Study: Passage of Medical Marijuana Laws Associated With Reduced Incidences...
The passage of medical cannabis laws is associated with a reduction in the public’s consumption of alcohol and with fewer incidences of alcohol-related traffic fatalities, according to data published...
View ArticleCannabis Use Associated With ‘Significant Improvement’ In Palliative Oncology...
HAIFA, ISRAEL – The consumption of cannabis is effective in treating symptoms associated with cancer and conventional anti-cancer therapies, such as nausea, weight loss, pain, and fatigue, according to...
View ArticleStudy: Cannabis Consumption Plays Little Role In Global Disease Burden
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Cannabis use is not a significant contributor to the global burden of disease, according to an epidemiological review published in The Lancet. An international team of researchers...
View ArticleTHC Increases Brain Activity in Response to Positive Stimuli
LONDON, UK — The administration of THC, the primary psychoactive component in cannabis, modulates emotional processing in healthy volunteers, according to placebo-controlled crossover trial data...
View ArticleTHC Increases Brain Activity in Response to Positive Stimuli
LONDON, UK — The administration of THC, the primary psychoactive component in cannabis, modulates emotional processing in healthy volunteers, according to placebo-controlled crossover trial data...
View ArticleStudy: Illicit Drugs Cheaper and More Prevalent Despite Increased Legal...
VANCOUVER, BC – Law enforcement-based efforts criminalizing the possession of illicit substances have largely failed to reduce drug production, potency, or access, according to an assessment of global...
View ArticleStudy: Non-Psychoactive Plant Cannabinoids Possess Synergistic Anti-Cancer...
The concomitant administration of various non-psychoactive plant cannabinoids demonstrates synergistic anti-cancer activity in human leukemia cells, according to preclinical trial data published online...
View ArticleMore Anti-Cancer Properties of Medical Marijuana Revealed
LONDON – Studies have shown that marijuana not only helps fight the symptoms of treating cancer but also the disease itself. THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, often gets the credit for battling cancer...
View ArticleFDA Approves Clinical Trials Assessing CBD for Pediatric Epilepsy
WASHINGTON, DC – The US Food and Drug Administration has approved two clinical trials to assess the efficacy of cannabidiol (CBD), a nonpsychoactive plant cannabinoid, in the treatment of intractable...
View ArticlePharmacy Group Announces Formation Of Medical Marijuana Task Force
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) has announced its intent to establish a task force to better educate pharmacists to the management of cannabis therapy. “Medical...
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