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Government Health Advisers Recommend FDA Approve Epidiolex
April 19th, 2018 – A British pharmaceutical company is closer to getting its CBD medicine to the U.S. market with the government’s blessing, a first for the cannabis industry and potential game-changer for all marijuana and cannabidiol producers. A panel of government health advisers gave a unanimous recommendation Thursday to the U.S. Food and Drug…
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Study: Cannabidiol’s Potential for Alcoholics & Addicts
March 25th, 2018 – While Cannabidiol (CBD) has received attention for it’s therapeutic potential in treating epilepsy and psychiatric disorders, recently, CBD has also been explored for potential in treating drug addiction. Substance use disorders are chronically relapsing conditions and relapse risk persists for multiple reasons including craving induced by drug contexts, susceptibility to stress, elevated…
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Rigorous Study Shows CBD Reduces Epileptic Seizures in Children
May 31st, 2017 – Medical researchers have confirmed what some desperate parents have been claiming for years—that a nonpsychoactive component of marijuana known as cannabidiol (CBD) can reduce epileptic seizures in some children. Published in The New England Journal of Medicine, the findings stem from a double-blind, placebo-controlled study—the most scientifically rigorous type of investigation possible.…
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Milestone Study Shows Patients Swapping Pharmaceuticals for Cannabis
April 7th, 2017 – TORONTO, ON – (April 7, 2017) – Today, Canabo Medical Inc. (TSX-V:CMM) (OTCQB:CAMDF) (“Canabo” or the “Company”) released the results of a new, landmark observational study that connects doctor-supervised medical cannabis treatments to a sharp drop in benzodiazepine reliance among Canadian patients. Research conducted over the past year revealed that 40 per…
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CBD a Wonder Drug for Child Epilepsy?
TORONTO – An Alberta mother whose daughter has severe epilepsy has travelled to Ontario for a medical marijuana prescription after the girl’s doctor said he was no longer allowed to provide permission to purchase the product. In 2013, Sarah Wilkinson had started extracting cannabis oil from dried marijuana — purchased from a licensed grower with…
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Study: Cannabidiol is Safe, Effective for Childhood Epilepsy
May 14, 2015 – A recent study conducted at New York University has found that cannabidiol is a safe, well-tolerated and effective treatment for two types of severe childhood epilepsy. Cannabidiol (CBD) is an endocannabinoid found in cannabis and can be sourced either from medical marijuana or industrial hemp. CBD does not deliver a psychoactive…
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Colorado Lab Settles in $100 Million Lawsuit with Medical Marijuana Inc.
April 27th, 2015 – As part of a $100 million lawsuit filed by Medical Marijuana Inc., over false claims in a “special report” from Project CBD, a top Colorado lab, Stewart Environmental has now settled. Dr. Stuart Titus, CEO and President of Medical Marijuana, Inc. said: “Now that Medical Marijuana, Inc. has proven the claims…
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Study: Cannabidiol has Potential to Treat Diabetes
April 24th, 2015 – Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, led by Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, who is known for discovering cannabidol (CBD), conducted a study that suggests that the therapeutic effects of Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound, could be modified to fit different receptors. Different illness such as diabetes, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease could…
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A Medical Marijuana Revolution: Weed 3 – The Documentary
A Medical Marijuana Revolution Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s 3rd instalment in his series investigating the benefits and politics of medical marijuana. “I see a revolution that is burning white hot among young people, but also shows up among the parents and grandparents in my kids’ school. A police officer I met in Michigan is part of…
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta: “It’s Time for a Medical Marijuana Revolution”
April 17th, 2015 – A year ago CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta created a media sensation and surge of interest in medical marijuana with the release of his documentary series Weed 1 & 2. In these previous segments, Dr. Gupta apologized for his previous negative stand on the merits of medical marijuana, admitting that he had…