Nouvelles en surbrillance
Cannabis is used as a substitute for prescription drugs according to a large survey
According to an online survey with 2774 participants, who reported having used cannabis at least once in the previous 90 days about a half said that they used cannabis as a substitute for prescription drugs.…
Medical Cannabis in Slovenia: More Restriction instead of Legalization?
European media brought us news about “great progress in terms of medical cannabis legalization in Slovenia” a couple of months ago. But what is the reality? Is this tiny country full of cannabis users going…
Study: Inhaled Cannabis Controls Tics In Patients With Tourette’s Syndrome
Inhaled cannabis is effective and well-tolerated in patients with Tourette’s Syndrome, according to clinical data published online ahead of print in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. A team of researchers at the University of Toronto…
Depression is higher in pain patients receiving opioids compared to those receiving cannabis
In a study with 880 chronic pain patients treated at several centres in Israel those, who received prescription opioids had higher rates of depression and anxiety than those treated with cannabis. Of all participants 474…
Cannabis for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease
New studies have revealed cannabis is successful in treating the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, from motor function to sleep. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive, neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system. It primarily affects motor…
Czech Court releases producers of Phoenix Tears in an unprecedented ruling
Three men who had built cannabis growing facility in a former wine shop in the city of Zlín have left the Regional Court with suspended sentences despite the fact they were facing twelve years behind…
Cannabis activists in Poland come up with a new weapon against prohibitionists
A touching documentary about Poles treating themselves illegally with Cannabis: a new weapon against prohibitionists. Polish drug laws are one of the harshest and most repressive in Europe, but they cannot stop people from spreading and…
Patients who use cannabis reduce their use in medications for pain, anxiety, migraine and sleep disorders
In an online survey of 1,513 patients, who receive cannabis from dispensaries, researchers from different scientific institutions across the USA revealed that a large number significantly reduced their use of several other medications. Among respondents…