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Antifungal and antibacterial activities of Cannabis sativa L. resins
Ethnopharmacological relevance Cannabis sativa L. (Cannabaceae) is a plant native to Eastern Asia spread throughout the world because of its medicinal properties. Despite being used for thousands of years as a palliative therapeutic [...]
Clinical outcome data of anxiety patients treated with cannabis-based medicinal products in the United Kingdom
Rationale Cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMPs) have been identified as novel therapeutics for generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) based on pre-clinical models; however, there is a paucity of high-quality evidence on their effectiveness and safety. [...]
Cannabis containing equivalent concentrations of THC and CBD induces less state anxiety than THC-dominant cannabis
Rationale Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), an active component of cannabis, can cause anxiety in some users during intoxication. Cannabidiol (CBD), another constituent of cannabis, has anxiolytic properties suggesting that cannabis products containing CBD in addition to [...]
The Safety and Comparative Effectiveness of Non-Psychoactive Cannabinoid Formulations for the Improvement of Sleep
Background Clinical evidence on the use of cannabidiol (CBD) for sleep remains limited. Even fewer studies have tested the comparative effectiveness of cannabinoid formulations found within CBD products used for sleep or how [...]
Cannabidiol Reduces Nicotine Withdrawal Severity
Introduction: Despite efforts to curb nicotine use, 8.1 million adults in the United States use e-cigarettes. Notably, the majority of nicotine-containing e-cigarette users report wanting to quit in the near future, yet there is [...]
Green Jungle wins the first two places at Hemp Cup 2023
Weed Fest is one of the largest hemp industry fairs in Poland, attracting thousands of visitors every year. During the event, in addition to the stands of producers and distributors, visitors were offered zones [...]
Assessment of Medical Cannabis and Health-Related Quality of Life
Question Is medical cannabis treatment associated with improvements in health-related quality of life? Findings In this case series of 3148 patients, significant improvements were reported on all 8 domains of the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey [...]
UoG Researchers First to Unlock Access to Pain Relief Potential of Cannabis
University of Guelph researchers are the first to uncover how the cannabis plant creates important pain-relieving molecules that are 30 times more powerful at reducing inflammation than Aspirin.The discovery unlocks the potential to create a naturally [...]