boy
A mother whose three-year-old son has up to 80 seizures a day wants the NHS to prescribe him cannabis.
A mother whose three-year-old son has up to 80 seizures a day wants the NHS to prescribe him cannabis.
The first-ever export shipment of Israeli cannabis seeds has left for the US, the Agriculture Ministry said in a statement Wednesday, hailing the move as a major step toward becoming a global pioneer in the field.
He died at the age of 49 Walter De Benedettothe sick man of rheumatoid arthritis which for years had been fighting the battle for the liberalization of cannabis for therapeutic purposes.
Herbal cannabis has been used for thousands of years for medical purposes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Growing numbers of patients, consuming cannabinoids admitted to surgery, create a challenge to anesthesia providers.