Sentences with phrase «of medical cannabis use»

A Canadian research team led by Dr. Mark Ware from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI - MUHC) in Montréal has completed a national multicentre study looking at the safety of medical cannabis use among patients suffering from chronic pain.

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Ready with cash and either Health Canada authorizations or doctors» notes saying their patients report relief when using marijuana, they walk up to a counter inside Cannabis As Living Medicine (CALM), one of the city's longest - running medical pot dispensaries.

There are numerous other patient groups in America whose quality of life has been dramatically improved by the state - sanctioned use of medical cannabis.»

The bill forbids local authorities from working with federal agents, including using «agency money, facilities, property, equipment, or personnel to assist a federal agency to investigate, detain, detect, report, or arrest a person for commercial or noncommercial marijuana or medical cannabis activity that is authorized by law in the State of California.»

Sun Life will also conduct periodic reviews of the growing body of clinical research supporting the use of medical cannabis for other conditions, and update its criteria if necessary, the company said in a document updating their client base of 22,300 plan sponsors.

Marijuana is illegal under federal law, but so far eight states and the District of Columbia have legalized the drug for recreational use, while 28 states in total have legalized medical cannabis.

Researchers found that illegal use of marijuana and rates of cannabis use disorder rose to a greater extent in US states that adopted laws legalizing marijuana for medical purposes than in states that didn't adopt such laws.

The success of the Canadian system of Licensed Producers and mail - only distribution, as evidenced by the country's willingness to move on to adult - use legality, has prompted a new wave of laws liberalizing access to medical cannabis.

The Mettrum discovery was made recently, when a random screening of the company's products by Health Canada turned up the unauthorized use of pyrethrin, a pesticide derived from the chrysanthemum plant that is also not approved for medical cannabis.

Myclobutanil, a chemical that is also prohibited for use on legal cannabis in Colorado, Washington and Oregon because of health concerns, was found in product recently recalled by Mettrum Ltd., a Toronto - based medical marijuana company.

Point Seven Group represents more than 25 years in regulated medical and adult - use cannabis markets, spanning the divisions of cultivation, processing / extraction, dispensary, operations and business strategy.

A case in Nova Scotia provides insight into how the use of medical cannabis is sometimes still perceived as an unconventional treatment despite having been legal in Canada for almost two decades.

The funds will also be used to activate the two pending medical cannabis licenses before the end of June 2018.»

Twenty - nine states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico now allow medical cannabis, with eight states plus D.C. permitting legal use of recreational weed and Canada on track to do so next year.

According to national pollster Gallup, 64 % of respondents in its Oct. 2017 survey favored the idea of legalizing marijuana in the United States, which compares to just 25 % who felt the same way in 1995, the year before California became the first state to legalize medical cannabis for compassionate - use patients.

The appeal of a non-smoking approach to cannabis medical treatments or recreational use has fueled the rise of the infused edibles market.

Its signature product, «More...» is cold - pressed juice that is all - natural, all - raw, organic, unpasteurized, premium juice infused with healthy levels of cannabis for medical use.

All three MPs had personal experience seeing medical cannabis being used to improve the quality of life of Multiple Sclerosis patients.

Twenty - one years after it was legalised for medical use, and after a number of failed attempts to expand that arrangement, California is now home to the world's largest cannabis market.

The last time the FDP was part of a coalition (2009 - 2013), they vowed beforehand to «push for allowing the medical use of cannabis to ameliorate pain» (p. 21).

In this week's Press Pass with WBFO's Mark Scott, Spree editor Elizabeth Licata says the use of medical cannabis is one strategy more and more people are looking at.

According to the Der Spiegel International which first published the article — Kofi Annan opined that — «Take the case of the medical use of cannabis.

In 2002, Home Secretary David Blunkett announced that he might permit the medical use of cannabis if clinical trials of the drug were successful.

Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, the sponsor of a wider medical marijuana bill in the Assembly, says the governor's plan would not help children like Morgan, because it would not permit specialized strains of cannabis to be used.

The National Cancer Institute paper endorses the use of cannabinoids — already in use in prescription anti-emetics like Marinol — while hedging due to a lack of research on the medical value of smoked or otherwise ingested cannabis.

In New York City, Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa is not only part of today's Cannabis Parade — back on April 20, 4/20, he formalized his use of medical marijuana, at one of the new dispensaries in New York.

Medical cannabis and synthetic marijuana extracts should not be used for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, according to a position statement from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).

Treatment with the use of medical cannabis also has shown adverse effects such as daytime sleepiness, which may lead to unintended consequences such as motor vehicle accidents.

A new study by researchers at Dartmouth has found that adolescents living in medical marijuana states with a plethora of dispensaries are more likely to have tried new methods of cannabis use, such as edibles and vaping, at a younger age than those living in states with fewer dispensaries.

Marijuana often is used to self treat chronic pain and, with 24 states legalizing medical use of the herb, the American Pain Society published guidance in The Journal of Pain for physicians caring for patients who use cannabis.

Researchers from Warwick Medical School found that adolescent cannabis use is an independent risk factor for future hypomania — periods of elated mood, over-active and excited behaviour, and reduced need for sleep that are often experienced as part of bipolar disorder, and have a significant impact on day - to - day life.

The use of medical cannabis was best supported in its use for chemotherapy patients experiencing nausea and vomiting.

«Given the many people, especially young people, who use and may be harmed by cannabis use, we are pleased to recommend this evidence - based harm - reduction guidance to Canadians who do choose to use cannabis,» says Dr. David Allison, Chief Medical Officer of Health for Newfoundland and Labrador, speaking on behalf of the Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health.

«Lowering health risks of cannabis use with new public health guidelines: Evidence - based recommendations endorsed by Canadian medical and public health organizations.»

«Cannabis use carries with it real health risks, and mitigating those risks for Canadians — particularly young Canadians — must be the first priority,» says Dr. Laurent Marcoux, President - Elect of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA).

Unlike most forms of drug addiction, there are no medical treatments to help people reduce their cannabis use.

Consensus about the uncommon and possibly feral Cannabis species is that it's of little value for recreational or medical use.

Dr. Bachhuber and coauthors conclude: «To fully understand the effect of medical cannabis on the use of other drugs, prospective longitudinal studies randomizing patients to cannabis versus other treatments are urgently needed.»

However, an accompanying commentary questions whether medical cannabis is the cause of higher prescription drug use, or whether other factors explain the association.

In the accompanying commentary, Marcus A. Bachhuber, MD, MSPH, and colleagues at Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine point out that the findings do not show that medical cannabis causes increased use of prescriptionMedical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine point out that the findings do not show that medical cannabis causes increased use of prescriptionmedical cannabis causes increased use of prescription drugs.

In states allowing the use of medical cannabis, the drugs may be prescribed as an alternative to opioids.

Two synthetic cannabinoids — compounds that act on specific receptors in the brain — have been approved for medical use in the U.S., both of which mimic a form of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the compound responsible for the «high» of recreational cannabis use.

A systematic review of published studies on the use of medical cannabis in children and adolescents finds a notable lack of studies and a minimal number of the randomized, controlled trials needed to confirm the effectiveness of a treatment.

«Limited data on medical cannabis use in children: Strongest evidence supports use to reduce seizures, side effects of chemotherapy.»

In their paper published in the journal Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators Shane Shucheng Wong, MD, and Timothy Wilens, MD — both of the MGH Department of Psychiatry — report that their review suggests only two pediatric uses of medical cannabis — to relieve chemotherapy - induced nausea and vomiting and to reduce seizures — are supported by existing studies.

He and Wilens also note that decisions regarding medical cannabis use need to weigh the likely benefits against the known risks, which — based on the results of studies in recreational cannabis users — are probably even greater for children and adolescents.

The cannabis community has another thing going for it: the fact that the legalization of recreational marijuana was preceded by legalizing the drug for medical use.

As part of the Cannabis for the Management of Pain: Assessment of Safety Study (COMPASS), that started in 2004, the researchers followed 215 adult patients, with chronic non-cancer pain, who used medical cannabis, and compared them to a control group of 216 chronic pain sufferers who were not cannabiCannabis for the Management of Pain: Assessment of Safety Study (COMPASS), that started in 2004, the researchers followed 215 adult patients, with chronic non-cancer pain, who used medical cannabis, and compared them to a control group of 216 chronic pain sufferers who were not cannabicannabis, and compared them to a control group of 216 chronic pain sufferers who were not cannabiscannabis users.

As for the safety of medical marijuana as an opioid alternative, one of the most extensive reports to date was published late last year in the Journal of Pain and followed about 200 patients using cannabis for chronic pain over 12 months.

Walsh and his team reviewed all studies of medical cannabis and mental health, as well as reviews on non-medical cannabis use — making the review one of the most comprehensive on the topic to date.