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CBD-A is Better than CBD for Nausea & Vomiting

This meta-study examined the effectiveness of the "non-euphoric" cannabinoids CBD, CBDA, and CBDA-ME (methylated) in managing nausea and vomiting. It was published in August 2021 in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research.

Retrospective Study Says THC is Better Than CBD for Insomnia

This study tracked 991 users of the Strainprint app who had identified insomnia as a condition they were treating with cannabis products. It was published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research in October 2021.

Study: Cannabis Effective for Anxiety & Depressive Symptoms

368 cannabis users and 170 control subjects participated in an observational study about their anxiety and depressive disorder symptoms, as well as their sleep quality, quality of life, and co-morbid chronic pain. The results were published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry in September 2021.

Cannabis Reported to Help with ADHD Symptoms & Medication Side Effects

This was a self-reported survey of 1738 students with ADHD at Washington State University and was published in October 2021 in the Journal of Attention Disorders.

CBG Dominant Preparations Help with Anxiety, Chronic Pain, Depression & Insomnia

Published in September 2021, this study in the journal Cannabis & Cannabinoid Research, looked at self-reported therapeutic effects of CBG products (containing more than 50% CBG).

UK Chronic Pain Patients Show Improvement with CBD + A Little THC

This observational study was conducted with 110 patients from the UK Medical Cannabis Registry who used cannabis oils to help manage chronic pain. It was published in The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology in September 2021.

Cannabis Shows Positive Effects for Neuropathic Pain

A nationwide register-based cohort study in Denmark was published in October 2021 in the European Journal of Pain, and examined 1817 neuropathic pain patients, and 924 patients with unspecified pain disorders.

Pain Reduced & Sleep Improved for Rheumatology Patients Using Cannabis

This study, published in September 2021 in the journal Pain Research & Management, evaluated the effect of cannabis treatment on pain level and quality of sleep of patients with different medical conditions at different rheumatology clinics (they focus on treatment of diseases that affect the muscles, bones, joints, ligaments, and tendons).

Traumatic Brain Injury & CBD

This study on rats will be published in the journal Experimental Neurology in December 2021. It examined the effects of CBD injected (via implant) directly to the site of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), as well as CBD injected systematically to the blood stream.

CBD Promotes Bladder Cancer Cell Death

Published in the journal Pharmaceutics in September 2021, this study specifically looked at the effects of CBD isolate treatments on bladder cancer cells in vitro (outside living organisms).