MMJ – “It’s Been Life-Changing”
Andrea Wright, diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis and fibromyalgia, is now having a proper night’s sleepAndrea Wright, 39, from Bristol, was diagnosed in 2013 with...
Study: PTSD And MMJ
Study finds cannabis users are more than 2.5 times more likely to recover from PTSD within one year than those who don't use cannabis.PTSD,...
Side Effects Of Cannabis Use
It is now generally accepted that "...except for the harms associated with smoking, the adverse effects of marijuana use are within the range of...
Marijuana’s Active Ingredient Kills Leukemia Cells
November 2005
The New Drug Study Group in London discovered that Δ9-THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, works to kill leukemia cells by affecting the...
CBD & Alzheimer’s: Everything You Need To Know
As marijuana becomes more mainstream, and the CBD market thrives, can these herbal drugs treat people with Alzheimer’s and dementia? We take a deep...
Cannabis And Diabetic Retinopathy
Neuroprotective and Blood-Retinal Barrier-Preserving Effects of Cannabidiol in Experimental Diabetes Azza B. El-Remessy*, Mohamed Al-Shabrawey, Yousuf Khalifa, Nai-Tse Tsai, Ruth B. Caldwell and Gregory I....
20 Health Benefits Of Cannabis
Cannabis can be found in various forms, and the health benefits of cannabis is ever growing, here Tara Leo of CaliExtractions gives us an...
Marijuana May Spur New Brain Cells
Washington, D.C. -- Scientists said October 13, 2005 that marijuana appears to promote the development of new brain cells in rats and have anti-anxiety...
Study: Marijuana Eases Traumatic Memories
Scientists have known for years that the brain makes substances almost identical to the active ingredient in marijuana, but the function of these "cannabinoids"...
Accepted Medical Use: Clinical Research
Results from clinical research demonstrate that both dronabinol and whole plant cannabis can offer a safe and effective treatment for the following illnesses: muscle...
Scientists Measuring Natural ‘Cannabis’ In Pregnant Women
Writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, a medical team from the University of Leicester say they have established a predictor for...
Finding The Dose Window For Optimal Pain Relief From Cannabis
Dose-dependent Effects of Smoked Cannabis on Capsaicin-induced Pain and Hyperalgesia in Healthy Volunteers
Abstract
Background: Although the preclinical literature suggests that cannabinoids produce antinociception and antihyperalgesic...
Marijuana-Like Chemicals In The Brain Calm Neurons
Stanford, Calif. -- From the munchies to the giggles to paranoia, smoking marijuana causes widespread changes in the brain.
Now researchers at Stanford University School...
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...
Accepted Medical Use Of Cannabis: Basic Research
The scientific understanding of the endogenous cannabinoid system consisting of specific cannabinoid receptors and their endogenous ligands (endocannabinoids) has considerably increased since 1995. It...
Cannabis – Improved Treatment Response In Hepatitis C Patients
Moderate Cannabis Use Associated with Improved Treatment Response in Hepatitis C Patients on Methadone
By Liz Highleyman
Interferon-based therapy for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection...