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MIGRAINE AND HEADACHE Cannabis medicines have been used, primarily orally, to treat migraine and other forms of headache for 1,500 years. Dr. Ethan Russo hypothesized that some forms of migraine…

INSOMNIA AND SLEEP DISORDERS Cannabis and its extracts have been successfully used to treat a range of sleep disorders, including insomnia, sleep disruption, and sleep apnea. A primary reason for…

HEPATITIS C In a major study of the impact of cannabis smoking on the progression of liver disease among hepatitis C/HIV coinfected patients, published in July 2013, researchers from McGill…

GERONTOLOGY Cannabis medicines are increasingly used to address many medical issues facing older patients. Among this older population, the use of cannabis remains a controversial issue, partially because of divergent…