Cannabis Under the Medical Microscope
As cannabis spends more time in research labs and study groups, we'll learn more about the plant in a year's time than we learned in the past decade...
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Study: Cannabis Plays Little Role in Global Disease Burden
Cannabis use is not a significant contributor to the global burden of disease, according to an epidemiological review published in The Lancet.
Cannabis-Based Medicine Shows Promise for Opiate Dependence
The increasing abuse of opiate drugs is leading to an increase in heroin use, and a skyrocketing amount of people seeking treatment for opiate dependence.
More Failings of the Government's Drug Policies
Last week brought us two more prime examples of where our national drug policies are failing. First, a recent UCSF study found that cocaine...
Study: Cannabis Gives Improvement in Palliative Oncology Care
The population of the prolonged users in the current study reported significant improvement in all aspects of supportive and palliative oncology care.
High Scientist: Precision Medicine, Breakthroughs in Cancer Treatment
Being diagnosed with cancer is likely one of the most frightening things that can happen in life. Precision medicine is a recent breakthrough in treating...
Depressed? Smoke Marijuana: THC and Depression
As recently reported by Rolling Stone, a recent study published in the peer-reviewed academic journal European Neuropsychopharmacology has shown that THC...
Granny Storm Crow’s MMJ Reference List – July 2013
Granny Storm Crow has been collecting articles and research on cannabis for years and she is sharing it all with us
Reflections on Dr. Sanjay Gupta's CNN Documentary: WEED
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, created a documentary about medical cannabis which aired Sunday. Overall, I was very...
Medicinal Marijuana Needy: The Story of Michael Brooks, Part 2
Weedists: Meet Michael Brooks. "Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories." Michael represents a new...
Long-Ignored Cannabinoid THCV May Hold Key to Diabetes
A recent discovery is that THCV, which is structurally similar to THC, holds great promise in treating metabolic syndrome and possibly diabetes as well.
Deanna Jean, Minnesota Mom, Fights for Medical Marijuana
Deanna Jean, or DJ as she is known in her community, is a medical cannabis patient due to a traumatic brain injury she sustained a couple of years ago...
Needless Suffering of Medical Marijuana Patient Embodies Federal-State Conflict
Douglas Hiatt, brought me face-to-face with cases of persecuted, ill and disabled patients caught up in the federal-state conflict on medical marijuana.
Study: Marijuana Use Decreased Symptoms of Opiate Withdrawal
Cannabis consumption is associated with mitigated symptoms of opiate withdrawal in subjects undergoing methadone maintenance treatment.
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Scientists Discover Another Way Marijuana Helps Brains Grow
It was discovered that THC promotes neurogenesis, the growth of new brain cells. CBD also promotes neurogenesis. That's right, marijuana helps brains grow!
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First Large Study of Medical Marijuana Use in Young Adults
The NIH has granted $3.3 million to Drexel University for a five-year study of medical marijuana's impact on drug use and health in young adults.
Taking the Human-Cannabis Relationship Seriously in Health Science & Public Policy
An expedient smokescreen clearing approach is a historical and comparative ecological one that focuses on the human-cannabis relationship.
Study: Cannabis Smoking Not Associated With Pulmonary Risks
cannabis smoking does not increase risk of COPD or airway cancers.There is even a suggestion that cannabis may be protective for both conditions.