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Marijuana Use In Active Athletes

1,161 athletes completed an anonymous survey regarding cannabis (marijuana) use and behaviors related to subjective benefits. Data on CBD and marijuana use was acknowledged by and compiled from 301 (26%) of those completing the survey. Most of them were male and 40 years of age or older. About 63% of the cannabis users exercised 5-7 […]

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Marijuana – Medicine For Nearly 5,000 Years

There are some debates about the “first” reference and utilization of the cannabis plant (marijuana) by humans but it definitely goes back a long, long way. In fact, this article in Scientific American states that the legendary properties of marijuana were discovered by the Chinese Emperor Shennong in 2700 B.C. As thousands of years have […]

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Medical Marijuana And Osteoarthritis Pain

Osteoarthritis pain is one of the most common types of pain patients can experience. It manifests as a combination of inflammatory, nociceptive and neuropathic pain. In the standard medical model each of those pathways requires modality-specific analgesics, adding up to more medicines. However, the human body has a built in endocannabinoid system (ECS) which has […]