Medicinal Cannabis Treatments Coming, Experts Say

Medicinal cannabis industry officials and scholars here touted potential breakthroughs to treat health problems and questioned why cannabidiol (CBD) is not mandatory for athletes to address traumatic brain injury (TBI). Others, meanwhile, cautioned the field needs much more research and regulation. "The whole concept of cannabis as medicine is very new," Stuart Titus, PhD, told MedPage Today during an interview at the Americans for Safe Access (ASA) annual meeting on medical cannabis last week. "Everything is at such a ground-floor state." Medical professionals including Titus, a former physiotherapist working with athletes, cited cannabis medicines being developed (including these by Axim Biotech) for heath problems including: Chronic pain Cancer-induced pain and nausea Irritable bowel syndrome and irritable bowel disease Psoriasis and dermatitis Multiple sclerosis https://www.medpagetoday.com/PrimaryCare/AlternativeMedicine/64606?xid=NL_breakingnews_2017-04-18&eun=g721819d0r