An edible for hot flashes? Some women use cannabis to manage menopause. October 21, 2022 AggregatedNews Medical Marijuana 0 Comments The top three symptoms participants in a study said were alleviated by cannabis were sleep problems, mood disturbances or anxiety, and low libido To relieve hot flashes, sleep problems and low libido, some menopausal women are choosing to seek relief… Read More→
More menopausal women are using medical cannabis for symptoms August 4, 2022 AggregatedNews Medical Marijuana 0 Comments “Given the lack of clinical trial data on the efficacy and safety of medical cannabis for management of menopause symptoms, more research is needed before this treatment can be recommended in clinical practice.” In recent years, medical cannabis has been… Read More→
Why Pros Like Brittney Griner Choose Cannabis for Their Pain August 2, 2022 AggregatedNews Medical Marijuana 0 Comments Shawn Kemp played most of his N.B.A. career before the league began testing players for marijuana use in 1999. So after playing in the bruising, physical games typical of the N.B.A. in the 1990s, he would smoke. He didn’t like… Read More→
U.S. medical cannabis enrollments quadrupled from 2016 to 2020 June 21, 2022 AggregatedNews Medical Marijuana 0 Comments A growing number of people in the United States are enrolling in medical marijuana programs, with the total surpassing 2.97 million through 2020, more than quadrupling the number of people enrolled in 2016, according to a study published in Annals of… Read More→
California medical marijuana patients can get free weed. Here’s how June 1, 2022 AggregatedNews Medical Marijuana 0 Comments Just before noon on a sunny California Friday, a very pregnant-looking Charlene Modeste steps out of her L.A. home to meet a driver for the weed delivery service Eaze who hands off a bag containing more than $1,000 worth of… Read More→
More Seniors Are Using Legal Marijuana. What to Know About the Benefits and Risks. April 20, 2022 AggregatedNews Medical Marijuana 0 Comments A growing number of American seniors are adding a tinge of green to their golden years as more states legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use—and as cannabis companies conduct outreach to senior communities to educate prospective patients and caregivers… Read More→
Mississippi Cannabis: Let’s Talk About Licenses March 7, 2022 Eric Postow Compliance and Regulations, Medical Marijuana, Mississippi, State Licensing 0 Comments On February 2, 2022 Governor Tate Reeves signed Mississippi's medicinal cannabis bill and made it law. Under the new law, "certain patients who have debilitating medical conditions," will be allowed to possess up to "three and one-half (3.5) grams of… Read More→
Medical cannabis unlikely to benefit most chronic pain patients, international researchers say September 8, 2021 AggregatedNews Medical Marijuana, Science and Technology 0 Comments Medical cannabis might be a helpful therapy for some people who have chronic pain, but it’s unlikely to benefit most, according to new clinical guidelines published Wednesday in the journal BMJ. The guidelines, crafted by an international group of researchers… Read More→
VA sending mixed messages for vets about cannabis use to treat PTSD September 7, 2021 AggregatedNews Medical Marijuana 1 Comment Despite increasing legal access to medical and recreational cannabis in states across the U.S., veterans face unfair treatment and stigmatization because the U.S. refuses to recognize marijuana as a viable treatment option. While the VA has embraced the federally illegal… Read More→
Sales Of Three Major Pharmaceutical Cannabis Products Set To Reach €1.8 Billion By 2025 September 3, 2021 Peter McCusker Medical Marijuana 0 Comments COMBINED sales of the three most lucrative cannabis pharmaceuticals products – Epidiolex, Dronabinol and Sativex – are set to reach €1.8 billion by 2025, according to a new report. The Pharmaceutical Cannabis Report: 2nd Edition, from global cannabis industry consultants… Read More→
Exploring the healthy side of cannabis September 3, 2021 AggregatedNews Medical Marijuana 0 Comments You may have noticed a lot of talk lately in mainstream news about weed’s possible health benefits. References have ranged from the controversy over barring American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson from competing in the Olympic Games for pot in her system,… Read More→
LYPHE Group Opens Swiss Division With Germany And Poland To Follow By End Of Year August 3, 2021 Peter McCusker Medical Marijuana, Switzerland, United Kingdom 0 Comments ONE of the UK’s fastest growing and largest cannabis companies has launched its first European operation with more to follow over the coming months. The London-headquartered LYPHE Group operates a number of divisions including the The Medical Cannabis Clinics (TMCC)… Read More→
‘Ridiculous’ price of medical marijuana leaves patients scrambling July 18, 2021 AggregatedNews Medical Marijuana 0 Comments Many people who use the drug to treat chronic conditions are priced out of their state’s medical marijuana program. Patrick McClellan was thrilled when he learned that his home state of Minnesota was legalizing medical marijuana in 2014. For McClellan,… Read More→
It’s Time to Step Up Support of Cannabis Treatment for Veterans June 16, 2021 Dana Shoched Medical Marijuana, Op-Ed 0 Comments National PTSD Awareness Month provides an opportunity to redouble industry efforts to help veterans gain access to needed treatment Despite the progress made nationwide on the advancement of cannabis as a treatment for pain, anxiety and depression, thousands of U.S.… Read More→
Believe in the Potential of Medical Cannabis June 14, 2021 Jason Dyck Medical Marijuana, Op-Ed 0 Comments To the cannabis skeptics, “medical marijuana” is and has always been a “back door for recreational pot.” This point of view was reinforced by decades of propaganda against cannabis use and made all the easier to buy into by the… Read More→