Case Studies
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Charity Commission Reject Cannabis Research Charity
At the heart of the UK’s policy on cannabis is a fundamental contradiction - cannabis, the law say…
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Switzerland and Cannabis: Black Market Boom, Social Clubs and Suicidal Farmers
Many wouldn't believe Switzerland to be a major player in the European cannabis industry, and while …
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Cannabis in Norway: Lies, Fines and Urine Tests
Despite its supposed representation as a liberal haven, it seems that Norway has some rather conser…
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Are British Medicinal Cannabis Users Turning to the Black Market to Get Sativex?
It’s a Thursday afternoon in Leeds and I’m off to meet a black market drug dealer who claims he sells Sativex to people for medicinal use. For those of you that are unfamiliar, Sativex is the UK’s first cannabis-based medicine for treatment of spasticity, a common symptom of multiple sclerosis. I arrive at one of the Wetherspoons that can be seen on practically every street the city centre with a spring of curiosity in my step. It’s early-afternoon and although the place wasn’t full th…
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Does Cannabis Use Increase or Decrease the Risk of Depression?
For those individuals who chronically use marijuana, either medically or for recreational purposes, there may be an increased risk of developing depression with frequent use. Or heavy cannabis use may actually help relieve depression. It all depends on who you ask since we have information supporting both. The definitive answer is still pending as more research becomes available. STUDIES SHOWING AN INCREASED RISK FOR DEPRESSION A while back a study was published in the American Journal of Psyc…
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What Happens to Medicinal Cannabis Users When the Police Come Knocking?
Following on from the first in our series of medicinal cannabis case studies, we are taking a look at the story of 26-year-old Steven Dalton from Grimsby, UK. He suffers from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), a long-term condition that affects the digestive system, for which he self-medicates with cannabis.“It’s all to do with stress, I’m a really stressful person,” Steven told me when I caught up with him this week. “Using weed keeps my stress levels down. I smoke it usually but if…
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The Protective Effects of THC on the Brain and in Preventing Cognitive Decline
Neurodegenerative diseases are at pandemic levels throughout much of the world. Neurodegeneration is a general term used to describe the pathology of dozens of neurologic diseases that have drastically increased in the developed world in the last 40 years. The most notable are what I like to call the ‘gang of three’ neurodegenerative diseases: Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, and ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.A fourth member of this ‘gang’ would be autism whi…
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Cannabis and Multiple Sclerosis: We Talked Methods of Consumption, Strains and Cannabinoids Ratios With Clark French
In the first of our series examining medicinal cannabis case studies we caught up with Clark French,…
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CBD Helps 84% of Child Participants with Severe Epilepsy, Survey Indicates
A survey conducted by the Department of Neurology at Stanford University indicated that 84% of child…
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Fibromyalgia Patients Find Cannabis the Most Effective Treatment, According to Survey
A 2014 survey conducted by the National Pain Foundation in the United States revealed that cannabis…
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Italian Study Suggests that CBD Could Inhibit the Growth of Breast Cancer Cells
There have been countless early stage studies that have focused on the therapeutic benefits of THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) on tumors. In fact, the antitumor effects of the cannabis plant's most recognisable cannabinoid has been observed in many different forms of cancer.However, in 2006, the Department of Biology and cellular and molecular Pathology at the University of Naples decided to investigate the antitumor properties of CBD (Cannabidiol), another well-known cannabinoid that, unlike TH…
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Study Suggests Cannabis Alleviates Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis
A study conducted in 2002 revealed that cannabinoids could significantly reduce the symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis.The study, conducted by the late Esther Fride was the first and only ever report that had researched the link between cannabis as medicine and Cystic Fibrosis, an inherited condition in which the lungs and digestive system can become clogged with thick, sticky mucus.The World Health Organization reports that 1 in 2000–3000 newborns is found to be affected by Cystic Fibros…
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Aggressive Lung Cancer and Cannabis Oil: From California to Serbia
You might be asking yourself what mesothelioma is?Hardly a household word, mesothelioma is a type of lung cancer that affects the lining of the lungs. That lining is called the visceral pleura, when it becomes malignant it’s called pleural mesothelioma.This is a very aggressive, deadly cancer with an exceedingly poor five-year survival. Once diagnosed, there are few options and no cure is available. I cannot think of a cancer that has a poorer prognosis. The cause for the overwhelming …
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Cannabis Oil and Infantile Spasms: The Alluring Case of Maddie Gorman
This case is a particularly bittersweet one. Our patient has had the misfortune of dealing with not just one deadly disease, but two. It involves a child who has survived acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) with over one year of chemotherapy only to develop Infantile Spasms (IS), a devastating disease.IS can develop from chemotherapy if it causes significant inflammatory changes in the child’s brain. It is also a permanent condition if it occurs. This disease can be as threatening as ALL. …
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Leukaemia and Cannabis Oil: The Story of the Late Ronnie Smith
One of the all-stars of the cannabis counter culture, Ronnie Lee Smith ranks right up there with Ric…
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Amylea’s Story: The First Baby to Receive Cannabis Oil for Seizures
Today we’ll discuss a history making case. It’s concerning the very first baby to receive cannab…
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