2014 brought both “highs” and lows in terms of Marijuana legislation. We witnessed citizens of Oregon, Alaska, and the District of Columbia vote in favor of legalization, while the opposition fought, and still continues to fight, to overrule the popular […]
According to 2 studies one done by Dutch Scientists and one done by the British government advisory body regular use of cannabis does not cause Schizophrenia. According to the Dutch study marijuana only affects the people who have the genetic […]
A study was led by Alessia Ligresti, Aniello Schiano Moriello, Katarzyna Starowicz,Isabel Matias, Simona Pisanti, LucianoDe Petrocellis, Chiara Laezza, Giuseppe Portella, Maurizio Bifulco, and Vincenzo Di Marzo was conducted on the effect of Cannabinoids namely (THC) and Cannabidiol on human breast cancer cells. The study used 2 cannabis […]
A study led by psychiatrist Igor Grant was conducted on 700 regular marijuana users and 484 non-users. Various aspects of the brain were tested, such as reaction time, language, memory, motor skills, and reasoning. The marijuana users in this study […]
A study led by Donald P. Tashkin, Bertrand J. Shapiro, and Ira M. Frank in 1974 was done to see the effect of delta-9 Tetrahyrdocannabinol (THC) and smoked marijuana on patients with asthma. Patients were given either a tablet containing […]
A study led by A. M. Malfait, R. Gallily, P. F. Sumariwalla, A. S. Malik*,E. Andreakos, R.Mechoulam, and M. Feldmann was conducted on the effect of Cannabidiol (CBD) a non-psychoactive component of cannabis on collagen induced arthritis in mice. The CBD was purified from […]
A survey created by Sara Smucker Barnwell was constructed to assess whether or not cannabis use affects motivation in humans. She forwarded the survey to 200 undergraduate students who complete a class on drugs and human behavior and to 100 […]
A study led by Tod Mikuriya MD was conducted on 92 Northern Californians using cannabis as an alternative to alcohol. The patients were to replace alcohol with cannabis and report their studies. Their records showed reduced harm to the patient […]
The Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR) had released a study published in the Open Neurology Journal stating that the current classification of marijuana as a schedule 1 drug is arguable. The study went on to say that there is […]
