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Medical Marijuana Reduces Pain By 64%

These days it’s becoming easier and easier to find positive news about the pain reducing effects of cannabis (marijuana). Sometimes these results come from complex clinical trials, and sometimes simply from real patient feedback. In this report of medical marijuana users in Hawaii, 100 individuals seeking re-certification were asked to complete a survey regarding the […]

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Marijuana May Help Veterans With PTSD

Marijuana (cannabis) use can modulate neurotransmitter release and produce a wide range of central nervous system effects, including increased pleasure and alteration of memory processes. Those effects provide a rationale for using marijuana to manage the 3 core PTSD symptom clusters: re-experiencing, avoidance and numbing, and hyper-arousal. This study evaluated 11 articles from a literature […]

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Medical Marijuana Use Patterns By Age Group

Data was collected from a San Francisco dispensary on 217 patients that were placed into three age groups: younger (18-30), middle (30-50) and older (51-72). The age groups were compared on several measures of cannabis (marijuana) use, motives and medical conditions. This study found that all 3 age groups had similar frequency of use in […]

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Medical Marijuana: From Plant To Medicine

Marijuana (cannabis) has been used for thousands of years for medicinal purposes, and following centuries of breeding, there are now over 700 varieties that contain hundreds of compounds, primarily cannabinoids and terpenes. Cannabinoids are fatty compounds which are the primary biologically active compounds, and terpenes are volatile plant compounds that are noted for their distinct […]

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Medical Marijuana As Treatment For Insomnia

The medical literature states that almost 50% of the American population experiences sleeping problems. At the same time there is a nearly 50% rate of dissatisfaction regarding the effectiveness and potential side effects of pharmaceutical medications for the condition. Past clinical trials that have used synthetic imitations of the marijuana plant have reported negative side […]