Michigan Makes Moves for Autism and Medical Cannabis
State doctors are presenting evidence, for the second time, to a panel who determines whether there is sufficient evidence to add autism as a qualification for medical cannabis.
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Marijuana Can Heal Broken Bones, says New Study
Marijuana helps broken bones heal faster, a new study has found.
The Medical Minute: Can Cannabis Help Repair Arthritic Joints?
As our nation’s baby boomers age, they’re facing a multitude of health-related ailments and costs.
Scientists Know How to Switch Off Weed Side-Effects like Paranoia
Research has led to experts identifying two different mechanisms that control the medical effects and psychological effects.
Marijuana’s Medical Benefits Separated from Negative Effects: Study
Scientists have found a way to separate the medical benefits of cannabis from its negative effects. A new marijuana study has identified the pathway used by cannabis’ main psychoactive ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
Streamlined Regulations May Clear Path for More Marijuana Research, Even on Love Potion Number 420
President Obama’s Department of Health and Human Services administration recently announced that research on the medical effects of marijuana using non-federal grant money no longer need to pass a Public Health Service (PHS) review.
Saskatoon Company to Provide Marijuana for Clinical Trial
Locally based Prairie Plant Systems, a division of CanniMed, is funding Health Canada’s first approved medical marijuana clinical trial. The Saskatoon business will also provide all cannabis for the research.
UTech Advancing Ganja Research with ‘Revolutionary’ Cannabis Testing Machine
The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) has further advanced research efforts to examine the scientific and medicinal properties and potential of the cannabis (marijuana) plant
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Medical Marijuana Laws Don’t Lead to Increased Use By Teens: Large U.S. Study
Passing a medical marijuana law does not lead to increased use of the drug by teenagers in that jurisdiction, concludes a new study that looked at self-reported use of pot among more than one million adolescents from 48 U.S. states from 1991 to 2014.
Combination Of Medical Marijuana, Opioids Does Not Increase Substance Abuse Risk, Study Finds
With nearly half of the country having already legalized the use of cannabis for medical purposes, physicians prescribing opioids for pain management have another alternative at their disposal.
