The ever-increasing cannabinoid family has new members coming in every day, and there’s reason to be excited as new research comes out about CBC.

In the last couple of years, CBD (cannabidiol) – a cannabis cannabinoid, has risen to prominence as an effective treatment for many suffering from medical issues like insomnia, anxiety, pain, depression, seizures, high blood sugars, pathogenic diseases, ADHD etc., and a possible answer to many other issues that still require more research like: different forms of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and even prion diseases. It seems like every day a new breakthrough is coming out about the use of CBD as a treatment.

Some medical experts believe CBD can help manage the symptoms of the common cold and flu.

As we enter into winter cold and flu season, it’s time to stock up on remedies to help when you’re under the weather. With all the buzz around cannabidiol (CBD), should you consider adding CBD as part of your home remedy cold/flu kit to help relieve symptoms such as a sore throat, stuffy nose, and body pain?

Research suggests CBD could help manage varicose veins via influence on the cardiovascular system.

Varicose or spider veins can be as upsetting as they are signaling to a larger issue in the body. The Chicago Vein Institute estimates that over 40 million people in the United States suffer from varicose veins.

A new study has highlighted the effectiveness of cannabinoid compounds found in cannabis for pain relief in women suffering with endometriosis, leading to a clinical trial launching in Spain.

“They can’t conduct cannabis research until they show cannabis has a medical use, but they can’t show cannabis has a medical use until they can conduct research,” said Rep. Anna Eshoo D-Calif.

There remains no known association between heart disease and marijuana consumption, but patients should know the possible risks.

After smoking marijuana, users commonly describe the effects as sedative or relaxing. It places them in a calmer mood and allows the brain to turn off for a little while. But the same can’t be said for the heart. Though more than two million Americans with heart conditions admit to using marijuana, the cardiovascular risks related to cannabis use is not fully understood, a new research paper found.

In the United States, stress is one of the most common mental health problems. In 2017, more than 77 percent of American citizens reported feeling stressed on a regular basis, and a third said they were living with extreme stress every day. Unfortunately, the future outlook isn’t much better, nearly half the nation said they believed their stress had increased significantly over the last five years.

Medical Cannabis Network spoke to the first patient in Australia to receive a medical cannabis prescription, Jason Jordan, about his experience with cannabis and multiple sclerosis.

In the UK cannabis oil was approved last year by NICE for two conditions – epilepsy and multiple sclerosis. In Australia a multiple sclerosis patient, Jason Jordan, was the first to receive a medical cannabis prescription in the country for his condition.

A new study that tackles the relationship between cannabis, sleep and chronic pain revealed that frequent marijuana use may lead to more difficulties falling and staying asleep.

Published in The BMJ journal, the study looked at the sleep patterns of 128 people with chronic pain aged 50 and older, 66 of whom use medical marijuana and 62 that don’t.

The researchers from the University of Haifa in Israel found that people with chronic pain that frequently turn to marijuana reported more problems with falling asleep and more often woke up during the night.

There are various traditional treatment options that help combat obesity, however, cannabis and different cannabinoids like CBD and THCV have shown to be very useful in helping treat obesity and its symptoms.