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How anxiety came to dominate the big business of medical marijuana cards in Pennsylvania

When Lehigh Valley doctor Charles Harris started approving patients for medical marijuana a few years ago, most of them were dealing with chronic pain. Using cannabis helped them tremendously, he said. Patients told him their pain wasn’t keeping them awake…

Putting CBD to the Test: Study In Brazil Demonstrates Safety, Efficacy

From mid-summer to late fall in 2020, the United States saw an explosion of Covid-19. Total cases rose from approximately 2.1 million to more than 10.6 million, with greater than 240,000 deaths. In the U.S., data from the CDC and…

Ohio medical marijuana: State board rejects autism, anxiety as treatable conditions

Ohio's list of medical marijuana conditions grew by one on Wednesday. But advocates of adding anxiety and autism spectrum disorder to the list of treatable conditions were left disappointed. The Ohio State Medical Board approved adding cachexia, a wasting syndrome…

Anxiety now qualifies for medical marijuana in Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Thursday added anxiety disorders and Tourette’s syndrome to the list of health conditions that qualify for treatment using medical marijuana. The conditions were approved following a recommendation by the state Medical Marijuana Advisory Board…