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By John Malanca Cannabis Educator and Founder of the United Patients Group
Medical studies published in the world’s top medical journals have shown that cannabidiol (CBD) can be used to reduce the effects of cognitive decline caused by conditions such as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Extensive human trials are still needed to determine how effective CBD...
By Arielle Gerard, MD, MS, MPH
What Are Neurodegenerative Diseases?
Neurodegenerative diseases are those which result mainly from dysfunction of the central nervous system (the CNS, made up of the brain and spinal cord) as a result of damage to neurons, the primary cells of this system that communicate with each other to send signals throughout the brain and body. Damage to...
This is a video meant to speak to doctors and it includes captions that help the layperson understand.
We’ll be reviewing the evidence-based medical research on cannabinoids as a potential therapy of choice in modern neuro-oncology, their effects on tumor cells, the synergistic role they play in chemotherapy treatments, as well as their neuroprotective properties. We will...
Hosted by Michelle Diston - Certified Cannabis Coach with Guest Nikki Lawley
Pain, hopelessness, and not feeling heard by her doctors are what Nikki went through after sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI) at work as a pediatric nurse.
A graduate of the D.A.R.E. program as a kid and a child of the "Just Say No" era, she never would have thought about Cannabis as...
Sound Bites Podcast: Episode 213 Hosted by: Melissa Joy Dobbins
Cannabis, Mental Health & Brain Health
Nearly twenty percent of adults (or 50 million) experienced a mental illness in 2019. One in four adults with a mental illness reports an unmet need for treatment, and this number has not declined since 2011. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in...
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