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The Medical Cannabis Weekly Review & Newsletter: Cannabis for Vision, THC Levels Increasing, Fibromyalgia Misdiagnosed, and more

Written by Alexandra Hicks

One of the most commonly sited uses for medical cannabis is eye health, namely glaucoma. But does it actually work?

As it turns out, the science behind that medical claim is, at best, promising but not concrete. Also, did you know that the levels of THC in European cannabis has doubled over the last 10 years? And have you heard how often fibromyalgia patients are misdiagnosed? All that and more in this week’s Medical Cannabis Weekly Review and Newsletter.

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FEATURED STORY: Cannabis To Combat Vision-Related Disorders: Does It Actually Work?

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Eyes are the window to the soul, the lamp to the body, and our own personal portals to the outside world. Although we don’t actively think about the process of “seeing”, it’s something we do from the moment we open our eyes at birth. And it’s something that’s readily noticed (and particularly worrisome) when there is some sort of visionary malfunction.

Vision disorders, like glaucoma, are among of the most common uses for medical cannabis and was once a condition that had federal government approval for “compassionate marijuana use”. But is there any science to back up this claim? Let’s take a look.

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CiiTech Entrepreneur, “The Numbers Don’t Stack Up For Medical Cannabis”

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Outspoken Israel entrepreneur Clifton Flack has lost faith in medical cannabis and believes the future is CBD. Speaking at the Hemp & CBD Expo at Birmingham, England, he told CBD Testers: “The numbers don’t stack up for medical cannabis.

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European Cannabis THC Levels Have Doubled In Ten Years

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The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) report shows that the THC concentration of ‘herbal cannabis’ doubled from 5% to 10%, from 2006 to 2016, whilst cannabis resin potency increased from 8% to 17% over the same period.

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How Often Are Fibromyalgia Patients Misdiagnosed?

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According to a new study from Arthritis Care & Research, the agreement between physicians’ diagnosis of fibromyalgia and the published criteria is only moderate. The study stated that, in total, physicians incorrectly identified 11.4 percent of patients who were criteria-negative and failed to diagnose 49.6 percent of criteria-positive patients. 

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About the author

Alexandra Hicks

Managing editor at Cannadelics and U.S based journalist, helping spread the word about the many benefits of using cannabis and psychedelics.