MMJ & Migraine Treatment
Results of a review underscore the rise in use of medical cannabis among migraineurs.
Results of a literature review published in Cureus revealed medical cannabis...
Pot-Like Chemical Helps Beat Fear
By Lidia Wasowicz, UPI Senior Science Writer
Source: United Press International
Natural molecules that act like the primary active ingredient in marijuana apparently play a key...
Hot Flashes & Pot
If you’re considering trying pot to escape hot flash hell, here’s guidance on the best way to do that, and the science of why...
Smoking Cannabis Does Not Cause Cancer Of Lung Or Upper Airways
Data Suggests Possible Protective Effect
By Fred Gardner
Marijuana smoking —“even heavy longterm use”— does not cause cancer of the lung, upper airways, or esophagus, Donald...
Essay: Medical Marijuana And The Iraq Veteran
Medical Marijuana And The Iraq Veteran
by Colby Buzzell, Esquire Magazine
Can medical marijuana help returning soldiers from the Iraq and Afghanistan war deal with post-traumatic...
Dreher’s Jamaican Pregnancy Study
More Suppression of Marijuana Research
By Fred Gardner
In the 1980s Melanie Dreher and colleagues at UMass Amherst began a longitudinal study to assess the well-being...
Accepted Medical Use Of Cannabis: Reviews Of Earlier Clinical Studies
Several scientific publications have reviewed evidence from research on the medicinal uses of cannabis indicating that cannabis in fact may offer benefits in the...
Cannabis And Neuroprotection
A Brief Review
Jay R. Cavanaugh, Ph.D.
Late on Saturday afternoon just before the Portland National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics was adjourned, a quiet and...
Cannabis May Help Epileptics
Further evidence has emerged that an ingredient of cannabis could help prevent epileptic seizures.
Some experts are now calling for fresh research into the potential...
Endocannabinoids The Brain Demonstrate Novel Modes Of Action When Stressed
Three separate research team reports ?one from Louisiana, one from Japan and one from Scotland ?are presenting independent research results pointing to involvement of...
Accepted Medical Use: Pharmaceutical Industry
The pharmaceutical industry is showing not only increasing interest in synthetic modulators of the endogenous cannabinoid system, but also industry members are funding several...
Prenatal Marijuana Use And Neonatal Outcome
Day N, Sambamoorthi U, Taylor P, Richardson G, Robles N, Jhon Y, Scher M, Stoffer D, Cornelius M, Jasperse D.
Department of Psychiatry, University of...
10 Reasons Why Weed Is Good For You
There’s been a renewed focus on wellness recently, which makes total sense given *gestures broadly at the world*. After all, we’re living through a...
Sickle Cell Disease And Cannabis
Some 70,000 Americans suffer from Sickle Cell Disease. Sickle Cell is a genetic blood disorder that primarily affects African Americans, Latinos, and those of...
Cannabinoid Activator Mellows Out Colon
Drugs that activate cannabinoid receptors in the colon might help treat lower GI conditions such as diarrhea or certain types of fecal incontinence, according...
Heavy Cannabis Use Not Independently Associated With Cardiovascular Risks
Heavy Cannabis Use Not Independently Associated With Cardiovascular Risks
San Francisco, CA: Heavy marijuana use is not independently associated with high blood pressure or other...