cannabis research

Totality of the Evidence Suggests Prenatal Cannabis Exposure Does Not Lead to Cognitive Impairments: A Systematic and Critical Review Ciara A. Torres1,2, Christopher Medina-Kirchner2, Kate Y. O'Malley3,4 and Carl L. Hart2,3* 1School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY, United...

THC Found More Important for Therapeutic Effects in Cannabis Than Originally Thought Researchers measure product characteristics and associated effects with mobile app Date: February 26, 2019 Source: University of New Mexico Summary: Researchers recently solved a major gap in scientific...

I've posted both the article and the actual study. Small Study Finds Regular Cannabis Users Need More Sedation For Medical Procedures A small study by Colorado researchers has determined that regular cannabis users may need more sedation during medical procedures. A report on the two-year...

Many of you may have noticed my relatively lower number of posts lately. I have been very busy with my scientific work at present and have not had a lot of time to post and respond to all of the correspondence that I receive from our community. I greatly appreciate the understanding that I've...

A single dose of cannabidiol reduces blood pressure in healthy volunteers in a randomized crossover study. Published in: JCI Insight. 2017 Jun 15;2(12). pii: 93760. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.93760. [Epub ahead of print] Authors: Jadoon KA1, Tan GD2, O'Sullivan SE1. Abstract BACKGROUND...

Daily Marijuana Use Is Not Associated with Brain Morphometric Measures in Adolescents or Adults Published in: Journal of Neuroscience 28 January 2015, 35 (4) 1505-1512; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2946-14.2015 Author Information: Barbara J. Weiland, Rachel E. Thayer, Brendan E...

Carbonyl Compounds Produced by Vaporizing Cannabis Oil Thinning Agents Date: March 29, 2017 Source: The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. To cite article: Troutt William D. and DiDonato Matthew D.. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. March 2017, ahead...

This is a fascinating (imo) article on the history of uses for Cannabis and the research that has been done on it. Marijuana Cannabis Research Suppressed Although cannabis was a medicinal plant for thousands of years, its medical use was suppressed and banned throughout most of the 20th...

Low Dose Vaporized Cannabis Significantly Improves Neuropathic Pain Abstract We conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study evaluating the analgesic efficacy of vaporized cannabis in subjects, the majority of whom were experiencing neuropathic pain despite traditional...

Natural chemical helps brain adapt to stress Date: March 29, 2017 Source: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Summary: A natural signaling molecule that activates cannabinoid receptors in the brain plays a critical role in stress-resilience -- the ability to adapt to repeated and acute...