CBD is probably as safe a medication as you’ll find. But there’s one thing in particular to watch out for:
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Category: The Basics
Not Under the Influence: CBD does not impair your ability to drive and it even has a sobering effect on THC consumption
Let’s say at some gathering over the Holidays you smoke a CBD-rich joint containing a whopping 83mg of CBD and
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Government funded cannabis research in the US came with a rather stunning condition: Make sure you only publish bad news about the plant
We finally have it in print: Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia published a paper last month saying cannabis
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Dazed & Confused: 65% of doctors who treat chronic pain say they don’t know anything about medical cannabis’s ability to treat it
If you’re having trouble finding a doctor to help treat your chronic pain with medical cannabis, just know that you’re
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A Question of Evidence: There isn’t a lot of research on whether cannabis can help treat opiate addiction. But people are flocking to it because they say it helps – yet doctors remain divided on whether that patient experience should count for anything. Which doctors are right?
The Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society tried to get opioid use disorder (OUD) removed from the list of conditions that can be
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Chronic Pain: How to use medical cannabis to get the greatest pain relief
The always helpful Peter Grinspoon, MD, had some pretty interesting things to say recently (above) about how to use medical
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Doctors and patients are tuning each other out on the issue of Medical Cannabis
We have a trust issue: A survey conducted this year found that 36% of people who take medical cannabis (MC)
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An introduction to the Endocannabinoid System and its potential role in weight-loss
Peter Grinspoon, MD, has a nice piece over at the Harvard Health blog explaining the basics of the endocannabinoid system
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Should you have a Health Coach? People who use them have almost universally positive experiences, says Harvard physician
How many of us can say this about our doctor: He/she is deeply committed to my well-being. As I grow
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Do physicians view people seeking medical cannabis treatment as “complex patients”?
The majority of people who use CBD do so for medical reasons such as pain management. That’s why states have
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