Investigators concluded, “We found that occasional cannabis use in later-life was associated with better overall global cognition compared to no cannabis use.”
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“The administration of CBD reduced average 24-hour mean, systolic, and diastolic blood pressure after 2.5 weeks,” researchers determined.
Authors determined that cannabis treatment “was associated with improvements in fibromyalgia-specific symptoms, in addition to sleep, anxiety, and health-related quality of life.”
Under the new law, police may not initiate a search of a person or their vehicle solely based upon smelling marijuana.
The law extends existing restrictions on the pool of applicants eligible to obtain licensure to participate in the adult-use marijuana market.
Patients suffering from pain, cancer, anxiety, and insomnia show sustained benefits after commencing treatment with medical cannabis.
A history of cannabis use “was not significantly associated with acute myocardial infarction, stroke, [or other] adverse cardiovascular events,” investigators concluded.
“This study provides preliminary evidence regarding the therapeutic potential of CBD in the context of e-cigarette use cessation,” authors determined.