One of the presentations that made the biggest impression on me on October 18 during the day Towards a Comprehensive Regulation, held in the Ernest Lluch room of the congress, was that of Noemí Sánchez of the State Network of Anti-prohibitionist Women (REMA).
Sanchez said that "The research we have today is basically based on white men, therefore we do not know as women how endogenous and exogenous cannabinoids function in...
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This international study, in which 184,765 patients participated, shows that 24% of the genetic base that...
The world's largest beverage maker may also target the emerging cannabis market...
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Dee Dussault says on her website that the first time she gave a Ganja Yoga class in her...
A study has revealed that cannabis use by Americans aged 65 or older increased by 250% between 2006 and 2013. It seems that third agers are the sector of the American population in which consumption of the plant has grown the most. As always, the US leads cannabis trends due to the progress in the legalization of the plant in many states both for medicinal and recreational use.
The tendency to use cannabis therapeutically has reached those over 65 in the United...
1 in every 200 people in the US (approximately 0.5% of patients) is diagnosed with a type of schizophrenia and, in general, it is treated with pharmacological products like antipsychotics. Now, a study conducted by the Department of Psychology and the Department of Economics at the Universidad of New Mexico in Albuquerque, has discovered that cannabis could be an alternative to the established treatment of this condition.
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Israel and Switzerland have united with the promise of attaining the best cannabis for people who need to use the plant for medical treatments. Two companies from these countries announced in a statement this week that they will work together to get better marijuana strains for patients and users. NRGene is an leading Israeli provider of complete genome sequencing and analysis and Pure Cannabis Research AG, a subsidiary of Pure Holding Cannabis Group, is a Swiss firm focused on the...
Superfoods are here to stay. Presented in this manner, they seem like authentic champions of the hipster movement, that have come, cape included, to save us from a poor nutritional routine. But this is misleading,they are not new, they have been a part of the diets of indigenous peoples for many thousands of years.
Superfoods, a world of possibilities
Antioxidants, omega 3, 6 and 9 fatty acids, fibre, calcium, polyphenols...
Sajid Javid, the UK Home Secretary, announced a few days ago that the UK will begin to allow prescriptions of cannabis-derived medicines for patients “with an exceptional need.” These measures will become effective in the autumn.
Two high profile cases of children with epilepsy
In the UK there have been two highly publicised cases of children with refractory epilepsy whose families requested cannabis-based oil: Billy...
