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Over the past few years, research has revealed that marijuana can both destroy certain cancer cells and reduce the growth of others. Now, a new study in mice has found that when combined with radiation treatment, cannabis can effectively shrink one of the most aggressive types of brain tumors.
UCLA researchers have taken a big stride toward proving what your average stoner has known for ages: weed is good for your brain. No, that's not a blanket statement that can be applied to any permutation of that sentiment, but the study found that marijuana users had a markedly higher survival rate from brain trauma.
CBD is usually taken orally as a cannabis-based concentrate or extract, but can you vaporize CBD? The very first study to investigate the process of vaporizing CBD was published Oct. 16 by a team at the University of Wollongong in Australia. Overall, it showed ...
Will Humble, Arizona's State Health Director, is trying his damnedest to obliquely cripple the future of medical marijuana in his state. Humble is seeking to change the current protocols for adding authorized MMJ conditions.
Competing definitions of the word 'medicine' clashed in the fourth day of hearings over the federal scheduling of cannabis, a day which witnessed fiery exchanges between NORML attorney Zenia Gilg and government expert Dr. Madras, who remarkably...
A literature review was released on October 7th in the journal Addiction, which examined the past twenty years of research on recreational cannabis use. According to various media outlets, this study finds evidence that cannabis is as harmful as heroin. Unfortunately for the journalists...
It’s no secret that marijuana can affect a person’s memory. In today’s society, the stereotypical marijuana user is often perceived as someone who is forgetful and absent-minded. But what does science say, and is there any truth behind this popular belief?
Many people across the world associate Jamaica and Rastafarian culture with the blessed green herb, but cannabis is still illegal in Jamaica. However, that may soon change.
A new landmark study published last week by the peer-reviewed journal Drug and Alcohol Review refutes the long-held belief that abuse of California's medical marijuana law is ubiquitous.
The administration of cannabidiol (CBD), a nonpsychotropic cannabinoid, is associated with improved quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease, according clinical trial data published online ahead of print in the Journal of Psychopharmacology.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has thrown his support behind the legalization of cannabis for medical purposes.
An Israeli start-up has developed a new type of vaporizing device, which they believe will give more doctors the confidence to prescribe marijuana. The Syqe Inhaler is being marketed as the world’s first metered-dose cannabis vaporizer.
As we recognize the hidden financial ties between academics advocating for the prohibition and strict regulation of cannabis and large prescription drug companies, we begin to see that there is an anti-cannabis agenda being pushed by drug companies that has nothing to do with health and safety, and everything to do with keeping prescription drug sales up.
Recent evidence espoused by the Byrd Alzheimer's Institute in Florida suggests that relatively small amounts of THC may slow or even halt Alzheimer's disease.
Researchers at Washington State University have found evidence indicating that females may build up a tolerance to marijuana more easily than males do. While it's not entirely predictive, people with an increased tolerance of a drug are more likely to become addicted to it.
The ice bucket challenge has raised a huge amount of awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) — popularly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. With the help of celebrities, politicians and thousands of…
According to the Denver Post, for-profit companies will not be awarded funding for state-supported medical marijuana research, under the terms of the grant program released Wednesday. However, for-profit firms will be approved as subcontractors on grant proposals.
According to a Denver Post story, Colorado is scheduled to begin administering significant funding for the largest ever state-supported medical marijuana research grant program starting in early 2015.
