Pressing, stabbing or pulsating – headaches manifest themselves in different ways. Whether it is a tension headache, migraine or cluster headache, the variants of the disease come with different symptoms. Treatment depends on the type and severity of the pain. What contribution can be done by cannabinoids like THC and CBD? Many studies are not […]
According to the WHO, depression is one of the most common mental illnesses. More than five million adult between 18 and 79 years of age suffer from a depressive disorder within one year (1). This number increases if children, adolescents, people over 79 years of age and people who do not seek medical treatment are […]
For the first time in the history of the UK, an 11 year old boy received a medical cannabis prescription on the National Health Service. Billy Caldwell, an 11 year old boy with epilepsy, received a prescription so that he could take cannabis oil to try to subdue his epileptic seizures. At his worse, he […]
Like any medicine, medical cannabis can interact with other prescribed and pharmacy medicines. Cannabis patients are often seriously ill and therefore often take many medicines. Since the cannabinoids tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), like various other active substances, are broken down by enzymes in the liver, interactions are possible when certain medicines are taken at […]
Cannabidiol otherwise known as CBD is one of the most well-known cannabinoids in the Cannabis Sativa L plant. Together with Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) it is one of the most active components, making up approximately 40% of the plant. CBD, like other cannabinoids is one of the components of the plant that gives it its therapeutic properties. […]
One of the biggest benefits of medical cannabis is its relaxing effects that it has on the consumer. Cannabidiol (CBD) is a cannabinoid that is very effective for treating anxiety, both circumstantial and chronic, as was explained previously in this post. Several studies completed in 2017 have highlighted new information regarding the use of medical […]
Cannabinol or CBN is generally classified as one of the components of the cannabis plant, called cannabinoids: THC, CBD, CBN, etc… They are considered to be liposoluble molecules classified according to their chemical structure. Like many other components of cannabis, CBN is rejected by water, as it is only soluble in a fatty body. CBN […]
Refractory epilepsy affects 30% of patients with epilepsy worldwide. It is a complex disease that can rarely be treated with traditional medicines. After having tried many conventional treatments, different organizations in the medical field have been interested in the effectiveness of medical cannabis treating refractory epilepsy. In September 2016, the international medical cannabis conference was […]
The majority of scientific studies about medical cannabis focus on finding out the effects of the different types of cannabinoids, especially, THC and CBD. The cannabis plant has many more components than their cannabinoids, they have a number other factors like terpenes, that also produce their own effects, or secondary effects. Limiting research to a […]
Although it is not the best method of consuming medical cannabis, smoking seems to be the most popular and the most accessible for the majority of people. There are however, other simple methods of consuming therapeutic cannabis. Thanks to the most recent scientific studies, different methods of consumption are being designed in order to ensure […]
