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July 2015

CancerDiseaseProhibitionStudies

Cancer is a collection of related diseases involving the abnormal growth of cells within the body. When malignant, cancerous cells divide and spread into surrounding tissues — sometimes at an alarming rate. Many types of cancer result in tumors, which are solid masses of tissue. In the United States, cancer claims the lives of nearly 600,000 people

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CBDDiseaseEpilepsyTestimonies

“It comes down to either going to jail or a funeral.” Ten year old Antania Hawkins experienced her first seizure at age six months. She was soon diagnosed with Dravet syndrome, a rare form of intractable epilepsy (seizures that can’t be controlled by medication) that has slowed Antania’s development, rendering

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ArthritisDisease

As the greying of America occurs, more and more baby boomers are retiring, and the country is facing a deluge of health-related costs from its aging population. Chief among those costs is the burden of treating chronic arthritis — a painful, common joint disease for which there is no cure

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Breaking NewsLegalizationProhibitionReefer Madness

Harborside Health Center in Oakland, California, is the largest medical marijuana dispensary in the world, serving nearly 200,000 patients and distributing $25 million in cannabis per year. It does so out in the open, under the auspices of California law and Oakland’s regulatory regime. Federal prosecutors, however, maintain an unfriendly stance

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EditorialsStudies

Most Americans think that driving while high on marijuana isn’t that dangerous, according to a recent Gallup poll. About 70 percent of people polled said that people who drive while impaired by marijuana are “not much of a problem” or only a “somewhat serious problem,” whereas just 29 percent said

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AlzheimersCancerCrohn's DiseaseDiseaseEditorialsEpilepsyMultiple SclerosisStudies

Certain chemicals in marijuana may kill cancer cells, shrink tumors and prevent the formation of blood vessels that feed tumors. That’s the National Cancer Institute reporting findings from preclinical trials — the kind of research that typically leads to more in-depth testing. But nearly a half-century ago the folks who

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Chronic Pain

More than 1.5 billion people in the world and an estimated 116 million Americans regularly suffer from chronic pain, and they’re typically prescribed opiate pain relievers to manage their symptoms. But what happens when patients supplement their opiate pain relievers with cannabis? Researchers wanted to find out what effect both

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PTSD

Geronimo, OK — After serving three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Kristoffer Lewandowski was medically and honorably discharged from the Marine Corps. He is now a 100% disabled veteran because of the severity of his PTSD. Since he has gotten out, the VA had him taking up to 13 pills

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DiseaseEpilepsy

After a push by a Delaware County state representative to put a Senate-approved medical marijuana bill before the House failed, a Connellsville mother expressed her frustration at what she felt was a political move. “How many days must my child (and the other kids like her) continue to seize? How

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CBDEpilepsyLegalizationTestimonies

A year after Utah OKs therapeutic hemp oil, parents say it’s ‘single most effective’ treatment for kids with epilepsy. The torrents racking Isabelle Knowlton’s brain have subsided. The 10-year-old girl is now winking at boys in church. For the first time, she is giving hugs and lighting up at the

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