A study has found evidence that medical cannabis helps prevent death following heart-attacks. Researchers at the University of Colorado launched a study in 2018 to investigate their hypothesis that due to cannabis being legalised around the world, leading to an increase in use, more people being admitted to hospital due to acute myocardial [...]
Can medical cannabis really improve the way your brain works? For many supporters of prohibition, cannabis use is often associated with a deterioration in mental abilities. Fuelled by Reefer Madness-era propaganda, the anti-cannabis lobby pushes the idea that just one use of cannabis could seriously damage your brain and the way it functions. [...]
Researchers in the US have found evidence decriminalising cannabis reduces severity of domestic abuse attacks Decriminalisation reduced domestic assaults involving serious injuries by 22.5% Serious domestic assaults involving offender alcohol intoxication were reduced by 40.7% The number of serious domestic assaults involving weapons also went down by 23.1%. A new study from the [...]
American researchers have found more evidence that CBD can be used to help treat addiction to heroin Addicts given CBD were 2-3 times less likely to exhibit cravings for heroin than those given placebos Anxiety and stress levels were also significantly lower in those who were given CBD A new study has found [...]
Joy Smith was diagnosed with incurable bowel and stomach cancer in 2016 After chemo gave her sepsis, Joy had to find an alternative treatment: medical cannabis The mother has now been given the all-clear, showing that cannabis has an amazing potential to be used as a cancer treatment Cannabis oil is still illegal [...]
Government drug task force APPG has put 22 families to speak to the NHS Patients must pay up to £40,000 per year to get a private prescription for medical cannabis No prescriptions have been given on the NHS for medical cannabis Twenty-two UK families who have been forced to pay £10,000s for private [...]
Andrea McLean has revealed she is using CBD to treat anxiety caused by menopause Andrea claims the ‘lowest dose’ of CBD is enough to help her The reality TV star claimed she is now a “different person” due to the oil Andrea McLean, 49, known for her regular appearances on ITV’s Loose Women, [...]
Pharmacists across the world claim they lack confidence and knowledge about cannabis In practice, pharmacists support the medicinal use of cannabis, but also express concerns 70% of pharmacists use self-directed online learning to inform their practice of prescribing cannabis due to lack of literature A new study has found that pharmacists across the [...]
Welsh dad, Phil James, was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2015 He initially vaped CBD Indica to treat the tumour, seeing initial success After tumour returned in Feb 2019, Phil began using cannabis oil containing THC The father of one is now “forced to break the law or die” due to the Government’s [...]
According to a phase 3 study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 71st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, May 4 to 10, 2019, taking a pharmaceutical formulation of cannabidiol cut seizure rates nearly in half for children with a rare and severe type of epilepsy. This is called Dravet syndrome, which starts in infancy, and can lead to [...]
