Cannabis & Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a rare blood disorder that causes red blood cells (RBCs) to become hard, sticky, and crescent-shaped, like a sickle....
Marijuana-Like Compounds May Aid Array Of Debilitating Conditions
No longer a pipe dream, new animal research now indicates that marijuana-like compounds can aid a bevy of debilitating conditions, ranging from brain disorders...
Marijuana Smoking Doesn’t Lead To Higher Death Rate
Although the inhalation of chemical toxins in cannabis smoke has been linked to bronchitis and other respiratory problems, it has not been shown to...
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...
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...
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...
Medical Marijuana’s Many Benefits
There are few subjects that can stir up stronger emotions among doctors, scientists, researchers, policy makers, and the public than medical marijuana. Is it...
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...
Cannabis Use Can Improve Effectiveness Of Hepatitis C Therapy
Recent research by Diana L. Sylvestre, MD, assistant clinical professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues...
Cannabis As A Treatment For PMS And Other Female Ailments
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Cannabidiol, A Cannabis Sativa Constituent, As An Antipsychotic Drug
A.W. Zuardi2, J.A.S. Crippa2, J.E.C. Hallak2, F.A. Moreira1 and F.S. Guimarães1
1Departamento de Farmacologia, 2Departamento de Neurologia, Psiquiatria e Psicologia Médica, Faculdade de Medicina de...
Cannabidiol And Epileptic Patients
CHRONIC ADMINISTRATION OF CANNABIDIOL TO HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS AND EPILEPTIC PATIENTS
Pharmacology 21: 175-185 (1980)
Jomar M. Cunha, E.A. Carlini, Aparecido E. Pereira, Oswaldo L. Ramos,
Camilo Pimentel,...
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...
The Myth Of Marijuana’s Gateway Effect
by John P. Morgan, M.D. and Lynn Zimmer, Ph.D.
The Partnership for a Drug-Free America, in cooperation with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)...
Marijuana In The Management Of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Carter GT; Rosen BS
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), Neuromuscular Disease Clinic, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Marijuana has...