MEDICAL CANNABIS AND CHINESE HISTORY: As China has been using a written script for over 4,000 years, one might think that documenting their historical use of Medical Cannabis would be an easy task. However, from a historian’s standpoint, this has proven to be one of the most challenging ...
This text draws a history of cannabis (hashish) in XIXth century France, based on the study of medical, pharmaceutical and psychiatric texts. First is recalled the state of knowledge concerning cannabis at the beginning of the century. Are distinguished the geographical origins of such a ...
At the time of publication, 15 US states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for adults over the age of 21, and marijuana is legal for medical use in 36 US states. The end to cannabis prohibition may be in sight, but a long road still lies ahead....
The 6,000-Year History of Medical Cannabis View the high resolution version of today’s graphic by clicking here. Since the early 20th century, the use of cannabis for any purpose fell out of favor by both regulators and Western culture at large. In the United States, a wave of regulati...
THE HISTORY OF WESTERN MEDICINE The history of Western Medicine can be divided roughly into two different sections: Before 1492 (when Columbus sailed the ocean blue) a.k.a. the dark ages, and after. And when dealing with the subject of Medical Cannabis, the second can also be subdivided in...
histories of opium and its compounds, such as laudanum and paregoric, of aspirin and other pain medicines; and a third track would be the stories of recreational drug use, using various substances for intoxication and release—including cannabis, alcohol, and a variety of other recreational drugs...
This was what eventually led him into co-writing both Proposition P and Proposition 215 that legalized medical cannabis for the first time in California. Another important figure that contributed to the movement towards the legalization of marijuana was Brownie Mary. Just like Peron, she’s also ...
The medicinal uses of THC became increasingly explored and studied, paving the way for advancements in medical cannabis research. During this time, European scholars and physicians began to delve into the potential therapeutic properties of THC. They recognized its analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and ...
Medical marijuanaAnticonvulsant•First Australian nationwide survey on the experiences and opinions of medicinal cannabis in people with epilepsy.•Survey revealed 15% of adults with epilepsy and 13% of children with epilepsy have a history of medicinal cannabis use as treatment for seizures.•Main...
Two or more of the following signs, developing within 2 hours of cannabis use: Conjunctival injection Increased appetite Dry mouth Tachycardia Symptoms not due to a general medical condition and not better accounted for by another mental disorder Clinicians are instructed to specify if this is occurr...