Marijuana Controls Diabetes – Marijuana Compound May Help Stop Diabetic Retinopathy
A compound found in marijuana won’t make you high but it may help keep your eyes healthy if you’re a diabetic, researchers say.
Early studies...
Marijuana And The IQ
Current and former marijuana use: preliminary findings of a longitudinal study of effects on IQ in young adults
Peter Fried, Barbara Watkinson, Deborah James and...
Potential For Abuse: Abuse Of Cannabis
Several studies demonstrate that abuse rates for cannabis are lower than rates for other common drugs. Cannabis use is usually not problematic use and...
Diabetes & Marijuana
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes mellitus is a group of autoimmune diseases characterized by defects in insulin secretion resulting in hyperglycemia (an abnormally high concentration of glucose...
The Endo-Cannabinoid System
The Cannabinoid System has been around for over 600 million years. Before the Dinosaurs. The Cannabinoid System is continuously evolutioning and has been retained...
Marijuana And Glaucoma
Paul Palmberg, M.D., Ph.D., a glaucoma expert and National Institute of Health (NIH) medical marijuana panelist, said at a Feb. 20, 1997 conference:
"I don't...
Benefits Of Marijuana According To Doctors
The number of people turning to marijuana for medical reasons is growing and with good reason. There's been proven benefits to using marijuana such...
Accepted Medical Use: Patient Experiences
Patients’ Experiences and Their Confirmation
Following state laws that allow for the medical use of cannabis, an increasing number of patients have collected experience with...
The Science Of Why Pot Makes You Hungry
ScienceDaily — Marijuana--or more specifically its active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol--has a well-documented tendency to stimulate hunger. And while scientists have traced this property to cannabinoid...
Israeli Research Finds That THC Could Alleviate Allergic Skin Disease
A chemical found in the cannabis (hashish) plant can help the body's immune system alleviate a common skin disease called allergic contact dermatitis, according...
Marijuana And Psychological Conditions
Does medical marijuana produce lasting schizophrenia,
psychosis, or other mental disorders?
Mitchell Earleywine, Ph.D. and Thomas Denson state in their study "Decreased Depression in Marijuana Users,"...
How MMJ Can Give People Their Life Back
In the UK in 2022 the cannabis conversation is changing as more patients, doctors, and individuals are learning about the benefits of medicinal cannabis....
Hebrew U. Researchers Find Cannabis Can Strengthen Bones
An article on the Hebrew University research appeared this week in the prestigious American PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the...
Marijuana And ADD Therapeutic Uses
Marijuana and ADD
Therapeutic uses of Medical Marijuana
in the treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder
By Kort E Patterson
It was mentioned in the Portland newspaper that the...
Pot’s Cancer-Healing Properties
Cancer Killer
U.S. War on Drugs Stalling Mind-Blowing Research into Pot's Cancer-Healing Properties
By Paul Armentano
Clinical research published in a journal of the American Association for...
Cannabis May Help Combat Cancer-Causing Herpes Viruses
The compound in marijuana that produces a high, delta-9 tetrahydrocannbinol or THC, may block the spread of several forms of cancer causing herpes viruses, University of...