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Cannabis Strains: Do Cannabis Strains Differ?By Dr. Ethan Russo
Cannabis consumers have always maintained that different types (strains, or chemical varieties, chemovars) produce distinct effects, whether this be with respect to their psychoactivity or to their therapeutic attributes. Strains are often ... more
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- 11. April 2021
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Science/Human: Cannabis use reduced the incidence of non-fatal opioid overdoses among patients in a methadone programme
According to a survey by researchers of the University of Washington in Seattle, USA, patients participating in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) experienced lower rates of nonfatal opioid overdoses if they used cannabis. Investigators selected a convenient sample of individuals enrolled in four MMT clinics in Washington State and southern New England who completed a one-time survey. Of ... more
- Science/Human: Cannabis may be helpful in delayed gastric emptying
- USA: New York and New Mexico legalise the use of cannabis by adults, Virginia wants to follow
- Science/Human: Long-term cannabis treatment of chronic pain resulted in better outcomes compared to conventional treatment
- Science/Human: Many patients with inflammatory bowel use cannabis
- India: Indian state Himachal Pradesh wants to legalise cannabis for medicinal and industrial use
- 28. March 2021
- Science/Human: Cannabis may be helpful in pain from unstable angina and coronary artery disease according to a case report
- Science/Human: Cannabis may be helpful in the treatment of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy according to a case series
- Science/Human: Cannabis may be effective in the treatment of Hodgkin’s lymphoma according to a case report
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