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Combining THC and CBD May Provide Treatment Option for Alzheimer’s Disease

Posted on 27/08/2014 by Web Team |

A study published this month by the Journal of Alzheimher’s Disease has found that both THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol) may provide a viable treatment option for Alzheimer’s Disease, and…

THC Can Protect Against Inflammation-Induced Cognitive Damage, According to New Study

Posted on 25/07/2014 by Web Team |

Low doses of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) can protect the brain from neuroinflammation-induced cognitive damage and “might be used as an effective drug for the treatment of neuroinflammatory conditions, including neurodegenerative diseases”,…

New Study: THC May Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

Posted on 25/07/2014 by Web Team |

A study published in this month’s issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, and published online ahead of print by the U.S. National Institute of Health, has found strong evidence…

MPs plead for mum Cassie Batten who gave cannabis to ill son

Posted on 22/07/2014 by Web Team |

A group of federal MPs has used the case of terminally ill Tamworth man Daniel Haslam to argue for compassionate treatment of a Victorian woman who could face charges for…

New Study Finds Cannabinoids Can Combat Breast Cancer

Posted on 18/06/2014 by Web Team |

A nearly 10-year long study conducted by researchers at California Pacific Medical Center’s Research Institute, and published this month by the British Journal of Pharmacology, has found that cannabinoids can…

Health Canada Approves Medical Marijuana Trial To Treat Osteoarthritis

Posted on 03/06/2014 by Web Team |

SASKATOON, May 22, 2014 – Prairie Plant Systems Inc., parent company of CanniMed Ltd., announced today that Health Canada has formally approved a clinical trial application for a randomized, double…

23 Health Benefits Of Marijuana

Posted on 08/05/2014 by Web Team |

States around the country (USA) — more than 20 in total — have been legalizing medical marijuana. Recently, CNN’s chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta reversed his opinion on medical marijuana.…

Uruguay sets cost of marijuana at less than a $1 a gram

Posted on 05/05/2014 by Web Team |

Montevideo (AFP) – Uruguay has set the price for pot at less than a dollar a gram, as it lays out rules for the government-regulated sale of marijuana in a…

GW Pharmaceuticals Announces that Sativex Receives Fast Track Designation from FDA in Cancer Pain

Posted on 28/04/2014 by Web Team |

GW Pharmaceuticals plc a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapeutics from its proprietary cannabinoid product platform, today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration…

How Cannabis Oil is Changing Lives of Cancer Patients in the UK

Posted on 28/04/2014 by Web Team |

In almost every other way, it was a very typical summer day for George. A sociology scholar turned documentary filmmaker, he was out for a coffee when he decided to…