Patients are being recruited for a trial to determine whether chemicals in cannabis can slow the impact of multiple sclerosis. Evidence suggests the drug may relieve symptoms but the three-year national trial is also to determine whether it slows the disease’s...
This prospective, decade-long study finds no support for the “gateway theory” that marijuana causes youth to move on to hard drug use. The study found that some youth followed the traditional gateway paradigm, starting with tobacco or alcohol and moving on to...
A number of studies have found higher rates of various psychiatric problems among marijuana users, and there has been much debate about whether marijuana causes these problems or whether those with psychological issues are simply more likely to use it. In this study,...
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May 19, 2011 Barcelona, Spain:The use of cannabis is associated with beneficial effects on various symptoms of fibromyalgia, including the relief of pain and muscle stiffness, according to the results of an observational case-control study published online in the...
J.C. Suris et al., “Some Go Without a Cigarette: Characteristics of Cannabis Users Who Have Never Smoked Tobacco,” Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine 161, issue 11 (November 2007): 1042-1047. This study examined differences between youth who use both tobacco...
