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“Our hands were tied.” Millie’s Story (Cannabis for Kids, Part 1) | National Geographic

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Penn and Nicole Mattison’s daughter, Millie, has infantile spasms with hypsarrhythmia, a form of epilepsy. By the time she was four months old she was having upwards of 700 seizures a day. The Mattisons tried numerous medications and diet plans, but Millie didn’t improve. After her doctors said they’d tried everything they could, the Mattisons looked to Colorado for an alternative treatment.
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Some parents are turning to cannabidiol (CBD) oil, a cannabis extract with little or none of the psychoactive compound THC, to treat their children who have cancer and epilepsy. The oil is currently legal in more than a dozen U.S. states, but the supply is limited. The science also lags the law—dosing standards haven’t been set, and the effects of long-term use are unclear. Many doctors believe that more research is needed. In “Cannabis for Kids” a few parents share their experiences navigating the uncertainties of medical marijuana in America as they try to help their children.

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The Science Behind Medical Marijuana

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Marijuana or Cannabis, known to some as the stoner drug, is known for getting people“high.” It is legal in 8 states for recreational use, legal in 20 states for medical use, and illegal in 22 states.
Some consider it to be as dangerous as cocaine or heroin.
But did you know that marijuana also has many reported health benefits, many that have been backed by research?
But before we get into that – let’s start by looking at the makeup of marijuana itself.
Marijuana contains 2 key ingredients.
The main component is a psychoactive ingredient that is responsible for the “high” effects. It’s called tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is a psychoactive chemical.
THC attaches to cannabinoid receptors in parts of the brain that include thinking, memory, sensory and time perception. This is how THC plays a part in psychological effects you may have while under the influence of cannabis.
THC has also been used for it’s pain-relieving effects.
A study published in the Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy suggested that THC activates pathways in the central nervous system which work to block pain signals from being sent to the brain.
A pilot study published in clinical drug investigation talks about how THC helps with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Because of its psychological effects on the brain, it has been therapeutic for some patients that have suffered from flashbacks, agitation and nightmares and other symptoms of PTSD
Another component of Marijuana is a non-psychoactive ingredient that is called cannabidiol (CBD). It reduces the effect that THC has, in other words it works against the “high effects”
CBD is thought to be responsible for turning off a gene by the name of ID-1, a protein coding gene that is suggested to help cancer cells spread throughout the body. Studies published in the journal Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, suggest that Cancerous cells make more copies of these genes than non-cancerous cells.
Some anecdotal cases show marijuana may also help in treating epilepsy – although this is yet to be comprehensively studied. But in the case of 8 year old Charlotte Figi, the use of marijuana that was low on THC but high on CBD had reduced her 300 seizures a week to just 1 seizure every 7 days.
So marijuana has other applications – other than just producing the ‘high effect’.
Are there any other science issues or phenomena you’d like us to explain? Let us know in the comments below!

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http://www.livescience.com/24553-what-is-thc.html
http://www.medicaldaily.com/what-does-marijuana-do-your-brain-and-body-thc-interacts-memory-time-perception-273366
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-truisms-wellness/201510/medical-marijuana-the-science-behind-thc-and-cbd
http://www.leafscience.com/2014/02/23/5-must-know-facts-cannabidiol-cbd/
http://www.epilepsy.com/learn/treating-seizures-and-epilepsy/other-treatment-approaches/medical-marijuana-and-epilepsy
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/evidence-supports-marijuana-as-medical-treatment-for-some-conditions-not-all/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/medical-marijuana-how-the-evidence-stacks-up/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-37318935
http://www.businessinsider.com/health-benefits-of-medical-marijuana-2014-4
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/07/health/charlotte-child-medical-marijuana/

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Marijuana Use and Its Impact | Fact Check

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The fact that marijuana and cannabis products are increasingly legal doesn’t mean that using marijuana is without risk. For example, marijuana use is the primary reason young people enter substance use treatment. High levels of THC, which is the chemical in marijuana that most affects the brain, has been linked to a variety of mental health problems. Finally, marijuana is the drug most often found in the blood of drivers involved in car accidents.

In our latest video, recovery advocate and mother Carleah Summers provides all the details parents and family members need to know about marijuana – what it is, how it works and the negative effects that could result from using it.

“Problems with marijuana use can be prevented,” Summers says. “The longer teens delay use, the less likely they are to develop a marijuana use disorder or addiction. We can all play a part by supporting policies and programs that prevent or reduce marijuana use among teens and by not normalizing its use as a harmless way to have fun.”

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Treating Pain with Medical Marijuana

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“I could see endocannabinoids as being a really good conduit to relieving the opioid epidemic.” Nathan Fried, assistant professor of biology, discusses the potential of medical marijuana for replacing opioids as a pain treatment.

Fried joined the Rutgers University–Camden faculty in the fall of 2018. He specializes in neuroscience and is currently studying the connections between sleep and pain, to identify opioid alternatives for chronic pain treatment.

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Can Marijuana Help with Opioid Addiction?

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Part 3 of our opioid series supported by the NIHCM Foundation looks at the potential for marijuana to improve outcomes in opioid addiction therapy. Some studies have shown that prescribing marijuana can ease the path to shaking an opioid dependence. There’s some new research in this area, and we’ll go through some of the studies.

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Medical Marijuana 101 for Cancer Treatment

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Josh Bachynski, director of marketing and outreach at Harvest Medicine Cannabis Clinic gives a primer on marijuana, the difference between CBD and THC, the different strains, how it can be consumed, and how marijuana prescriptions can be used to treat the various conditions associated with prostate cancer. Questions follow, including answers to traveling with the drug, health care coverage and more.

Medical Cannabis Debate | Australians left in pain limited access to drug | Sunday Night

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Pete Evans joins Sunday Night as a special guest reporter to weigh up the pros and cons of the cannabis. It’s been claimed to save lives, but are there dangerous consequences? Decide for yourself.

This story originally aired on the 4th August 2019.

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Shades of Migraine – Episode 17 – Cannabis for Treating Migraine and Cluster Diseases

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Dr. Shivang Joshi of the Dent Neurologic Institute gives a presentation on the use of Marijuana or Cannabis for treating migraine and cluster diseases. He touches on a bit of the pharmacology, the history of its use, adverse effects, who uses it, what studies have shown, and legal implications, dosing and more.

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Medical Marijuana For Minors

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Why should you wait to turn 21, when you can start using medical #marijuana at just 18 years of age. In this video, we will explain to you how you can start by using medical cannabis using your medical marijuana recommendation without any state interference or legal complications.

So, if your #child needs urgent medical attention, medical cannabis can help. Watch our video and find out how you can get a medical marijuana card for your child and help them get a second chance at life.

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In this video, we’re looking at how #cannabis users can grow eight times more cannabis and turn their land into a massive marijuana farm with a medical #marijuanacard.

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How Medical Marijuana helps a parkinson patient – unbelievable effects

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Watch Medical Marijuana’s effect on Parkinson’s. Aided by a fellow Parkinson’s patient and marijuana advocate, Larry tries medical marijuana for the first time. With a few drops of cannabis oil under his tongue, Larry’s severe dyskinesia (uncontrolled movements), loss of voice, and tremors are calmed within in minutes!
This documentary shows impressively, why everyone who needs help, should be able to get medical marijuana for their treatment.

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Top 10 Health Benefits of Marijuana

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Top 10 Health Benefits of Marijuana

In 2737 BC It has been described that during that period, the first direct reference was found in China in the writings of the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung. The first use of cannabis product was used for psychoactive agents. In the writings, the focus was mainly on its power as a medication for rheumatism, gout, malaria, and funny enough, for absent-mindedness. The importance of medicinal value was focused mainly than the intoxication properties. Gradually its use spread from China to India, and then to North Africa, and reached Europe as early as AD 500. Marijuana was listed in United States Pharmacopeia from 1850 till 1942. It was prescribed for different medical uses such as labor pain, nausea, and rheumatism.From 1850s to 1930s cannabis started to grow famous for recreational purposes. As the intake of this drug increased over time, The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 classified it as a Scheduled I Drug. So naturally controversies aroused surrounding the medical use of marijuana. To make it more medical-friendly, its active ingredient THC was synthesized in 1966, and finally approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1985.
A 1999 a U.S. Government sponsored study by the Institute of Medicine uncovered the beneficial properties of marijuana in certain medical conditions such as nausea caused by chemotherapy, and wasting caused by AIDS. Since 1999, a number of studies have been done to show that smoked marijuana has pain reducing effects. In 1996, California became the first state to legalise the use of marijuana for medical objectives, and about 24 of the states now have some sort of medical marijuana legislation. You will be surprised to know why studies have been done on this herb, and for your favor, here is the list of 10 medical benefits of marijuana you probably never knew.

Doubts raised over marijuana’s medical benefits

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A new medical marijuana guideline developed by Edmonton researchers warns family doctors that the risks may outweigh the benefits for the vast majority of patients. The guideline, published Thursday in the Canadian Family Physician journal, suggests the benefits of medical cannabis may be overstated, and research on its medicinal properties is sorely lacking.

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Medical Uses & Feeling High | CBD Oil Vs Marijuana Effects

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The most common question I get about CBD is does it get you high? Today I’m going to take that question further. Not only are we going to discuss if CBD get’s you high like marijuana but also what kind of medical purposes and effects it has compared to it’s counterpart.

We’re going to talk about sleep, sedative effects, inflammation, anxiety, depression, seizures and what’s being said about how these tinctures treat those issues.

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https://www.marijuanatimes.org/cbd-relieves-depression-faster-than-any-other-anti-depressant/
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