Court Ruling Highlights Federal, State Discord Over Medical Marijuana
In 1991, amid the AIDS crisis in San Francisco, a former jazz and blues singer named Lynnette Shaw was hired as the intake officer...
Is Marijuana The New Organ Transplant Miracle Medicine?
After decades of studying marijuana's potential risks, the scientific community is making a great effort to understand all of the possible benefits it could...
Research Says Marijuana Is Not A Gateway Drug
Contradicting the common belief that weed is a gateway drug, a researcher has claimed that smoking pot does not necessarily cause addiction to other...
Study Highlights Potential Public Health Benefits Of Medical Cannabis
Cannabis has been long maligned as an addictive narcotic that could lead to serious health issues, but a UBC and University of Victoria study...
Study Shows Medical Marijuana Appears To Be Safe
A Canadian research team has completed a benchmark study that looks at the effects of cannabis when used in pain management.
The team led by...
Medical Marijuana May Help Transplant Patients
In recent years, the use case for marijuana for medicinal reasons has expanded exponentially. As the drug becomes widely accepted across the US, more...
The Science Behind Cannabinoids Is Clear: Marijuana Helps Brain Achieve Breakthroughs
A great misunderstanding regarding the therapeutic value of the cannabis plant persists, even within some reform circles. Marijuana is often lumped into the same...
Study Shows That Teen Cannabis Use Has Not Increased With Legalization
Teen marijuana use held steady in 2014, the first year that marijuana was legally available for purchase in the US states of Washington and...
How Cannabis Can Kill Cancer
Among the deadliest diseases these days, cancer tops the list. Though some other diseases are also in the list, but many of them are...
Kentucky: University Part Of First Study On Marijuana Compound Effects
Addiction researchers are only beginning to understand how dozens of chemical compounds found in the marijuana plant, known as cannabinoids, influence human health and...
Cannabis Can Kill Cancer Says National Cancer Institute
The institute recently updated its ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ page about marijuana to include various studies revealing how cannabis “may inhibit tumor growth by causing...
Clinical Trials Using Cannabis-Based Drug Showing Promise For Epilepsy
Hank Kovach's experience mirrors the recent success stories of other children with drug-resistant epilepsy.
Wracked by frequent, daily seizures that delayed his brain development, the...
Better Late Than Never: The DEA Admits That Marijuana Is Safer...
It's official: the U.S. government's top drug cop has acknowledged that marijuana is less dangerous than heroin.
At a meeting with reporters yesterday at the...
Study Shows Cannabis Alleviates Neuropathic Pain In Those With Diabetes
A small trial shows a dose-dependent reduction in peripheral neuropathic pain in patients with diabetes, according to a study published in the July issue...
New Study: Marijuana May Help Heal Broken Bones
Israeli researchers have discovered that cannabis can be effectively used in healing broken bones and maybe other skeletal illnesses.
Scientists from the Tel Aviv University...
How Medical Marijuana Could Literally Save Lives
Medical marijuana opponents recently pounced on a big new analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showing that there isn't good...