Legalized in 2016, medical cannabis in Australia is just starting to get underway. The country is at a tipping point, thanks to the growing number of patients, an increasing number of registered prescribing practitioners, and more home-grown products than ever before. Australia has, in many ways, forged a path of its own rather than following …
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April is Parkinson\’s Disease Awareness Month. According to the Parkinson\’s Foundation, there are more than one million people living with the disease in the US alone. In addition, reports from Blue Cross Blue Shield indicate that prevalence rates of the disease are increasing, perhaps by more than 50 percent over a five-year period. As of …
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Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) has a long and colorful history in psychiatric research. Over the last 75 years, waves of excitement have been quickly tempered by waves of fear. For decades, controversies, counterculture, and conservative crackdowns have dampened its potential as a powerful treatment for mental health. But, as a new wave of contemporary research …
According to the results in Google Trends, worldwide searches for cannabis stocks have fallen dramatically in recent years. With investors practically falling over themselves before and during the initial days of Canadian legalization, the cannabis stock exchange today looks a lot different than it did in 2018. With the Canadian market maturing and the …
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Cannabis for glaucoma first made headlines in the 1970s, when there weren’t a lot of appealing medications on the market. At the time, cannabis promised fewer side effects and an impressive ability to reduce intraocular pressure (IOP). Now, half a century later, there has been considerable research into what THC can do for IOP, but …
The atmosphere is different in Israel. The country\’s approach to supply, production, and research on medical cannabis is in sharp contrast to that in the United States. For starters, Israel has legalized access to medical cannabis since the early 1990s, with the government approving a complete set of guidelines and managing supply in 2011. In …
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In early 2022, Canada became one of the first developed countries to allow patients limited access to psychedelic therapies. Only available for emergency purposes and specifically for patients experiencing treatment-resistant conditions, this change may represent a new era of regulated psychedelic-assisted treatment options. Canada is taking a tentative approach, but one that is guided by …
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The American legal landscape is changing. There are now just 14 states that still prohibit medical and adult-use cannabis. But, heading into 2022, many of these lingering holdouts have legislation or ballot initiatives on the table for the coming year. What states are likely to open up to medical cannabis in the coming months? …
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Psychedelic drugs are experiencing a rapid evolution. In only a few short years, formerly demonized substances like LSD and magic mushrooms have become the darlings of medical researchers. Psilocybin, the hallucinogenic compound derived from magic mushrooms, is notably garnering attention for its powers over conditions like anxiety, depression, and cluster headaches. Several American municipalities …
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Transdermal medicines have several immediate benefits. First, a transdermal patch applied to the surface of the skin provides sustained drug delivery over a prolonged period. It also helps reduce the risk of toxicity, thanks to the slow-release mechanism of action, and it avoids the issues long associated with the first-pass effect of orally administered medications. …
More Than Skin Deep: Considerations for Transdermal and Topical Medicines Read More »
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