A mother from Aylesham, Kent, who says she pays £2,000 a month for her daughter’s medicinal cannabis supply has called for greater access to the drug on the NHS. Emma Appleby said her daughter Teagan, 15, uses the drug to manage the daily seizures she suffers due to severe epilepsy. Medicinal cannabis became legal in … Read more
King’s College London Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience addictions head Prof Sir John Strang, who was not involved in the study, said: “We need to be constantly alert to changes in the nature of the illicit drug market, especially as these changes sometimes bring new health complications or challenges.” Source link
Already police in some parts of Germany, such as Berlin, often turn a blind eye to smoking in public, although possession of the drug for recreational use is illegal and can be prosecuted. Use of the drug among young people has been soaring for years despite the existing law, says Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, who … Read more
Hannah Deacon suggests hundreds of parents who cannot get it medically turn to illegal methods. Source link
Fewer than five patients have been prescribed whole-cannabis medicine, despite it becoming legal in 2018. Source link
The researchers, from McGill University, in Montreal, Harvard Medical School, in Boston and the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, among others, say about a third of all cancer patients and two-thirds of those who are terminally ill experience moderate to severe pain. Source link
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Growing numbers of folks are turning to CBD or cannabis products to treat skin conditions like acne or rosacea, but researchers warn that the science on their safety and power hasn’t kept up with demand. When more than 500 adults were asked about … Read more
A couple of things could be behind the increases in pet marijuana poisonings, according to Jibran Khokhar, the senior researcher on the current study. For one, he said, the actual incidence could be rising because more people are using the drug, particularly in edible forms. Alternatively, people may be more willing to admit … Read more
Drugs charity The Loop says it’s worried the sweets could be putting buyers at risk of death. Source link
Feb. 11, 2022 — At the center of the emerging science on the unintended consequences of daily long-term use of marijuana lies a paradox. For years, medical marijuana has been used to ease nausea from cancer chemotherapy and GI conditions. Now, with greater legalization comes growing awareness that chronic use of marijuana — also known … Read more