Medical Marijuana Lab Raided, Ordered to Turn Over Customer Records
A lab that tests medical marijuana for dispensaries and patients said Thursday it was raided by federal drug agents and ordered to turn over patient records.
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Laws Ineffective in Curbing Cannabis Use: Experts
Laws against cannabis have failed to cut its use around the world and have led to policies that are intrusive, socially divisive and expensive, according to an international group of drug policy experts.
Researchers Find Study of Medical Marijuana Discouraged
Despite the Obama administration’s tacit support of more liberal state medical marijuana laws, the federal government still discourages research into the medicinal uses of smoked marijuana.
Marijuana Compounds Could Beat Back Brain Cancer
Preliminary research suggests that a combination of compounds in marijuana could help fight off a particularly deadly form of brain cancer.
That Joint? It’s All in the Name of Research
Writing isn't all done at a keyboard. And if your protagonist is a pot grower, well . . . please excuse the cloud of smoke.
Dude, Where’s my Trauma? Marijuana Could Treat PTSD
Many millions have been made in Hollywood by lampooning the acute effects of marijuana on memory—but Israeli researchers suggest that they might one day be harnessed to prevent or treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Improbable Research: How to Check the Marijuana in Your Muffins
Here's an easy way to test whether those marijuana cakes are made with the real thing
Scientists Find The Gene That Produces THC
In one of the few scientific developments likely to interest both the Governor of North Dakota and Method Man, scientists at the University of Minnesota have identified the genes in cannabis that allow the plant to produce THC.
Pass Pot Research Around
For 40 years, federal marijuana studies have been conducted in one place - the University of Mississippi. Contracts should be awarded to several different institutions.
Cannabis: Potential Treatment For Skin Disorders?
New research by Polish scientists, Piotr Kupczyk, Adam Reich and Jacek Szepietowski has uncovered a potential use for medicinal cannabis.
