From “Why pharma sees potential in marijuana, and the hurdles it needs to overcome” (the Cannabist): But with medical cannabis a $2.7 billion-a-year industry in California alone, drug companies see a major opportunity for new products that are rigorously tested,…
Here are some thoughts after reading “Addiction as a Brain Disease”. “For many years, people with addictions were seen as weak or having no willpower.” For many years, the ironic brain disease in this case is believing a person has…
Happy Mother’s day as fit to you and yours. This is a fitting moment to share my mom’s health experience with you all in order to help our community. You can think of this newly annual post as a kind…
An experimental epilepsy drug made from cannabis plants grown in England is complicating the medical marijuana debate in hospitals and statehouses. The cannabis-based epilepsy drug Epidiolex is a nearly pure extract of cannabidiol, or CBD, with little of the tetrahydrocannabinol,…
Prompted by: Pot Matters: Marijuana Use Disorder (High Times) Marijuana use disorder is a new term introduced by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) used by psychiatrists and mental health professionals for diagnostic criteria. Marijuana use disorder…
Prompted by “Top 11 Medical Cannabis Research Findings of 2015”: http://www.hightimes.com/read/top-11-medical-cannabis-research-findings-2015 On the personal front (albeit preferably with society-reaching benefit), 2015 was a solid year for medical cannabis. In addition to eliminating pharmaceuticals with their harsh side effects almost entirely,…
Prompted by “Professor David Nutt: Why Banning LSD and Magic Mushrooms is the Worst Censorship of Medicine in World History”: http://psypressuk.com/2015/07/30/professor-david-nutt-why-banning-lsd-and-magic-mushrooms-is-the-worst-censorship-of-medicine-in-world-history/ Hearing him talk at Breaking Convention about how laws are making it very difficult to research psychedelic drugs, makes…
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