Cannabis is one of the most widely used substances around the world. As governments begin to decriminalize and legalize the usage of this substance for recreational and medicinal purposes there are many grey areas and unchartered territories when it comes to this substance. Furthermore, as Cannabis begins to be used for the treatment of many
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The father of a six-year-old boy with Dravet Syndrome, a rare and catastrophic form of epilepsy, gave his son medical marijuana after prescribed drugs didn’t work. Full Story: http://www.myfoxla.com/story/20326209/jason-paul-and-robin-sax-medical-marijuana-helps-my-son-with-his-rare-disease
Patients want to know more about medical marijuana, but many are finding that medical providers do not have the answers. NBC News’ Isa Gutierrez reports on the information gap. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver
Dr. Jordan Tishler, a cannabis specialist, who was trained in internal medicine and emergency medicine at Harvard Medical School, addresses the advantages and disadvantages of using cannabis for pain management. This webinar is part of The Marfan Foundation’s Empowerment Series, which address quality of life issues for people with Marfan, VEDS, Loeys-Dietz, and other related
A seven year-old girl with a rare form of cancer in Oregon uses medical marijuana as part of her treatment.
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More and more states are legalizing marijuana to treat pain and illness. Find out what conditions it’s used for and the known side effects.
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Kyung Lah reports on a 6-year-old epilepsy patient who has been suffering fewer seizures since taking medical marijuana. For more CNN videos on YouTube, check out http://www.youtube.com/cnn Or visit our site at http://www.cnn.com/video/
A panel of legal and medical experts join author Ed Rosenthal in a discussion on the impact of state laws allowing medical marijuana versus federal efforts to override all decriminalization statutes in this forum sponsored by the Independent Institute, Harper’s Magazine and the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Series: “Richard and Rhoda
Dr. Michelle Weiner is a South Florida pain doctor who prefers to prescribe her patients medical marijuana instead of opioids. One of her patients, Paul Messer, says medical marijuana has helped reduce his tremors caused by Parkinson’s disease. Video by Emily Michot and Marta Oliver Craviotto / Miami Herald Read more: https://hrld.us/2XJiTy4 More from the
Michigan has the second-highest number of registered medical marijuana users in the country, and a new state law allows recreational use of marijuana as well. University of Michigan Addiction Center researchers surveyed nearly 800 chronic pain patients at medical marijuana clinics across the state, and asked about their diving habits. In this video, Erin Bonar,
This video segment serves as a short introduction and educational lesson for our MedNet21 webcast on Medical Marijuana. The CME webcast can be viewed in its entirety at https://ccme.osu.edu/WebCastSearch.aspx. Enjoy this on-line education.
Lavie Parush was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth, but since his parents began giving him medical marijuana, they say his seizures are nearly gone. CNN’s Oren Liebermann reports.
Subscribe now for more! http://bit.ly/1JM41yF A year after the law was changed to allow the prescription of cannabis-derived medicine, and as the government prepares to launch a new trial on 20,000 patients in the UK, many doctors claim the legislation is still unclear. Dr Javid Abdelmoneim is in the studio to explain why the NHS
This is an informational overview video on the use of medical Cannabis/Marijuanas. Cannabis can be used to reduce symptoms and diseases. In this video I will explain to you what the differences between regular cannabis and medical cannabis are. In addition I will cover the medical evidence for the possible benefits of medical cannabis, but
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Chief Medical Correspondent at CNN, joined Dr. Staci Gruber, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, for a discussion on medical marijuana. Gupta spoke of his experience studying the effects of medical marijuana and recounting stories of patients using the substance for its health benefits. Gupta described how his opinion has
Kevin Kraemer, MD, chief of the Section of Treatment, Research, and Education in Addiction Medicine at UPMC, discusses the scientific evidence for using medical marijuana for chronic pain.
MS Learn Online is the National MS Society’s online educational webcast series. This video features a discussion with Allen Bowling, MD, PhD, who talks about marijuana and multiple sclerosis. http://www.nationalmssociety.org/Treating-MS/Complementary-Alternative-Medicines/Marijuana
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See the effects of cannabis first hand, unedited, on Parkinson’s tremor dyskinesia, and voice. This clip is from the feature documentary “Ride with Larry” and shows retired police captain Larry trying medical marijuana for the first time. The full film is now available to stream and to own on Amazon: For more information go to
The Science of Medical Cannabis for Arthritis Jason J. McDougall, Ph.D Mark A. Ware, Ph.D Quebec Forum on Arthritis 2016 65% of Canadians taking medical cannabis are doing so to help ease the pain of arthritis. What does this mean for you? Join Dr. Jason McDougall (Dalhousie) and Dr. Mark Ware (McGill) to discuss the
This video provides an overview of medical marijuana, its compounds and legality. It sheds light on the usage of cannabis in chronic pain and the literature regarding it. Furthermore, it looks at an alternative treatment, opioids, and compares the pros and cons of each. This video was made by McMaster Demystifying Medicine students: Victor Nguyen,
In a new Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) article, Dr. David Juurlink, head of Sunnybrook’s division of clinical pharmacology and toxicology, makes a case for judicious prescribing of cannabis to patients who report meaningful benefit from it. Read more: http://sunnybrook.ca/media/item.asp?c=1&i=1146&f=medical-marijuana-cannabis-juurlink
What are the benefits of medical cannabis? Is it safe and effective for cancer patients and survivors? How does a patient get medical cannabis? Get answers to these questions and more straight from the experts.
Watch more Marijuana Facts & Medical Marijuana videos: http://www.howcast.com/videos/506364-Marijuana-vs-Medical-Marijuana-Marijuana What is marijuana? Marijuana is a plant that people use for various things, including medicinal uses, but also recreational uses, personal uses, social uses, religious uses, even industrial uses, and nutritional uses. All of these things are things that marijuana can be used for. The medicinal
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PTSD is not on the list of approved illnesses that are able to obtain a medical marijuana prescription under state law. A panel of eight medical professionals was set up to determine whether the drug can effectively treat PTSD. Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE for daily videos: http://bit.ly/1ERsYqw **More info & videos below** For full episodes,
The 19th annual Parkinson’s Disease Patient and Carepartner Symposium focused on living well beyond traditional medicines. In this video, Donald Levy, MD, Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, discusses the difference between medical and recreational marijuana use, and ongoing studies regarding the efficacy of medical marijuana for the
Full story: http://bit.ly/UCDmarijuana UC Davis physician researchers have found that medical marijuana contains multiple bacterial and fungal pathogens that may cause serious and even fatal infections. They warn that smoking, vaping or inhaling aerosolized marijuana could pose a grave risk to patients, especially those with leukemia, lymphoma, AIDS or other condition that suppresses the immune