Treating Cancer with Cannabis

Ben Amirault January 17, 2018Cannabis Treatments

Medicinal cannabis is by no means a new concept. The truth is, humans have been using cannabis as a treatment for a variety of ailments for thousands of years. According to Chinese legend, cannabis was used as early as 2700 B.C. as a treatment for a variety ailments including gout, rheumatism, and even malaria. However, using cannabis to treat cancer …

Transparency and Consistency Needed in Medicinal Cannabis

Ben Amirault February 9, 2017Cannabis Treatments

Our conference director flew to Israel to discuss a variety of medicinal cannabis topics with three of our CannMed 2017 speakers: Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, Dr. Michael Dor, and Amir Golan. Each of them has an interesting perspective on the subject. Dr. Mechoulam is a cannabis research pioneer, credited with discovering the plant’s psychoactive component, THC, and making other important discoveries. Dr. …

Could Cannabis be a Safer Pain Relief Alternative to Opioids?

Ben Amirault January 31, 2017Cannabis Treatments, Speaker Profiles

Pain relief is one of the most common uses for medical cannabis. Barth Wilsey, MD, a pain medicine specialist, told WebMD that pain is the main reason people ask for a cannabis prescription, and it is commonly used to treat all types of pain, including headaches, cancer, glaucoma or nerve pain. In the video below, CannMed presenter Sara Jane Ward, Ph.D talks about the …

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