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Medical cannabis

07/16/2018 / By Vicki Batts

CBDs.news covers the latest science and policy on cannabis, CBDs and plant medicines

Cannabis and its plant compounds, known as cannabinoids, have been making headlines around the globe recently. The medicinal benefits of the cannabis plant and its highly regarded compounds, like cannabidiol (CBD) are newsworthy enough — and when combined with legal red tape thanks to increasingly contested prohibition laws, you’ve got a hot-button issue for sure. […]

06/07/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Outdated drug testing standards unfairly target cannabis users looking for jobs, advocates say

More than half of the country currently has some form of legal access to cannabis (marijuana) on the books, and yet people who use this natural plant legally, including for medical purposes, are still being unfairly discriminated against when it comes to acquiring employment that’s contingent upon taking a drug test. The problem lies with […]

05/24/2018 / By Janine Acero

More older patients say they’re willing to try medical marijuana if their doctor recommends it

Managing pain gets more challenging as people age. There are many ways to control pain, from home remedies to cannabis or marijuana. A new national poll has found that few older adults use medical marijuana for pain management, but a majority support its use if a doctor recommends it, and may even talk to their own physician about it […]

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