Can CBD help with social anxiety?

By |2022-01-29T11:40:20+00:0029 January 2022|

Home As England starts to move into Plan A Covid restrictions, it can be natural to feel a bit nervous about getting back out there. Could CBD help with that social anxiety? As restrictions start to lift in different parts of England and Ireland, it can [...]

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Fibromyalgia and medical cannabis – where’s the evidence?

By |2022-01-29T11:39:08+00:0029 January 2022|

Many patients have anecdotally reported seeing improvements in their fibromyalgia symptoms with medical cannabis – but what does the science say? Fibromyalgia is a condition that causes widespread pain throughout the body, along with fatigue, difficulty sleeping and difficulties with mental alertness – known as fibro-fog.  [...]

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Medical cannabis reduces opioid use in osteoarthritis patients – study

By |2022-01-29T11:38:04+00:0029 January 2022|

Over one third of osteoarthritis patients stopped using prescription opioids after beginning medical cannabis treatment, finds a new study. Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, have found that medical cannabis reduces opioid prescriptions for patients with osteoarthritis and improves pain and quality of life. The study [...]

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Grow Pharma: UK medical cannabis in 2022

By |2022-01-29T11:36:52+00:0029 January 2022|

In 2022, the team at Grow Pharma will be focused on making medical cannabis more accessible to all those who could benefit. A jubilant happy new year to all who follow our work at Grow Pharma. For the uninitiated, Grow Pharma’s mission is to increase access [...]

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“Groundbreaking” US study reveals real impact of cannabis on driving

By |2022-01-29T11:36:17+00:0029 January 2022|

The largest study of its kind has revealed the impact of THC on driving impairment, with potential implications for current drug laws. A two-year randomised trial, conducted at the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR) at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, has found [...]

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Scottish MPs back medical cannabis patient following police action

By |2022-01-29T11:35:56+00:0029 January 2022|

A Shetland MP has voiced his support for a medical cannabis patient who had his prescription seized by police. MP for Orkney and Shetland Isles, Alistair Carmichael, has described what happened to medical cannabis patient Liam Lewis as “disproportionate” after Lerwick police seized his medication from [...]

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