Medicinal Benefits of Cannabis

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Please do note that this blog was originally written prior to the legalization in Canada ... According to a publication by the United Nations  ' The UN Drug Control Conventions" , they would have us believe that international control and restriction of cannabis was a result of the growing opium use in China at the beginning of the 20th century. The noted publication from the UN further states that it was the US seeking control over drugs. Coal tar, a petroleum derivative, is a main ingredient in pharmaceutical medicine. The problem with it is that our bodies are not able to properly assimilate it.  The control over medicine and the rise of the pharmaceutical industry occurred simultaneously with 'the take down' of natural healing plants such as and particularly - cannabis including its hemp cousin. The main treaty for international control of cannabis was the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. Countries that adopted this treaty agreed to recognize ...

DEA and Seniors' use of Alternative Cannabis Medicine DSM-5 On May 18, 2013, the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's (APA's) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - DSM-5 was published amongst a myriad of controversy and criticism. Not surprising, a big complaint with the fifth revision is with the undue influence that the pharmaceutical industry, or more specifically, the psychiatric drug industry had with the revision. The criticism stems from the fact that over 70% of the task force members responsible for the revision and assigned by the APA, were from the pharmaceutical industry.  Cannabis Use Disorder The DSM-5 does not separate the diagnosis of cannabis abuse from cannabis dependence anymore. Instead, the new DSM-5 has come up with specific criteria for diagnosing intoxication, withdrawal, substance/medication-induced disorders, and a new category in which "unspecified substance-induced disorders, where t...