Medical cannabis therapy can significantly reduce chronic pain in patients age 65 and older without adverse effects, according to researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the Cannabis Clinical Research Institute at Soroka University Medical Center. The new study, published…
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Federal medical cannabis protection extended again
The only federal law formally preventing the U.S. Department of Justice from prosecuting medical marijuana…
The Legal Cannabis Market is Projected to Grow Across North America
According to data provided by Ameri Research Inc., the global legal cannabis market is forecast to be valued…
Marijuana associated with three-fold risk of death from hypertension
Marijuana use is associated with a three-fold risk of death from hypertension, according to research published…
Regular marijuana use linked to more sex, study finds
The jury's still out on rock 'n' roll. But the link between sex and at least one drug, marijuana, has been…
Marijuana may help HIV patients keep mental stamina longer
A chemical found in marijuana, known as tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, has been found to potentially slow the…
Cannabis: Non-addictive pathway to pain relief?
OHSU research suggests an avenue for developing treatments for chronic pain that harness the medicinal properties…
Cannabis reverses aging processes in the brain, study suggests
Memory performance decreases with increasing age. Cannabis can reverse these ageing processes in the brain. This…
The Brain: Anxiety, Pain and Inflammation
Endogenous cannabinoids (endocannabinoids) play an important role in the brain and immune system. Bern researchers…