August 9, 2019 Columns by Ed Tobias Using Marijuana and Having Surgery? Tell Your Anesthesiologist If you’re using marijuana and have surgery scheduled, take heed. In Colorado, where medical marijuana was legalized in 2000 and recreational use in 2012, medical personnel are discovering that weed may complicate the surgical process. The concern, according to an article in Kaiser Health News, is that marijuana…
February 14, 2019 News by Jonathan Grinstein FDA Asked to Place Cannabis-based Therapy for Progressive MS on Fast Track, MMJ Holdings Says A request for a potentialĀ cannabis-based treatmentĀ forĀ multiple sclerosisĀ to be givenĀ Fast Track designation, speeding its development as it readies to enter clinical testing, is now before theĀ U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), MMJ International HoldingsĀ announced. MMJ-001, as this lead candidate is known, aims to treat…
July 13, 2018 Columns by Ed Tobias Medical Marijuana Could Mean Trouble for Gun Owners I’ve written before aboutĀ medical marijuanaĀ (MMJ) and its use by those with MS. I’ve also written about how MS affectsĀ gunĀ ownership. This column is about both MMJ and guns. Thirty-one states,Ā plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam have legalized the use of marijuana for medical use.
March 14, 2018 News by Jose Marques Lopes, PhD MMJ BioScience Obtains First Canadian License to Produce Medical Cannabis MMJ Bio ScienceĀ has becomeĀ the first company to obtain a Canadian license to produce medical cannabis, with the initial authorization covering products forĀ multiple sclerosisĀ andĀ Huntington’s disease. The Health CanadaĀ license allows the company to extract cannabinoids from plants that it grows to produce therapies that will be tested in U.S.
February 19, 2018 Columns by Ed Tobias MS News that Caught My Eye Last Week: Stem Cell Trial, Medical Marijuana, Myelin Repair, Tysabri Study Stem Cell Treatment Benefits Three-fourths of MS Patients in Phase 1 Trial This is encouraging news for MS patients hoping to see some action in the stem cell area. A Phase 1Ā mesenchymal stem cell trial is reporting positive results, and a Phase 2 trial is underway in…
November 29, 2017 News by Patricia Silva, PhD MMJ Files US Patent for Multiple Sclerosis Cannabinoid Treatment MMJ International Holdings has applied to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for new pharmaceutical compounds and methods to treat and prevent symptoms associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other diseases responsive to cannabinoids. The patent covers MMJ BioScienceās intellectual property portfolio, which comprises several patent families…
August 17, 2017 Columns by Ed Tobias Is Medical Marijuana Right for My MS? The state where I live has legalized medical marijuana (MMJ) and it’s getting ready to open state-licensed marijuana dispensaries. So, I’ve been thinking about using MMJ to treat some of my MS symptoms. How can MMJ help MS patients? A 2012 study by researchers at the University…