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$ari(uana is the %est treatment for migraines' )rites the father of internal medicine' *r+ Sir ,illiam -sler in ./he Princi0les and Practice of $edicine1 first 0u%lished in !"2 + .3anna%is indica is 0ro%a%ly the most satisfactory remedy 4for migraines5'1 -sler )rote' agreeing )ith Ed)ard 3onstant Seguin 6 the 0resident of the 7e) 8or9 7eurological Society and 3olum%ia 3ollege of Physicians and Surgeons 0rofessor+
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Such stunning endorsements for 0ot come courtesy of a ne) online medical canna%is study 0rogram initiated %y /heAns)erPage+com' )hich is s0onsored and accredited %y the $assachusetts $edical Society 6 the oldest continuously:o0erating state medical society in the ;nited States+ Founded in !22"' /heAns)erPage %egan offering 3ontinuing $edical Education <3$E= courses on medical mari(uana >uly 2+ ,hile the information on /heAns)erPage is designed mainly for 0hysicians and healthcare 0rofessionals' a daily ?@A on medical mari(uana is )ritten for the lay 0erson+ For eAam0le' /he Ans)er Page as9s& .Ho) many overdose deaths have occurred from canna%isB1
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/heAns)erPage+com medical canna%is course)or9 is a res0onse to doctorsD a00alling lac9 of 9no)ledge a%out one of the oldest' safest' 0ain and nausea drugs in eAistence+ En a >anuary intervie)' San Francisco General Hos0ital chief of -ncology *r+ *onald A%rams told me most general 0ractitioners are .a%solutely not1 eA0erts on canna%inoid thera0ies+ *r+ A%rams lamented the lo) attendance at a San Francisco 3$E course on canna%is this year+ .E thin9 thatDs really sad+1 .$ost medical schools are lagging in teaching the scientific facts a%out the medicinal use of canna%is'1 said Sunil F+ Aggar)al' $*' Ph*' resident 0hysician at 78; $edical 3enter+ .EtDs great that doctors can no) get eAcellent and ra0id 3$E training on medical mari(uana at /heAns)erPage+1 $edical mari(uana may %e controversial' %ut it is an im0ortant area of study in healthcare' states /heAns)erPage co:founder and Editor:in:3hief Ste0hen B+ 3orn' $*' a 0hysician' researcher' inventor and faculty mem%er at Harvard $edical School+ $edical use of the %otanical is legal in !" states+ -ver 7#0'000 3alifornians are thought to have a doctorDs recommendation for canna%is+ .*octors and healthcare 0rofessionals must understand the medical' legal' social and 0olitical issues to %est res0ond to their 0atientsD Guestions and attend to their needs'1 he said+ /heAns)erPage course)or9 focuses on several as0ects of medical mari(uana' including& the five most studied canna%inoids and an eA0lanation of the endocanna%inoid systemH state and federal mari(uana la)sH the F*A drug a00roval 0rocess as it 0ertains uniGuely to mari(uana' including information on 0re:clinical trials' 0hase E' EE and EEE trials' ne) drug a00lications and the drug mar9eting 0rocess+ En con(unction )ith /heAns)erPage course)or9' advocacy grou0 Americans for Safe Access is holding .)a9e and learn1 sessions every day at !0 a+m+ PS/ on Face%oo9 and /)itter+ .Po0ular su00ort for medical mari(uana is strong across the country' %ut there are still significant ga0s in 9no)ledge among 0atients and their doctors'1 said ASA EAecutive *irector Ste0h Sherer+ .,eDre
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