Reports from cannabis users that the drug reduces the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may finally be explained by new research from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the University of Bath showing that endocannabinoids help control and prevent intestinal inflammation in mice. Credit: CC0 Public Domain This is the first-time scientists have...
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How cannabis and cannabis-based drugs harm your brain
Long-term use of either cannabis or cannabis-based drugs impairs memory say, researchers. The study has implications for both recreational users and people who use the drug to combat epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and chronic pain LANCASTER UNIVERSITY Long-term use of either cannabis or cannabis-based drugs impairs memory say, researchers. The study has implications for both recreational...
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52 People In Utah Were Poisoned By Fake Cannabis Oil, CDC Claims
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a report focused on a severe poisoning case that took place in Utah. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claimed that 52 Utah residents were poisoned after they consumed fake cannabis oil. The drug that made them sick was a synthetic cannabinoid known as 4-cyano CUMYL-BUTINACA. ...
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Can cannabis kill pain without getting you stoned?
More than 87 percent of medical marijuana users report smoking or ingesting it for pain-related conditions. Yet for many, the cognitively impairing properties of its active ingredient, THC, make cannabis impractical as an everyday painkiller. A new, first-of-its kind study by CU Boulder researchers suggests that legal market cannabis strains containing a lesser-known compound called...
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Medicinal cannabis is safe and effective — it’s time to reboot research
Amsterdam, March 15, 2018 — Medicinal cannabis is safe and effective in pain relief, and researchers are calling for the treatment to be properly established in our modern medical arsenal. A new special issue of the European Journal of Internal Medicine provides a comprehensive overview of current evidence for the use of cannabis and derived...
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The coffee cannabis connection
It’s well known that a morning cup of joe jolts you awake. But scientists have discovered coffee affects your metabolism in dozens of other ways, including your metabolism of steroids and the neurotransmitters typically linked to cannabis, reports a new study from Northwestern Medicine. In a study of coffee consumption, Northwestern scientists were surprised to...
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Study finds legal cannabis may reduce use of dangerous prescription drugs
The opioid epidemic is the leading preventable form of death in the United States. The United States is in the midst of a major drug epidemic. Stories continue to roll in daily about the lives claimed by prescription and non-prescription drug overdoses. The numbers are staggering. Opioids alone (including prescription pain killers and street...
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Questions remain about the benefits and harms of cannabis
Despite dramatic changes in the legal landscape and usage rates of cannabis, evidence is still lacking regarding its potential health and therapeutic effects. Recently, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released its third comprehensive review of the literature surrounding cannabis and made recommendations for future research. The authors of an Ideas and Opinions...
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Review: cannabis may alleviate neuropathic pain
Shannon M. Nugent, Ph.D., from the VA Portland Health Care System and Oregon Health & Science University, and colleagues conducted a systematic review to examine the benefits of plant-based cannabis preparations for treating chronic pain in adults. The researchers found low-strength evidence that cannabis alleviates neuropathic pain based on 27 chronic pain trials; insufficient evidence was found in other pain populations....
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A compound in cannabis is ‘significantly’ effective in destroying cancerous tumours in leukaemia, study reveals
Cannabinoids had a ‘significant’ effect on the death of cancer cells in leukaemia Combination of the compounds and chemo had better results than chemo alone Results were greater when using cannabinoids after chemotherapy Cannabinoids are ‘a very exciting prospect in oncology,’ says study author However, Cancer Research UK warned cancer patients not to use cannabinoids...