Study Suggests Cannabis Combats Chronic Migraines

Study Suggests Cannabis Combats Chronic Migraines Afflicted with chronic migraines? You might be suffering from a cannabinoid deficiency. Cannabis shows promise as a viable treatment for migraines. A new study indicates that medical marijuana significantly drops the frequency of migraines. Interestingly enough, cannabis was the standard treatment for migraines from 1874 to 1942. This “new”…

Largest survey on CBD finds nearly half of users are able to stop taking traditional medications

Largest survey on CBD finds nearly half of users are able to stop taking traditional medications Survey found that 42% of new CBD users were able to stop taking pharmaceutical medicines 80% of respondents found CBD to be "very or extremely effective" in treating conditions 55% of respondents were female Can CBD become the UK's main medicinal cannabis product? Evidence from the…

Dawn of the Global Marijuana Industry

Dawn of the Global Marijuana Industry The global marijuana industry is growing rapidly with Israel, Canada, The Netherlands, Uruguay and 22 states in the USA selling medical marijuana legally. However, within these countries, many restrictions still prevent the industry’s full economic, health and social benefits from reaching their potential. The USA boasts the largest industry, said to be…

Know Your Medicine Part 1 – Sativa

Know Your Medicine Part 1 - Sativa A girl diagnosed with Depression walks into a pharmacy. She hands a script to the pharmacist and explains, “My doctor gave me a prescription for an antidepressant.” The pharmacist shuffles through the shop and collects three antidepressant medications from the shelves.  He presents them to the girl at the counter, explaining each medicine alleviates…

Cannabis eases chronic pain better than commonly prescribed opioids

Cannabis eases chronic pain better than commonly prescribed opioids Cannabis can ease chronic pain more effectively than conventional medicines, according to a new study likely to flame the debate on the medical use of marijuana. Researchers from the Australian National Drug and Alcohol centre found that patients with chronic pain who used the drug said it eased their symptoms better opioid…