Rand Removes Report on Crime and Pot Dispensaries
Promising further review, the think tank removes a study from its website linking pot clinics to a drop in crime rates, after sharp criticism from the city attorney's office.
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Canada Needs a More Realistic Public Health Approach to Cannabis, Study Finds
Canada's existing public health approach to cannabis use is unrealistic and should be adjusted to reflect the way the system approaches alcohol, a new article suggested Thursday.
Critics Sound Alarm Over Secret Drug Tests of Injured Drivers
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association has raised serious concerns on behalf of 3,000 injured B.C. drivers whose blood will be tested for marijuana without their knowledge for a $1-million study on drugs and driving.
Marijuana Derivative May Offer Hope in Cocaine Addiction
A new study in mice has found that activating a receptor affected by marijuana can dramatically reduce cocaine consumption. The research suggests that new anti-addiction drugs might be developed using synthetic versions of cannabidiol (CBD), the marijuana component that activates the receptor—or even by using the purified natural compound itself.
B.C. Hospitals to Test Injured Drivers’ Blood Without Their Consent
Injured drivers taken to B.C. hospitals over the next five years will help answer the question: Do those who are high on marijuana cause more crashes than sober drivers?
Study Shows Growing Trend in Ecstasy, Marijuana Use Among Teens
The 22nd annual Partnership Aptitude Tracking Study recorded a 67-percent jump from 2008 to 2010 in the number of teens who reported using ecstasy.
Cannabis Whets Appetite for Cancer Patients
People with advanced cancer said food tasted better when they took the active ingredient in cannabis compared with sugar pills, a small Canadian study showed.
Ecstasy Does Not Wreck the Mind, Study Finds
There is no evidence that ecstasy causes brain damage, according to one of the largest studies into the effects of the drug.
A False Link Between Marijuana and Mental Illness
The article published today in "Health News" makes the claim that smoking marijuana is "linked" to early onset of mental illness.
Marijuana Compound Induces Cell Death In Hard-To-Treat Brain Cancer
Madrid, Spain: The combined administration of THC and the pharmaceutical agent temozolomide (TMZ) demonstrates strong anti-cancer activity in brain tumors resistant to conventional anti-cancer treatments, according to preclinical data published online in the journal Molecular Cancer Therapeutics.
