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08/26/2018 / By Janine Acero

Cannabidiol (CBD) can reduce the risk of relapse among alcohol and cocaine addicts

Cannabis is the last thing you might think of when looking to curb alcohol or cocaine cravings. However, a study published in Nature, suggests that cannabidiol (CBD) may indeed be useful in this rather difficult endeavor. People who were previously addicted to drugs and alcohol often struggle to stay abstinent, with some days being more difficult than others. This becomes […]

07/22/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Cannabis drug found to reduce risk of seizures by half in people with treatment-resistant epilepsy

A new study found that using cannabis, partnered with anti-epilepsy treatments, helped lower the risk of epileptic seizures of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome patients by almost 50 percent. The study was carried out by a team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital who looked at the effectiveness and safety of cannabidiol, which is found in marijuana plants, in Lennox-Gastaut […]

07/17/2018 / By Vicki Batts

DOCUMENTED: Cannabis extract successfully treats 14-year old girl with an “incurable” form of cancer

Cannabis has gained fame recently for its ability to treat seizure disorders in children with otherwise “untreatable” conditions. But despite the pharmaceutical industry’s attempts at keeping the benefits of this plant medicine hidden from the general public, a growing number of people are turning to cannabis for cancer treatment, too. In Case Reports In Oncology, the […]

07/16/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Researchers develop a faster and safer way of measuring cannabis potency

Producers are on the lookout for fast and efficient ways of measuring the potency and quality of cannabis products, especially with the pending legalization of cannabis in Canada. And it looks like researchers from the University of British Columbia‘s (UBC) Okanagan campus have the answer. The research team has unveiled a new method of measuring phytocannabinoids, the primary bioactive molecules in cannabis. This […]

07/16/2018 / By Vicki Batts

CBDs.news covers the latest science and policy on cannabis, CBDs and plant medicines

Cannabis and its plant compounds, known as cannabinoids, have been making headlines around the globe recently. The medicinal benefits of the cannabis plant and its highly regarded compounds, like cannabidiol (CBD) are newsworthy enough — and when combined with legal red tape thanks to increasingly contested prohibition laws, you’ve got a hot-button issue for sure. […]

07/04/2018 / By Vicki Batts

10 Science-backed benefits of cannabis

Cannabis may still be prohibited by the U.S. federal government, but that doesn’t mean the prized plant isn’t a medicine. While federal prohibition may make scientific research on cannabis harder to complete, many studies have shown that the plant has wide-reaching medicinal benefits. Research continues to show that for dozens of conditions, cannabis could be […]

05/23/2018 / By Tracey Watson

CBD oil: A miracle oil that relieves anxiety without causing a high

Anxiety is truly one of the greatest afflictions of our time. Many of the so-called “conveniences” that are supposed to make modern life easier and more enjoyable, including the Internet, social media, emails, WhatsApp, etc., invade our lives, leaving us little time to disconnect and maintain a state of calm. We are left feeling anxious […]

05/20/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Researchers find that hemp can be used to treat ovarian cancer

Many people are aware that marijuana can help people who have cancer, but another member of the cannabis family has now shown tremendous potential for treating the disease as well. Like marijuana, hemp contains therapeutic components like cannabinol, cannabidiol, and tetrahydrocannabinol. It does not cause addiction, nor does it have psychoactive properties, yet its therapeutic […]

04/20/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Australian father treats his daughters’ Chron’s disease by juicing cannabis… then gets raided by the government

Chron’s disease is a long-term, chronic health condition that affects 700,000 people in the United States and is the result of inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract. Its symptoms can be mild or severe, and may include rectal bleeding, frequent and recurring diarrhea, significant weight loss, fever, abdominal pain and cramping, low energy and fatigue, and […]

03/08/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Cannabidiol found to dramatically decrease frequency of epilepsy seizures

Even as the pharmaceutical industry has continued to develop a steady stream of new drugs for treating epilepsy, not much has changed in terms of the overall number of drug-resistant cases of the neurological disease – suggesting that the drugs just aren’t working. This is why many people are now turning to all-natural cannabidiol instead. […]

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