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Arizona Universities Can Now Conduct Marijuana Research
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer quietly signed legislation allowing marijuana research on campuses.
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Researchers Find Weed May Be Key to Treating HIV
Preliminary research from the Temple University School of Medicine suggests that a viable treatment for HIV may be found within weed.
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Maryland Medical Marijuana Bill to Be Signed Today
Maryland will become the 19th state in the nation to legalize medical marijuana, but there's something special about Maryland's bill.
Psychedelic Science Conference Examines MDMA Treatment for PTSD
One series of research reports of urgent and immediate relevance centered on the use of MDMA ("ecstasy") in the treatment of PTSD, or Post-Traumatic...
Court Rejects Researcher's Bid to Grow Medical Marijuana
The US Court of Appeals rejected Dr. Lyle Craker's appeal of the decision to deny him a license to grow medical marijuana for research purposes.
Help Oregon Veterans With PTSD!
SB 281, a bill adding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a qualifying condition for the use of medical marijuana, has cleared its last hurdle...
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Marijuana Research Funding Cut as Support Grows
In 2007, $131 million was spent on marijuana research. In 2012, only $91 million was spent.
Vet Wants to Legalize Pot for Dogs
Veterinarian Doug Kramer thinks that the THC in marijuana could help dogs and other pets with painful conditions that don't respond to other treatments...
Most Americans Want Legal Marijuana
For the first time, Pew Research Polling has released new survey data that reveals 52% of Americans want marijuana to be legalized. Only 45% were opposed.
Medical Cannabis Still Fueling the Green Rush
With a projected $1.3 billion in sales in 2013, the largest, legally operating sector within the green rush is the medical cannabis industry.
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Maryland Medical Marijuana Takes Serious Step Forward
Maryland's House of Delegates approved a medical marijuana bill that would allow patients access through academic medical research facilities in the state.
Study: Significantly Better Health Outcomes With Smoking Cannabis Than Tobacco
Adults who inhale cannabis report significantly better health outcomes than do those who smoke tobacco or a combination of both substances.
Research on Health-Related Quality of Life in Medical Cannabis-Using Patients
In August, I published an article based on my PhD research in symptom relief and quality of life in a surveyed series of medical cannabis using patients.
NH Set for Medical Cannabis, MD Considers Yet Another Bill
In fact, the bill will provide greater access options, as patients can purchase medical cannabis from a state-regulated dispensary or cultivate their own.
Maryland Medical Marijuana Bill Receives Approval from Delegates
A bill that could allow Maryland citizens with serious illnesses to obtain medical marijuana legally took an important step toward becoming law today.
United Nations: Three-Quarters of World's Illicit Drug Users Consume Cannabis
Cannabis is consumed by 75 percent of all illicit drug users, making it the most widely used illicit substance in the world, according to the United Nations
Cannabinopathic Medicine: Dr. Lester Grinspoon’s New Coinage
Here is Dr. Grinspoon’s latest piece on cannabis use, and where we are going with it as a as society. Cannabinopathic Medicine by Lester Grinspoon, M.D.
Study: Trace THC Blood Levels Persist In Chronic Cannabis Consumers
Chronic cannabis consumers may test positive for trace, residual levels of THC in blood for several weeks after ceasing their marijuana use.