Sentences with phrase «on medical cannabis use»

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

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On April 4, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown offered a draft proposal to reconcile differences between the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MCRSA) and the Adult Use Marijuana Act (AUMA).

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.

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.

In Canada, there are only 13 pesticides approved for use on medical cannabis.

Senate Bill 1302 seeks to allow cannabis delivery to private residences for adult use and medical cannabis consumers — even to those in communities with strict bans on cannabis businesses.

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.

Vireo last week wrote to Google's co-founders raising concerns with the company rejecting ads that use the words «medical marijuana» or «medical cannabis» based on its AdWords policy.

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.

Yet in the United States, where 25 states and Washington, D.C., have legalized medical marijuana, there are no state - wide efforts to collect data on how patients are using cannabis or on whether they have been affected for good or ill, in part because marijuana is still illegal at the federal level.

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.

«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.

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.»

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.

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 research is among several recent observational studies showing an association between medical cannabis use and decreased dependence on opioids.

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.

«We looked at the evidence that is available on the use of clinical cannabis and extrapolated to some degree on management strategies from our experiences with the prescribing of controlled substances,» said lead author Seddon R. Savage, MD, medical director, Silver Hill Hospital Chronic Pain and Recovery Center, in an interview with Medscape Medical News at the recent American Pain Society annual mmedical director, Silver Hill Hospital Chronic Pain and Recovery Center, in an interview with Medscape Medical News at the recent American Pain Society annual mMedical News at the recent American Pain Society annual meeting.

You don't have to be on the cutting edge or fringe of the medical research community at this point to know that there are medical benefits to the use of cannabis,» Richter says.

Promote and support pre-clinical and clinical research on the use of cannabis and cannabinoids for medical purposes, with the aim of facilitating submissions of cannabis - based products for market authorization as drugs

Support the development and dissemination of information and tools for the medical community and patients on the appropriate use of cannabis for medical purposes

They are lenient if medical cannabis is prescribed for treating medical conditions like insomnia, glaucoma and headaches but if the marijuana is being used to help with more serious medical conditions like cancer then the company will be concentrating more on cancer rather than the marijuana.

Recreational and medical use of marijuana are completely legal in Nevada, and while the state does have a few restrictions on where and how cannabis consumption devices can be sold, there are no regulations that prevent weed - tech startups from peddling their wares at trade shows.