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A history of the Society of Cannabis Clinicians and its contributions and impact on the US medical cannabis movement
Dr. Kevin M.Takakuwa details the history of the SCC, which is the first and oldest U.S. medical organization promoting the use of medical cannabis.
Serious adverse effects of cannabidiol (CBD): a review of randomized controlled trials.
Authors: Rafael G. dos Santos, Francisco S. Guimarães, José Alexandre S. Crippa, et al
Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology, 9 April 2020
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Introduction: Recent trials using cannabidiol (CBD) have shown that most acute and prolonged adverse effects of CBD are mild to moderate, with rare serious adverse effects (SAEs). This review focused on analyzing SAEs of CBD and their possible relation to drug-drug interaction…
Adverse effects of cannabidiol: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
Authors: Edward Chesney, Dominic Oliver, Alastair Green, Simina Sovi, Jack Wilson, Amir Englund, et al
Neuropsychopharmacology, 8 April 2020
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Cannabidiol (CBD) is being investigated as a treatment for several medical disorders but there is uncertainty about its safety. We conducted the first systematic review and meta-analysis of the adverse effects of CBD across all medical indications. Double-blind randomized plac…
Patients’ Rights Jeopardized in California
Bobby Eisenberg has worked with El Dorado officials to develop regulations that recognize a patient’s right to grow as much cannabis as their doctor authorizes. Now the planning commission in El Dorado Country wants to impose a six-plant limit.
Medical Cannabis in Asthmatic Patients.
Authors: Amir Jarjou’i, Gabriel Izbicki
The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ, April 2020
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BACKGROUND: With the increased use of cannabis in the medicinal and recreational domains, it is becoming more important for physicians to better understand its harmful and beneficial effects. Although medical cannabis comes in several forms, the preferred route of administrati…
Examining Medical Cannabis Models Worldwide: Access Amidst Lockdown
What would we envision as the best cannabis model for international patient access? This question was explored at a collaborative event in Barcelona just before the COVID-19 lockdowns swept over Spain (and the world).
Cannabis & The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Physician’s Perspective
Joe D. Goldstrich, MD, FACC outlines what we know about the antiviral properties of cannabis and whether or not it could be helpful or detrimental for COVID-19.
Terpenoids From Cannabis Do Not Mediate an Entourage Effect by Acting at Cannabinoid Receptors
Authors: David B. Finlay, Kathleen J. Sircombe, Mhairi Nimick, Callum Jones, Michelle Glass
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 25 March 2020
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The entourage effect was a proposed explanation for biological observations that endocannabinoid ligand activities can be modified by other lipids released from cells at the same time. An increasing volume of anecdotal reports and interest in the plant have provoked research i…
Role of cannabis in inflammatory bowel diseases.
Authors: Abhilash Perisetti, Afrina Hossain Rimu, Salman Ali Khan, Pardeep Bansal, Hemant Goyal
Annals of Gastroenterology, March-April 2020
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For many centuries, cannabis (marijuana) has been used for both recreational and medicinal purposes. Currently, there are about 192 million cannabis users worldwide, constituting approximately 3.9% of the global population. Cannabis comprises more than 70 aromatic hydrocarbon …
The Effect of Piperine on Oral Absorption of Cannabidiol following Acute vs. Chronic Administration.
Authors: Dvora Izgelov, Abraham J. Domb, Amnon Hoffman
European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 17 March 2020
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The piperine is an alkaloid naturally found mostly in black pepper with a myriad of pharmacological attributes. The most far reaching indication of piperine is its use as an absorption enhancer, with supportive data regarding piperine’s ability to inhibit first pass effect mec…
Sex, Intimacy, and Cannabis
Sarah Mann, MD separates myth and conjecture from what is known (and unknown) about cannabis and sex.
Labeling of Cannabidiol Products: A Public Health Perspective
Authors: Jamie Corroon, Douglas MacKay, William Dolphin
Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, 6 March 2020
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Introduction: Interest in the therapeutic use of cannabidiol (CBD) has reached a fever-pitch in recent months, as CBD-containing products appear everywhere from online retailers to grocery stores and gas stations. The widespread availability of hemp-derived CBD products is con…