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Will Sativex Make it to French Pharmacies?
In 2014, France’s Health Ministry gave the green light to Sativex, the first cannabis-based medic…
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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 typ…
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Liberal Iceland? 76% Against Cannabis Legalisation
A recent poll conducted by MMR Market and Media Research discovered that over 3/4 of Iceland's popu…
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Flowery Field and Legal Cannabis Cultivation in Austria
'Welcome to Flowery Field, a flower shop with a difference' Nestled within the beautifully bustling suburbs of Vienna, Austria, sit three buildings that are changing the face of cannabis production in a country whose laws regarding the marijuana plant have changed substantially over the last few years.These buildings are owned by Flowery Field whose roots are embedded in lawsuits, court battles and legal loopholes. Yet the company is now operating at its most prolific level yet, produci…
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U.K. Man Charged with Selling Legal Cannabis Seeds
The UK’s cannabis laws have again been thrown into disrepute after the owner of a headshop was arrested and charged for selling cannabis seeds, despite it being legal to do so.Michael David Lyon, 37, who ran the shop in Saltney, Chester, told Flintshire Magistrate’s Court that the seeds were being sold as collector’s items, and that if and when customers indicated that they planned to grow them, he would refuse to serve them and throw them out of the shop. To this end he had placed a s…
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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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Victoria the First State to Legalize Medical Marijuana in Australia
The medical marijuana market in Victoria, Australia will be open to epilepsy patients as early as 2017. The Access to Medical Cannabis Bill 2015 authorizes manufacture, supply, and access to medical cannabis in the state. Victoria aims to improve the quality of life for children with epilepsy through the bill.Victoria’s Health Minister, Jill Hennessy, said, “We're starting with these children with severe epilepsy, whose lives have been shown to improve so significantly, because we know…
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Jeff Ditchfield and the Quest for Perfect Medicinal Oil
Jeff Ditchfield is cannabis activism’s answer to Robin Hood; for years he has altruistically put h…
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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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