Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Costa Rica’s CBD Craze: 333 Ways to Chill, Heal, and Indulge

MMP News AuthorJanuary 12, 2024

1. The CBD Boom in Costa Rica: A Growing Trend Costa Rica is riding a green wave, and no, it’s not just the lush rainforests. The country’s CBD market is booming, with an impressive 333 products now registered. This isn’t just a fad; it’s a full-blown lifestyle revolution, encompassing everything ... Read More

High-dose CBD fails to relieve pain in knee osteoarthritis patients

MMP News AuthorNovember 15, 2023

Cannabidiol (CBD) is marketed by some suppliers as a painkiller, e.g. for osteoarthritis of the knee. Animal experiments have shown that the substance, which is extracted from the hemp plant, has an anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effect in arthritis. As pain researchers at MedUni Vienna were now able to show for ... Read More

These are the best CBD gummies for sleep

MMP News AuthorJuly 13, 2023

About 35% of American adults don’t get enough sleep, according to the CDC. If you are chronically sleep-deprived, you may have tried many solutions but still find getting sufficient sleep to be an elusive health goal. Raising my hand here, because I’m in the group and prescription sleeping pills are ... Read More

High-quality human clinical trials needed to determine the benefits of CBD for heart disease patients

MMP News AuthorSeptember 5, 2022

As cannabidiol (CBD) use rises, high-quality randomized clinical trials are needed to determine if anti-inflammatory benefits of CBD for heart disease seen in preclinical data will work in a real-world setting, according to research presented at ACC Latin America 2022 Together with CardioAcademic. A review of existing studies found no ... Read More

The effects of CBD in the treatment of COVID-19–related inflammatory symptoms

MMP News AuthorJuly 28, 2022

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the sudden outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has claimed more than 6.39 million lives worldwide. Scientists have worked extensively to develop pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical measures to protect individuals from COVID-19 infection. All the available COVID-19 vaccines have been designed ... Read More