Cannabinoids after Orthopaedic Surgery?
AAOS NOW / ISSUE: FEB 2021 / RESEARCH04 The United States is in the midst of an epidemic of opioid misuse, overdoses, and overdose deaths. Of the approximately 70,000 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017, approximately two-thirds involved an opioid. Prior studies have estimated the aggregate economic cost of the opioid epidemic to be nearly $80 […]
Can CBD oil help prevent strokes?
POSTED by CBDecoded New therapeutic benefits of using CBD emerge regularly. This is because medical scientists the world over are carrying out clinical trials to verify initial highly promising results, including how CBD can be used to regulate blood flow, and prevent strokes. There can be very few other natural products on the planet with as […]
Kali-Extracts Launches Website for Cannabis-based COPD Treatment Candidate RespRX
by Mary Chapman | September 3, 2019 Kali-Extracts has launched a dedicated website for its cannabis-based therapy candidate, RespRX, for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and related disorders. The company announced that as it moves toward the goal of federal approval of RespRX, its website will be updated regularly with information about the applications’ status, as well as ongoing RespRX investigations and developments, KALY stated […]
Cannabinoids in the Treatment of Neurological Disorders
Orrin Devinsky,Benjamin J. Whalley, and Vincenzo Di Marzo Neurotherapeutics. 2015 September 23; 12(4): 910. “… “…Dronabinol (Marinol) is the only cannabinoid-based medicine that is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, with an indication for loss of appetite associated with weight loss in patients with AIDS and those receiving chemotherapy [2]. Dronabinol is the synthetic active […]
Clinical trial for a CBD pill for concussions
Concussion AllianceAugust 19, 2018 The first US-based clinical trial on CBD treatment for concussion is being conducted by the University of Miami. The five-year, three-stage study is funded by a $16 million grant from Canadian company Scythian Biosciences. The clinical trial will conduct research on a pill that combines CBD and dexanabiol, which researchers believe will reduce brain […]
VA Policy On Medical Marijuana and Veterans
“Veterans Will Not Lose VA Benefits For Discussing Medical Marijuana With VA Care Providers” “…The VA official site makes it clear that veterans who use cannabis, pot, 420, etc… are not in danger of losing VA benefits: Veteran participation in state marijuana programs does not affect eligibility for VA care and services. VA providers can and do […]
10 TIPS FOR BUYING CBD
By Project CBD on July 31, 2018 (Updated on May 10, 2019) Select products with quality ingredients that are lab tested. Look for products with clear labels showing the quantity and ratio of CBD and THC per dose, a manufacturing date, and a batch number. In June 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave its blessing to […]
CBD USER’S GUIDE
Project CBD has created a beginner’s guide for CBD and cannabis therapeutics to address key questions of CBD users. By Project CBD on March 13, 2018 (Updated on March 25, 2019) In 2009, a handful of CBD-rich cannabis strains were discovered serendipitously in Northern California, America’s cannabis breadbasket, where certified patients could access medical marijuana legally. Thus began a […]
Sales of CBD-only products declining in recreational marijuana shops
Published June 3, 2021 | By Andrew Long Sales of CBD-only products at recreational marijuana retail outlets have been falling since 2018 in four Western states as more of these goods move into mainstream stores and online, according to an analysis of sales data from Seattle-based Headset. READ MORE HERE…
What is the difference between hemp CBD and cannabis CBD?
Written by Danielle Dresden on July 23, 2020 As interest in cannabidiol (CBD) continues to grow, so does the availability of different products. A factor that often confuses people is whether the CBD in the products comes from hemp or cannabis. The short answer is that they derive from different varieties of the Cannabis Sativa plant. The […]