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Medical Marijuana Bill Overwhelmingly Passes Pennsylvania Senate

May 13, 2015 at 1:42 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Medical Marijuana

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Senate passed the latest version of Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana bill Tuesday afternoon. The vote was 40-7 for the bill that would make it legal in the state for marijuana to be used to treat certain serious illnesses when prescribed by a doctor. The bill known as SB 3, sponsored by Sen. Mike Folmer (R-Lebanon), would allow edible forms of marijuana and vaporization, but smoking would not be allowed. Patients would have to get the cannabis from [...]

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The Benefits of Smoking Marijuana [VIDEO]

November 25, 2014 at 12:59 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Medical Marijuana

Scientists have discovered that cannabis could be used to treat diabetes, multiple sclerosis, liver disease and other obesity-related diseases. (The Benefits of Smoking Marijuana [VIDEO] | WF News)

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Medical Marijuana has Profound Effect on Pain Relief

May 5, 2014 at 1:21 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Medical Marijuana

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Before buying cannabis at South Jersey’s only medical marijuana dispensary, patients must circle one of six animated faces that stare out from a clipboard. The row of smiling, wincing, frowning, and sobbing cartoon faces is being used to rank the degree of pain that patients experience due to cancer, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and several other conditions the state deems treatable by cannabis. When the patients return to the Compassionate Care Foundation dispensary in Egg Harbor [...]

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Research Shows Medical Marijuana Effective Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis

May 2, 2014 at 11:54 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Medical Marijuana

With medical marijuana dispensaries set to open later this year in Massachusetts, a review of the latest research suggests that it can help alleviate multiple sclerosis symptoms such as pain, overactive bladder, and muscle stiffness. But the review, conducted by specialists convened by the American Academy of Neurology, found that marijuana does not help relieve the uncontrollable limb spasms that result from a drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease. And it concluded that there is insufficient evidence to know whether [...]

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Study Confirms: Marijuana Helps With Multiple Sclerosis

February 13, 2014 at 6:58 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Smoking marijuana cuts spasticity and pain that’s resistant to conventional treatments in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), although it does have some cognitive effects as well, a small clinical trial in 2012 unsurprisingly confirmed. Spasticity scores on the modified Ashworth scale dropped by an average 2.74 points more with smoked cannabis than with a placebo, researchers at the University of California San Diego found, reports Crystal Phend at MedPage Today. A difference or two or more points is considered clinically meaningful [...]

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New Hope Arises for MS Patients Seeking a Cannabis Solution

July 9, 2013 at 2:58 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

It is possible to take medical marijuana or approved cannabis in different ways, including eating it. In states such as California in the US, medical marijuana dispensaries have sprung up, offering a wide range of ways to absorb the drug. One such shop in Harbor City, California, for example, has an extensive menu from which pre-approved customers can buy a range of medicated goodies, including “edibles” such as chocolate fudge brownies, peanut butter, cookies and lollipops. The Irish Times takes [...]

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