Tag Archive for "medical"

New Study Proves CBD Useful in Treating Opioid Use Disorder

Opioid use disorder is a medical condition characterized by a problematic pattern of opioid use that causes clinically significant impairment or distress.  It often includes a strong desire to use opioids, increased tolerance to opioids, and withdrawal syndrome when opioids are abruptly discontinued.   Addiction and dependence are components of...

Marijuana Dispensaries not Linked Higher Crime Rates

A recent study done by the University of California, San Jose State University, and the University of Kansas concluded that “mean property and violent crime rates within 100 foot buffers of tobacco shops and alcohol outlets, but not Medical Marijuana Dispensaries (MMD), substantially exceeded community wide mean crime rates...

More Research Needed on CBD and Pets

After seeing the positive effects of CBD on dogs for conditions such as, osteoarthritis, pain, anxiety, and inflammation, the American Veterinary Medical Association, said last summer, that it wants the DEA to declassify marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug.  More studies are needed in order to determine toxicity levels...

Hemp Oil vs Medical Marijuana; which CBD is better?

 The following information is reposted from Medical Marijuana, Inc.  I happen to think its perfect all on its own. CBD FROM HEMP OIL VS. CBD FROM MEDICAL MARIJUANA With so much misinformation on the internet about cbd oil, one of the most common questions we get from consumers is...

Fibromyalgia and other medical uses for CBD/Hemp Oil

Published in June, High Times listed some medical uses for CBD oil that the average person may not have heard about. #1-Cigarette Addiction.  In a controlled study, 24 smokers were give an inhaler of CBD oil or a placebo.  In a week the patients who were given the placebo say...