by Michael Brown, University of Alberta University of Alberta engineering researchers have characterized the potentially hazardous particles in cannabis smoke and have raised awareness about their potential health effects. “It’s not out of line to say there’s potential health risk in marijuana smoke, and there’s not nearly enough research,” said Robert Nishida, a U of...
MURDOCH CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE CANNABIDIOL, A TYPE OF MEDICINAL CANNABIS, MAY REDUCE SEVERE BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY A NEW STUDY HAS FOUND. view more CREDIT: TATEVOSIAN YANA Cannabidiol, a type of medicinal cannabis, may reduce severe behavioural problems in children and adolescents with an intellectual disability a new study...
PULLMAN, Wash. – People suffering from post-traumatic distress disorder report that cannabis reduces the severity of their symptoms by more than half, at least in the short term, according to a recent study led by Carrie Cuttler, a Washington State University assistant professor of psychology. Cuttler and her colleagues analyzed data of more than 400...
by Marc Shapiro, Johns Hopkins University Increasingly, products containing cannabidiol, or CBD, a chemical component of cannabis, are popping up at grocery stores, gas stations, drugstores, and internet marketplaces. Celebrated for its purported therapeutic effects and legal when derived from hemp—a form of the cannabis plant—CBD can be found in shampoos, hand lotions, skin creams,...
by University of Bristol Users of high-potency cannabis are four times more likely to report associated problems, and twice as likely to report anxiety disorder, than users of lower-potency strains, according to new research from the University of Bristol. Published today on JAMA Psychiatry the research uses data from Children of the 90s, a long-term...
by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpress A team of researchers from The Netherlands, Belgium, Australia, Germany and the U.S. has found evidence showing that the use of cannabis consistently leads to an increase in susceptibility to false memories. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes double-blind, randomized,...
FROM NEOSCOPE: SCIENTISTS FOUND THAT DAILY MARIJUANA USE ALLOWED SPECIFIC CANCER CELLS TO GROW UNCONTROLLABLY. BY VICTOR TANGERMANN A new study by researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that THC — the stuff in cannabis that makes you high — can accelerate the growth of tumors in patients with...
Fran Lowry Regular recreational use of cannabis is associated with potentially adverse features of left ventricular size and subclinical impairment of left ventricular function, compared with rare or no cannabis use, an observational study concludes. Previous use of recreational cannabis was not associated with such features, suggesting that any deleterious effects may not be permanent....
BY DAN ROBITZSKI / NOVEMBER 26 2019 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is done pulling punches when it comes to cannabidiol (CBD), the trendy compound found in cannabis plants that won’t get you high — but which advocates claim can treat and prevent a wide variety of medical conditions. In a surprising crackdown, the FDA...
Small study concludes that caution is warranted for users of ‘high CBD, low THC’ cannabis products JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE In a study of six adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report evidence that a single vaping episode of cannabis that is similar in chemical composition to that found in legal hemp products could possibly result in...
