04/29/2020
There have been high hopes for the evolving cannabis industry. One interesting assumption about the changes we might see in consumption patterns in the U.S. is that cannabis legalization and consumption would lead to less consumption of alcohol and cigarettes nationwide. A study publis ... Read More
04/29/2020
Spinal cord injuries (SCI) are very serious and can never be cured. They are caused by damage to the spinal cord or the nerves at the end of the spinal cord by anything from a car accident, gunshot, a fall or diseases like spina bifida and Friedreich's ataxia. These would cause loss of b ... Read More
04/29/2020
According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation more than 25 million Americans have asthma and 10 Americans die from asthma every day. The effects vary from person to person and consist of mild to chronic coughing, difficulty breathing, wheezing, frequent respiratory infections, shor ... Read More
04/29/2020
For patients with chronic pain the solution is often prescription opioids. This over prescription is what led to the current opioid crisis. Over 130 people die every day from an opioid overdose every day according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. It is these disturbing nu ... Read More
03/29/2020
In many states, people with gastrointestinal (GI) conditions like ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and colorectal cancer qualify for medical marijuana access. These patients often find relief from symptoms like chronic abdominal pain with medical marijuana. ... Read More
03/24/2020
A 2019 study from the University of Colorado at Boulder examined effects on the brain resulting from cannabis use in older adults. Researchers studied magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs) of 28 cannabis users over the age of 60 and gave the participants computerized cognitive tests ... Read More
03/19/2020
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a broad term that includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Both are characterized by long-term inflammation and damage to the GI tract—often resulting in symptoms like diarrhea, abdominal pain, cramping, nausea, undesired weight loss, and fa ... Read More
03/19/2020
The journal of Molecular Autism has published a study that could provide hope for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Researchers looked at the levels of the main endocannabinoids in 93 children with ASD and 93 neurotypical children. What they discovered was lower levels in thre ... Read More
03/19/2020
Gliomas are a rare type of tumor that forms in the brain and along the spinal column. They are difficult to treat and must be hit with multiple treatment modalities to combat, to include resection surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible and chemoradiation therapy to further red ... Read More
03/18/2020
Doctors have just begun to tap into the wealth of medicinal properties that cannabis holds, including rare diseases that have been largely untreatable until now. In a clinical study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, researchers found that the rare gastrointestinal dis ... Read More
03/18/2020
In the United Kingdom, the use of most cannabinoid-based medicines (CBMs) remains illegal. But that isn’t stopping parents from administering CBMs and cannabis oil (CO) to their chronically ill children living in hospices. A report in the February 2019 Journal of Palliative Medicine ... Read More
03/18/2020
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) is a rare form of epilepsy typically presenting in children between the ages of 3 and 5. The seizures that accompany LGS are multiple and concurrent, contributing to cognitive dysfunction for patients with this disease. A recent analysis of data from Nove ... Read More
03/18/2020
There’s big news for cannabis users with psychotic disorders out of the Journal of Psychopharmacology. A three-year longitudinal study has found that cannabis smoking may protect against weight gain, particularly in patients experiencing their first episode of psychosis. (And let’s no ... Read More
03/18/2020
A British case report shows one patient’s dramatic improvement in signs of lung cancer after self-administering cannabidiol (CBD). The subject is a man in his 80s; when diagnosed in 2016 with lung adenocarcinoma, he cited his age and quality of life concerns to refuse conventional tr ... Read More
03/18/2020
In a new study, Italian researchers found that a standardized oral solution of medical marijuana brought improvements in a variety of important measures for patients. According to the published results, twenty participants ranging from 18 to 80 years old with chronic conditions p ... Read More
03/18/2020
If you’ve ever wondered about the effectiveness of different medical marijuana options such as smoke, vape, edible, concentrate, tincture, or topical, a 2019 study, “Association Between Cannabis Product Characteristics and Symptom Relief,” may pique your interest. Researchers fr ... Read More
03/17/2020
With all of the excitement about medicinal cannabis, it almost seems too good to be true, but thankfully it isn’t. A recent study published in the scholarly Journal of Oncology Practice was able to shed light on the impact of medicinal cannabis as a treatment for patients with an array ... Read More
03/17/2020
Chronic, incurable diseases have a major impact on the quality of life of those affected. For those diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the treatments vary from diet change, which only helps to reduce symptoms, medication, which reduces symptoms and supp ... Read More
03/12/2020
The legalization and expansion of both medical and recreational cannabis has made utilizing it as treatment much more accessible for far more people than ever. It has also created the ability for scientific discoveries about the very real benefits of cannabis for everything from oral can ... Read More
03/11/2020
A cancer diagnosis can be devastating, even with great odds and effective treatments available. That’s because cancer treatment is rarely easy, with a long list of side effects often accompanying the medications and therapies meant to get patients well. It’s no secret that cannabi ... Read More
03/11/2020
There are countless positive benefits to medicinal marijuana use, but research has previously provided mixed results when it comes to how THC might impact male fertility. The most recent study on the subject, published in the journal Human Reproduction, may finally put this question to re ... Read More
03/05/2020
Asthma afflicts an estimated 25 million people in America alone. That means that one out of every 13 people in America struggles with asthma, an ailment that cannot be cured, only controlled. This is a tremendous weight on the medical industry and one that medical professionals are always ... Read More
03/04/2020
A recent study took frequent cannabis consumers ages 18 and above who had irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or risk factors for irritable bowel syndrome, an incurable and painful chronic condition. IBS is a gastrointestinal disorder that causes cramping, abdominal pain, bloating and gas, ... Read More
02/29/2020
Benzodiazepines are a class of sedatives commonly used for anxiety and other neurological conditions but they can produce several adverse effects. An observational study published by the Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Journal looked at 146 patients with marijuana prescriptions and inve ... Read More
02/29/2020
Opponents of legalization often cite the fear that recreational marijuana could be a gateway to more serious drug use and addiction. Yet a recent report in the Journal of Drug Alcohol Dependence showed that when it comes to prescription opioids, marijuana may make a suitable substitute.&n ... Read More
02/29/2020
The Journal of Psychiatric Research has released promising data for cannabis users struggling with anxiety and depressive symptoms: more than half of the respondents replaced prescription medications with cannabis. Over 2,000 medicinal marijuana users in Canada provided self-reported a ... Read More
02/29/2020
Many individuals with chronic pain have turned to cannabis as an alternative form of relief—and for good reason. A recent national online survey of medical cannabis users found that more than 80 percent reported improved pain management, better health, and fewer side effects than over t ... Read More
02/29/2020
As of May 2018, Statista was reporting over two million legal medical marijuana patients in the United States. By February 2019, when Health Affairs released its report on qualifying conditions medical cannabis license holders claimed, that number had grown. The Health Affairs report ... Read More
02/29/2020
A new Canadian study shows medical marijuana may be reducing the overall use of opioid medications, alcohol, tobacco, and other illicit substances—if not replacing those habits altogether. The 2017 study tapped more than 2,000 federally-registered Canadian cannabis patients who ... Read More
02/29/2020
It’s been suggested that the cannabis compound cannabidiol (CBD) may be able to lessen the intoxicating or negative effects of 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which are generally thought of as feelings of disorientation, anxiety or paranoia. But exactly how these two primary plant compoun ... Read More
02/29/2020
Cramps (primary dysmenorrhea) are bad enough but for women with endometriosis, a condition that causes immense pain and discomfort during menstruation, these monthly symptoms can be debilitating. Current medical remedies are generally not sufficient for pain relief or come with unwanted s ... Read More
02/26/2020
Help with sleep and anxiety are among the top reasons people seek out cannabidiol (CBD)-based treatments. Anecdotally—and in the clinical experience of many medical marijuana doctors—quality CBD in the right dosage improves symptoms for people struggling with these two issues. But, be ... Read More
02/26/2020
If you’re a medical marijuana patient, or thinking about becoming one, you may be wondering about how vaporizing cannabis oils will compare to smoking “bud” or “flower.” Vaporizing cannabis concentrates, also known as vaping, can be done with products containing cannabidiol (CBD ... Read More
02/26/2020
Some people who use cannabidiol (CBD) for pain, anxiety, or better sleep worry they’ll unintentionally ingest tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) along with their CBD oil or capsule. While there are some guaranteed no-THC products out there, other CBD products contain a small amount of THC that ... Read More
02/26/2020
In an encouraging development for parents or caregivers of children with autism, an Israeli study from 2018 has found that oral cannabidiol (CBD) drops can significantly improve a range of symptoms and behaviors associated with autism. For instance, sleep issues improved in a whopping 71 ... Read More
02/26/2020
According to researchers from the University of Michigan and SUNY Buffalo, medical marijuana patients are more likely to use—and to trust—medical marijuana over mainstream medicine for addressing their health issues. The team analyzed brief surveys from 392 adult attendees of a public ... Read More
02/26/2020
Can access to medical marijuana reduce the use and misuse of opioids? Many marijuana advocates say yes, and a new study titled, Impact of Medical Marijuana Legalization on Opioid Use, Chronic Opioid Use, and High-Risk Opioid Use, has indeed found lower rates of prescription opioid use in ... Read More
02/20/2020
Many illnesses, including forms of cancer, have been shown to be able to be treated with medical marijuana. Studies done all over the world have revealed that cannabis can not only relieve some of the harrowing symptoms of cancer treatments but it stops the spread of cancerous cells in th ... Read More
02/20/2020
According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, someone dies every 50 minutes due to an alcohol-impaired driver. This outrageous statistic is one many people feared would only get worse once cannabis consumption was legalized. However, recent studies showed no uptick in driv ... Read More
