Madrid, Spain: Cannabis’ active components show promise in halting the progression of certain neurodegerative disorders and should be evaluated in clinical trials, according to a review published online in the British Journal of Pharmacology. An international...
NBC – Plenty of parents give their kids chocolate. But this is not your typical chocolate bar. Meiko Hester-Perez is giving her severely autistic 12-year-old son, Joey, chocolate laced with medical marijuana. “It happened to be cannabis for our...
Los Angeles — Smoking marijuana will certainly affect perception, but it does not cause permanent brain damage, researchers from the University of California at San Diego said on Friday in a study. “The findings were kind of a surprise. One might have...
New research in The Journal of Molecular Pharmacology demonstrates that Cannabis compounds may be a promising treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. It may seem counter-intuitive that compounds from the Cannabis plant may preserve memory, however Cannabidiol (CBD) and...
Cannabinoids Cannabinoids have a favorable drug safety profile.[1-4] Unlike opioid receptors, cannabinoid receptors are not located in the brainstem areas controlling respiration; therefore, lethal overdoses due to respiratory suppression do not occur. Because...
We should be very wary about the DEA allowing regulation and marketing of pharmaceutical products containing plant-derived THC. “[M]arijuana has no scientifically proven medical value.” So stated the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on...
