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...
Cannabis As A First-Line Treatment For Childhood Mental Disorders
By Tod H. Mikuriya, M.D.
Originally published in O'Shaughnessy's, Spring 2006
Alex P. was prescribed pharmaceutical stimulants, depressants, analgesics, and antipsychotics that exacerbated his problems. Cannabis...
Marijuana And Crohn’s Disease/Gastrointestinal Disorders
O'Shaughnessy's published a study in its Autumn 2005 issue entitled "Cannabis Alleviates Symptoms of Crohn's Disease," by Jeff Hergenrather, M.D., that found:
" patients described...
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...
Study Finds Cannabis Aids Treatment-Resistant Depression
Treatment-resistant depression is common. Around 30% of people with depressive disorders have a form of depression that is resistant to treatment offered by traditional...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Dependence Liability: Basic Research On Rewarding Tolerance And Withdrawl
Basic research on rewarding, tolerance and withdrawal
In recent years, scientists were able to show that animals do self-administer THC under certain conditions. Basic animal...
Synthetic THC Is Anti-Depressant In Small Dose, Makes Depression Worse At...
A new neurobiological study has found that a synthetic form of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis, is an effective anti-depressant at low doses....
New Weapon In Battle Against Osteoporosis
Medical researchers at the University of Bonn, working in collaboration with scientists from Israel, the USA and Britain, have identified a previously unknown regulatory...
Medical Marijuana – PTSD And The Iraq Veteran
We're back from the war. We can't sleep. We're getting divorced. If marijuana is good for post-traumatic stress, who are we to deny its...
Cannabis And Marinol In The Treatment Of Migraine Headache
by Tod H. Mikuriya, M.D.
Edie L., a thirty eight year old pert, intense, intelligent, articulate stock broker and former law student suffers from severe...
Cannabis Effective At Relieving Pain After Major Surgery
A cannabis plant extract provides pain relief for patients after major surgery such as knee replacements, a study by Imperial College London and the...
Smoked Cannabis And Asthmatics
Acute effects of smoked marijuana and oral delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on specific airway conductance in asthmatic subjects
American Review of Respiratory Disease, Volume 109, 1974, p. 420-428
By...