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Study reveals how cannabis can help older generations
A new US study has revealed how cannabis can help older generations to both work longer and boost their overall well-being. The research conducted by Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine focused…
CBD-based epilepsy drug Epidyolex has finally been approved for use in the UK
<img src="https://www.theextract.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Epidyolex-min.jpg" width="800" height="360" class="alignnone size-medium"> The drug, which became the first CBD-based medication approved for use by the FDA in the United States (under the name Epidiolex), treats two…
N.Macedonia banks on medicinal cannabis growth to boost economy, exports
Slave Ivanovski was among North Macedonia's biggest exporters of tomatoes and peppers until two years ago he switched to growing cannabis for medical use. The country legalised the growth of…
Could cannabis help to lower cholesterol?
As the war against cholesterol continues, research shows that one unlikely treatment could be a gamechanger for reducing levels of cholesterol in the body: smoking weed. Whilst cannabis is most…
Did CBD shrink this woman’s ovarian cancer? Chemo-resistant tumors virtually ‘disappeared’ after surgery and unproven cannabis treatment
An UC San Diego case study reveals an unnamed woman's ovarian tumors all but disappeared within a year of starting a therapy of CBD and a nut oil Her particular ovarian…
Desperate mother fears her 17-year-old son will die because the family cannot continue to spend £4,000 a month on cannabis oil that stops him having hundreds of seizures every day
Bailey Williams, 17, from Cardiff, has suffered from epilepsy since he was twoTeenager can have hundreds of seizures a day and turn blue or drop to the floorHe is now…
New survey shows cannabis helps 90% of arthritis patients
While medical cannabis remains a contentious subject in the UK as patients struggle to get access, the results of a new survey show just how much cannabis has been embraced by people…
CBD helps 3 out of every 4 children with autism
Compelling evidence has come to light from research-based in Israel backing the therapeutic use of medical cannabis and cannabidiol (CBD) for young people with autism. Clinical studies in using CBD…
Recreational marijuana legalization reduces opioid deaths by 20%: study
The legal status of marijuana has shifted significantly over the past two decades: 10 states and Washington, DC now allow its recreational use (Illinois will follow in January), while 34…
CBD may make you less aggressive: Tests show the cannabis-derived compound activates two key brain receptors and calms mice down
Scientists tested various doses of CBD on aggressive miceCBD made the mice attack less often than those not given any at allMore experiments found receptors which play a part in the…
Scientists Just Learned How Cannabis Makes Molecules 30x More Effective Than Aspirin
Cannabis is a complex plant with a complex history. It's been cultivated for at least 6,000 years, but because of its modern legal status, we're still learning new things about its medicinal…
The Church Of England’s $10.5 Billion Fund Will Now Invest In Cannabis
When Shavo Odadjian, bassist of the band System of a Down, told me he was launching a cannabis strain called “Church,” I could not help but find it funny. Weed and religion don’t go…
Can Cannabis Legalization Solve France’s Yellow Vest Crisis?
A yellow vest protester waves a French national flag on International Workers Day in the Montparnasse district of Paris, France, on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. French President Emmanuel Macron has…
‘Ancient brain surgeons’ cut two HOLES in skull of prehistoric warrior ‘with a bad headache’ who was ‘high on cannabis to numb the pain’, archaeologists claim
It is believed the double trepanation procedure was survived by the warrior as it showed signs of healing May have been inflicted on the man as part of 'brain surgery' to…
Teen are LESS likely to use marijuana in states with recreational use laws, study finds
Researchers analyzed youth cannabis use from 1993 to 2017There was no change tied to medical marijuana, but rates dropped 10% with recreational marijuana lawsThe researchers looked at overall changes nationwide,…
CBD as a Superbug Antibiotic?
Cannabidiol, or CBD, already being researched and used for anxiety, insomnia, epilepsy and pain, may be the next superbug fighter for resistant infections, a new study suggests. The researchers tested…
Switzerland aims to legalise medical marijuana
ZURICH, June 26 (Reuters) - The Swiss government aims to make it easier for patients to get medical marijuana, proposing on Wednesday to allow prescriptions for cannabis to treat people…
Cannabis-based medicine could HALVE the number of seizures suffered by children with a rare type of epilepsy
Children with Dravet syndrome have convulsive, prolonged seizuresBut cannabidiol, the component of CBD oil, reduced seizures up to 56% It does not contain the psychoactive chemical THC, as medicinal cannabis does The…
Women are turning to cannabis to treat period pains: 60% surveyed say they already use it and 60% of non-users would consider it – as states mull approving the drug for cramps
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University interviewed more than 1,000 women across the USTwo-thirds of those who had never used cannabis said they would for their periodAnother survey of…
GW Pharma’s cannabis-based epilepsy drug meets main goal in a late-stage trial
May 6 (Reuters) - GW Pharmaceuticals Plc said on Monday its drug Epidiolex was successful in treating seizures in patients with a rare form of childhood epilepsy called tuberous sclerosis…