"Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
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On Sunday, December 30, 2018 at 8:19:19 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
> "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
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> One thing it does appear to do is interfere with metabolism of various
> drugs, including antidepressants, resulting in higher-than-expected levels
> of those drugs in the blood stream.
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> I take quite a lot of drugs for Asthma. Any idea if that would be
> a
> problem?

Probably not. My husband also has asthma, and he's just applied for
his medical marijuana card. His doctor knows what he takes for
asthma and saw no contraindications. Here's a rather wonky slide show
on drug interactions:

<https://doh.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/doh/publication/attachments/Medical%20Cannabis%20Adverse%20Effects%20and%20Dru g%20Interactions_0.pdf>

It starts getting good at about Slide 11.

> I've been researching medical marijuana. In the U.S., CBD oil is in
> kind of a regulatory grey area, and a lot of its potency depends on
> the manufacturer. You can get various levels of alleged potency; with or
> without THC (which is the stuff that gets you high).
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> Cindy Hamilton
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> I had heard it helps with sleep. Did that come up in your
> research? I sleep very badly and wondered if that would be of use.
>
> O

Yes, it did come up in my research, and it can help some people with
insomnia.

Cindy Hamilton

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Thank you.