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07/17/2018 / By Vicki Batts

DOCUMENTED: Cannabis extract successfully treats 14-year old girl with an “incurable” form of cancer

Cannabis has gained fame recently for its ability to treat seizure disorders in children with otherwise “untreatable” conditions. But despite the pharmaceutical industry’s attempts at keeping the benefits of this plant medicine hidden from the general public, a growing number of people are turning to cannabis for cancer treatment, too. In Case Reports In Oncology, the […]

07/16/2018 / By Vicki Batts

CBDs.news covers the latest science and policy on cannabis, CBDs and plant medicines

Cannabis and its plant compounds, known as cannabinoids, have been making headlines around the globe recently. The medicinal benefits of the cannabis plant and its highly regarded compounds, like cannabidiol (CBD) are newsworthy enough — and when combined with legal red tape thanks to increasingly contested prohibition laws, you’ve got a hot-button issue for sure. […]

07/04/2018 / By Vicki Batts

10 Science-backed benefits of cannabis

Cannabis may still be prohibited by the U.S. federal government, but that doesn’t mean the prized plant isn’t a medicine. While federal prohibition may make scientific research on cannabis harder to complete, many studies have shown that the plant has wide-reaching medicinal benefits. Research continues to show that for dozens of conditions, cannabis could be […]

06/27/2018 / By Vicki Batts

Parents give medical marijuana to their 15-year-old son to stop his seizures but are now facing jail time for “reckless endangerment”

For 15-year-old David Brill, life changed for the better when his parents began giving him cannabis. David has a seizure disorder which can cause up to 15 seizures a day for the young man. Allowing him to try cannabis brought much-needed relief. In fact, David went a whopping 71 days without a single seizure — […]

06/23/2018 / By Vicki Batts

Texas – yes, Texas – could be the next state to end cannabis prohibition

Texas may be one of the most conservative states in the nation, but times are changing — and it looks like Texas politicians are realizing they need to keep up. Continued marijuana prohibition in a country where a majority of state governments have introduced some form of legislation that legalizes or decriminalizes cannabis is becoming […]

06/08/2018 / By Vicki Batts

Psychedelic drugs and plants found to be highly therapeutic; now Big Pharma is cashing in

Over the last five years, research has consistently pointed to a number of psychedelic drugs and plants as novel treatments for an array of mental health issues: depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and more. Psilocybin mushrooms, cannabis and kratom are some of the most promising medicinal plants, while other pharmaceutical psychedelics (LSD, MDMA and […]

05/15/2018 / By Vicki Batts

FDA fast tracks a marijuana-derived drug to treat seizures

CBD, or cannabidiol, has been making big news as of late, largely thanks to the plant compound’s ability to help children with severe seizure disorders. But, CBD that comes from the cannabis plant is highly prohibited under archaic federal laws that refuse to even remotely acknowledge the plant’s health benefits. As is typical of the […]

05/07/2018 / By Vicki Batts

How will the Monsanto-Bayer merger affect the expanding medical marijuana industry?

There are many reasons to be concerned about the Bayer-Monsanto merger, one of the most dangerous business deals in history. While the notion of these two gigantic corporations conjoining has been highly contested, the duo finally managed to sell off enough assets to garner anti-trust approval. In a move that may soon rock the world […]

04/23/2018 / By Vicki Batts

People who use medical cannabis are less likely to abuse opioids, research finds

Could plant medicine be the solution to the pharma industry-created opioid epidemic? Despite being marked with stigmata, the cannabis plant has continued to prove its medicinal value — even under strict (and nonsensical) prohibition via the federal government. Multiple studies have shown that marijuana, when used medicinally, reduces the risk of opioid abuse — and […]

03/02/2018 / By Vicki Batts

A look at the evolving relationship surrounding medical marijuana vs. opioid deaths

Past research has suggested that medical marijuana could be a viable solution to reducing the number of people who succumb to opioids — but a new study led by RAND Corporation and supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse questions this potential. The study by RAND shows what most other studies have found: A sharp […]

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