06/04/2018
We've covered small-scale studies on the impact of cannabis medicine such as the Connecticut Hospice's research and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia study on autism. But, due to research restrictions in the United States, not many researchers have had the chance to work with large s Read More
01/10/2018
We have a decent amount of research on medical marijuana’s ability to treat conditions like pain and seizures, but what about autism? Researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) want to find out how medical marijuana can treat autism symptoms. CHOP plans to work wi Read More
01/18/2017
Medical marijuana research is nowhere near as advanced in the U.S. as it is in other countries. In fact, some of the best research is being conducted in places you might never have associated with weed. Here’s a quick outline of the progress a couple of other countries are making in medi Read More
11/03/2016
Epileptic seizures have long stumped physicians. While they are caused by some type of "short-circuit" within the brain, or electrical storm if you will, that is the only common factor. Not only do seizures show no preference for age, gender or race but they are also caused by a wide varie Read More
10/26/2016
Government backing of marijuana research makes all the difference. It has in Israel, where the Ministry of Health is a huge proponent of the medical marijuana industry. Both the government as well as Israeli medical companies are pushing hard to support scientific research; even ultra-cons Read More
10/18/2016
Israel is a small nation. Some of our states are bigger. But Israel is a global leader in medical marijuana research. Fifty years ago, an Israeli scientist, Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, was one of the first to discover the key compound cannabidiol or CBD and the structure of THC, and Israel†Read More
02/23/2016
It used to be that if you indulged in a little doobie, you would likely come down with a paranoid case of reefer madness, but it looks like the propoganda of pot prohibition got yet another thing wrong, about cannabis —  new research recently published in the journal of JAMA Psychiatry, Read More
01/20/2016
As of 2015, it was estimated that more than 5.3 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease. 5.1 million of those diagnosed, are age 64 and older, while more than approximately 200,000 individuals are diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease is the 6th leading cau Read More
12/05/2015
With the new surge of medical marijuana legalization throughout the United States a fiery debate has ensued over the side effects marijuana use will have on medical marijuana users and whether short term benefits will justify long term effects. However, despite all of the controversy, th Read More
11/20/2015
Breast cancer is one of the most dreadful diseases that so many women are suffering from. Much progress has been gained over the years, but certain breast tumors remain resistant to conventional methods. 3 main subtypes have been categorized by medical professionals. Research founds tha Read More
