Medicinal Cannabis Matters – A weekly round-up.
Medicinal Cannabis Matters | Friday roundup 1st March 2024.
Medicinal Cannabis Matters – our weekly round-up of what has been happening in the world of medicinal cannabis.
In the ever-evolving world of medicinal cannabis, this week, we look into the question of “Is legalisation (of cannabis) hurting teen mental health?”
Meanwhile, in the Channel Islands, our local health minister, addresses whether cannabis is a good idea for managing a mental health condition.
We celebrate a new era for Greek healthcare as they issue their first medicinal cannabis prescription, and we also explore how experts think it’s high time medicinal cannabis’s potential should be harnessed in the UK.
Is legalisation hurting teen mental health?
Population studies of over 63 million people show that rates of psychosis do not go up amid legalisation and that teen use rates of marijuana are actually going down.
Should we be warning about the use of cannabis to treat mental health issues?
The Jersey Evening Post interviewed mental-health director Andy Weir about the positives and negatives of cannabis use for managing ADHD, here, our CEO Gary Whipp comments and provides reassurance on the potential for medicinal cannabis to have a positive effect on patients.
A new era in Greek healthcare as the first medicinal cannabis prescription was issued.
Greece has officially made medical cannabis available to patients for the first time, bringing a frustrating seven-year wait to an end. Medicinal cannabis will now be available in Greece to treat conditions including nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy, spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis and as an appetite suppressant in palliative care.
Wonder drug: Is the UK ready for Medicinal cannabis?
Medicinal cannabis has the potential to reshape modern medicine say the experts who believe it is who believe it’s high time the drug’s potential was harnessed in the UK, too. Read about our friends of Medicann Professor David Nutt, Hannah Deakin, and her son Alfie, who has been using medicinal cannabis treatment for his Epilepsy since 2017 to help with his seizures.
Disclaimer:
This blog post and the following featured articles are for information only and any articles on external platforms may be amended at any time. Articles that we refer to in our weekly roundup do not reflect the views of Medicann.
