Many pet owners are convinced cannabis for pets improves the animals' health and well-being. This post from The Associated Press highlights the views of veterinarians on this. Michael Fasman's 12-year-old dog, Hudson, limps from pain caused by arthritis and an amputated toe, but Fasman doesn't want to give her painkillers because "they just knock her out." So the San ... Continue Reading
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Cannabidiol Products: True Pain Relievers?
Products made with Cannabidiol, an active ingredient of marijuana, are being advertised as pain reliever and natural relaxant. Do they work? This post from Men’s Journal has candid answers! For decades the only part of pot that mattered was tetrahydrocannabinol, a.k.a. THC — the chemical component that gets you high. But weed users are now turning their attention to another ... Continue Reading
Child Patients in Need of Safe Access to CBD
Children suffering from Dravet Syndrome have a remarkable reduction in seizures, if they get safe access to CBD. This post from VolteFace brings to the fore child victims of the CBD ban. Sophia Gibson, a five year old girl from Northern Ireland, suffers from a rare form of epilepsy called Dravet Syndrome. Sophia has recently been accepted onto hospital trials to test the ... Continue Reading
CBD Deemed a Medicine, But Sellers in a Bind
CBD has been deemed a legitimate medicine by the UK government, but sellers have to stop selling it in 28 days. This post from VICE discusses the far-reaching impact of this decision! "It's potentially a health disaster for tens of thousands of people." The government arm responsible for regulating medicine has deemed CBD (cannabidiol) – a component of hemp used to treat ... Continue Reading
CBD Products: Risks of Homemade Remedies
In Bogota, those who need healing could become victims of fake CBD products, like the unregulated ones peddled every day in the U.S. This post from Leafly discusses how the risks of homemade cannabis remedies are being felt in Colombia! These days, it feels like everyone in Bogota, the capital of Colombia, is talking about cannabis. The revolution has come to Latin ... Continue Reading