(University of California - San Francisco) A UCSF study suggests patients with chronic pain may experience greater relief if their doctors add cannabinoids - the main ingredient in cannabis or medical marijuana - to an opiates-only treatment.
The findings, from a small-scale study, also suggest that a combined therapy could result in reduced opiate dosages.
medical marijuanaUCSF study finds medical marijuana could help patients reduce pa...EurekAlert! - Cancer Mon, 12/05/2011 - 23:00
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Czechs work on plan to legalize medical marijuanaHeadlines from the Associated Press Mon, 10/24/2011 - 06:58
PRAGUE (AP) -- A government advisory body in the Czech Republic is working on a new law to legalize growing and consuming medical marijuana.... Czechs work on plan to legalize medical marijuanaSeattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness Mon, 10/24/2011 - 06:12
Share: Seniors' medical pot collective stirs up troubleSeattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness Wed, 06/08/2011 - 13:45
Share: Montana gov to let medical pot bill become lawHeadlines from the Associated Press Fri, 04/29/2011 - 18:16
HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- A medical marijuana overhaul bill that aims to reduce the number of patients and end pot businesses will become law without the signature of the governor.... Montana gov to let medical pot bill become lawSeattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness Fri, 04/29/2011 - 16:26
Share: Addictions & Answers: Will legalizing drugs to take away their g...NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News Thu, 03/24/2011 - 15:42
This week the Addictions columnists find themselves in heated argument over whether this mother's generation and their well-intentioned vote for medical marijuana has added another drug abuse risk to her child's world. With law hazy, defiant LA pot clinics open againHeadlines from the Associated Press Fri, 12/24/2010 - 11:30
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Months after Los Angeles got serious about running a majority of medical marijuana dispensaries out of town by passing strict regulations, the ubiquitous shops are cropping up again.... Got the munchies? Try cannabis cuisine!NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News Mon, 12/06/2010 - 17:08
Call it pot luck. A California cooking teacher with a prescription for medical marijuana has cooked up a book of savory cannabis dishes, and she says she had a heady time whipping up all her favorite specialties. Vote moves D.C. toward medical marijuana, abortion fundingwashingtonpost.com - Health Sun, 12/13/2009 - 23:00
The U.S. Senate passed a bill Sunday that clears the way for the District government to allow medical marijuana use and to spend local tax dollars to help low-income women pay for abortions. |
