Methods We conducted a retrospective chart review to determine the use and potential benefits of cannabis in patients with insomnia over a three-year period at a tertiary care academic center. All patients with cannabis/marijuana and insomnia use listed in their electronic health record were included...
Endocannabinoids are so termed because they activate the same G protein-coupled, cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2) as delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the active component of marijuana (Cannabis sativa). Endocannabinoids are important modulators of brain reward signaling, motivational processes, emotion, st...
) is different from sunn hemp, water hemp, hemp sesbania and hemp dogbane, but it is in the same family and species as marijuana. The main difference is based on the concentration of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (∆9 THC) in both species. By law, the threshold of ∆9 THC in ...
Globally, potentially life-threatening maternal conditions (PLTCs) are significant public health threats. Ethiopia had the highest prevalence of PLTC (17.55%). However, there is limited evidence on the determinants that increase the occurrence of PLTC in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to ident...
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Explain the importance of bone marrow and stem cell transplants and what may cause the need of such. (a) What are the advantages gained by adopting EMR? (b) What are the disadvantages? What are the medical benefits of using marijuana versus the risks? What are the benefits and risk of...
Industrial hemp is the chemotype with a minimal amount of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and higher levels of CBD, while the marijuana chemotype contains high levels of THC (e.g., above 0.3% w/w by dry weight). Figure 4 represents the most common phytocannabinoids found in hemp. Figure 3 ...
MEDICAL marijuanaTETRAHYDROCANNABINOLNovel pharmacological treatments are needed for Tourette syndrome. Our goal was to examine the current evidence base and biological rationale for the use of cannabis-derived medications or medications that act on the cannabinoid system in Tourette syndrome. We conducted ...
Factors that lead to the use of crack cocaine in combination with marijuana in Brazil: a qualitative study BMC Public Health, 15 (2015), pp. 1-8, 10.1186/s12889-015-2063-0 Google Scholar Gonzalez-Cuevas et al., 2018 G. Gonzalez-Cuevas, R. Martin-Fardon, T.M. Kerr, D.G. Stouffer...
The prime minister’s economists also tackled the question of job growth, projecting that a modest 87-720 new jobs could be generated in the marijuana industry. Despite the relatively marginal economic benefits, the new report recommends that the government end the ban on exporting medical cannabis...