Marijuana’s Active Ingredient Shown To Inhibit Primary Marker Of Alzheimer’s
Discovery Could Lead to More Effective Treatments
LA JOLLA, CA, August 9, 2006 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found that the active...
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...
Cannabis As A Substitute For Alcohol
By Tod Mikuriya, MD
SUMMARY
Ninety-two Northern Californians using cannabis as an alternative to alcohol obtained letters of approval from the author. Their records were reviewed...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Documented Safety Of Long Term Cannabis Use
Studies have shown the long-term use of cannabis to be safe. In contrast to many other medicinal drugs, the long-term use of cannabis does...
Amotivational Syndrome
Marijuana is said to have a deleterious effect on society by making users passive, apathetic, unproductive, and unable or unwilling to fulfill their responsibilities.
THE...
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...
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)...
Safe To Smoke – Vaporizing Cannabinoids
Phytoinhalation- non burning ingestion of active principles
The usual irritating and toxic breakdown products of burning utilized with smoking are totally avoided with vaporization. Extraction...
Human Studies On Medical Uses Of Marijuana
There have been hundreds of studies on the medical uses of cannabis since its introduction to western medicine in the early nineteenth century. A...
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...
420 Magazine’s Plant of the Month October 2024
Congratulations to our member StoneOtter for winning 420 Magazine’s Plant of the Month October 2024 with his beautiful plant titled “Runtz...
420 Magazine’s Photo Of The Month October 2024
Congratulations are in order for our member Greenvein and his incredible photo of the month for October 2024 titled "Yowie Bedside",...
420 Magazine’s Nug of the Month October 2024
Congratulations to our member Braddah Waiheesohai for the beautiful frosty "Biscotti" Nug, earning the honorable 420 Magazine’s “Nug Of The Month”...
420 Magazine’s Grow Journal Of The Month October 2024
Congratulations to our member MedScientist and his winning 420 Magazine’s Grow Journal of the Month October 2024, earning the distinguished “Grow...
420 Magazine’s Member Of The Month October 2024
Congratulations to our member Azimuth for this remarkable achievement, our 420 Magazine’s Member of the Month October 2024, earning the distinguished...
