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Children residing in homes where marijuana is cultivated do not suffer from adverse health effects at any greater rate than do comparable children in cannabis-free environments
In a recent report, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the Federal government's National Institutes of Health (NIH), stated that marijuana "inhibited the survival of both estrogen receptor–positive and estrogen receptor–negative breast cancer cell lines." The same report showed marijuana slows or stops the growth of certain lung cancer cells and suggested that marijuana may provide "risk reduction and treatment of colorectal cancer."
The Massachusetts Medical Society, which steadfastly opposed the medical marijuana ballot question approved by voters in November, called on Friday for...
Dr. Paula Brown has been hired as a board member of Bio-Cell Labs to help develop new products containing cannabidiol (CBD).
The administration of the nonpsychotropic cannabinoid cannabigerol (CBG) mitigates colitis in a preclinical model and should be assessed in clinical trials.
In the face of obstacles to marijuana research from both the Drug Enforcement Administration and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a theoretical physicist at Caltech and one-time MacArthur Fellow is calling out the federal government on its obstruction of science.
Book reviews of Smoke Signals by Martin Lee and Super-Charged by Tim Rendon, both about marijuana.
NORML recognizes that physicians and health care professionals desire balanced information regarding the safety and efficacy of cannabis.
An agriculture professor at UMass Amherst has been trying for over 10 years to get the ok from the federal government to grow cannabis for medical research.
The conference will feature medical and legal experts, elected officials, as well as seasoned advocates from the U.S. and overseas.
The oral administration of synthetic THC reduces symptoms of sleep apnea, according to clinical trial data published online in Frontiers in Psychiatry.
Nuvilex Inc. has established a new subsidiary, Medical Marijuana Sciences, Inc. to further study the effects of cannabinoids and develop disease treatments.
Harvard Medical School & Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center conducted a prospective study assessing the survival rates of 3,886 heart attack survivors...
Did you know there were 105 peer-reviewed medical studies involving cannabis and cannabis extracts between 1990 and 2012? Read the details at procon.org
The administration of vaporized, low THC cannabis is associated with reduced analgesia in subjects with neuropathic pain according to clinical trial data...
Pot use may be linked to the development of psychotic symptoms in teens - but the reverse could also be true: psychosis in adolescents may be linked to later pot use, according to a new Dutch study.
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, the two main types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), are a challenge to treat. Cannabis...
Here are the Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy In 2012 from NORML. #1 Colorado and Washington Vote To Legalize Marijuana...
