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...
47% Of British Public Support The Legalisation Of Cannabis
A new survey released on Saturday has shown that 47% of the UK public now support the legalisation of cannabis sold through licensed retailers....
Recreational And Medical Marijuana Use Reach New High As Annual Sales...
Amid economic woes stemming from the downfall of Chinese stock market and rapid drop in oil prices, legal marijuana sales across the United States...
Cannabis & Chronic Pain Study
Despite the popularity of cannabis-based products in treating chronic pain, scientific evidence surrounding their long-term use is sorely lacking.
Cannabis products may help treat chronic...
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...
The Science Behind The DEA’s Long War On Marijuana
Experts say listing cannabis among the world’s deadliest drugs ignores decades of scientific and medical data. But attempts to delist it have met with...
No, Marijuana Use Doesn’t Lower Your IQ
A 2012 Duke University study made international headlines when it purported to find a link between heavy marijuana use and IQ decline among teenagers....
U.S. National Cancer Institute – Marijuana Kills Cancer Cells
Why is Marijuana still ‘a drug with no medicinal purpose?’
National legalization of marijuana may be drawing a smidgeon closer.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), one...
CBD Is The Chemical Medical Marijuana Is Buzzing About
It used to be all about the THC. In other words, cannabis' popularity has always been attributable to this psychoactive chemical, which gets people...
Mom And Dad Make Up 45% Of Medical Marijuana Patients
As more states legalize marijuana for medical use, the cannabis customer base has reached an older demographic.
Nearly 85% of medical marijuana patients had some...
A Recent Study Shows Medical Marijuana Laws Associated With Decreased Obesity
The enactment of statewide laws permitting the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes is associated with an annual reduction in obesity-related medical costs, according...
CBD Oil Is Shaking Up The Medical Cannabis Industry
Corinne Malanca credits CBD oil with saving her father’s life.
Five years ago, Stan Rutner underwent chemotherapy for Stage 4 lung cancer.
After treatment, an inoperable...
7 Ways Cannabis Can Protect The Brain
It’s true, most of us can think of at least one committed stoner with a memory of a goldfish and a vacant, thousand yard...
Here’s Why The Acting DEA Chief Is Wrong On Medical Marijuana
The acting head of the Drug Enforcement Administration claimed that smoking marijuana has “never been shown to be safe or effective as a medicine.”...
Marijuana Legalization Would Create 35,000 Jobs In Ohio
A proposal to legalize marijuana that is likely headed toward Ohio’s fall ballot would create nearly 35,000 direct and indirect jobs in the state...
Cannabis With 20% More THC Engineered By Hebrew University
For the first time ever, Rehovot engineers enhanced medical cannabis strains with 20% more THC, an accomplishment that will help develop new strains for...