Science related (Medical) NFL and NFLPA are Offering Up to $1M for Cannabis Pain Management Research by Sophia Vida June 10, 2021 The NFL and NFLPA are jointly offering up to $1 million in grants to researchers who can help the league move forward with alternatives to opioid-based pain management. The NFL’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Allen Sills, has li...
Science related (Medical) Does Marijuana Use Interfere with the Covid Vaccine? by Sophia Vida June 08, 2021 According to a Leafly report, health experts are not seeing evidence that shows a detriment to using marijuana before or after getting your covid vaccination. Dr. Frank Lucido, a medical cannabis specialist based in Berkeley, C...
Science related (Medical) Study Finds That Cannabis May Reduce Involuntary Shaking by Sophia Vida June 03, 2021 In a controlled study involving mice, researchers have found that marijuana may reduce involuntary shaking. The researchers say that by activating a cell that reduces essential tremors and involuntary shaking, cannabis may prov...
Science related (Medical) Study Finds that for Some Symptoms THC is Better than CBD in Medicinal Cannabis by Sophia Vida May 31, 2021 According to a new study, described as “the largest study of its kind,” cannabis users using the drug to soothe symptoms of nausea found relief in as quickly as five minutes—but they also found that users smoking joints of c...
Science related (Medical) New Study Finds Marijuana Exposures Higher in States That Legalized the Plant by Sophia Vida May 25, 2021 According to a research letter published online May 24 in JAMA Network Open, marijuana exposures are higher in states that have legalized cannabis. The study revealed that exposures reported to poison control most commonly invo...
Science related (Medical) UCSD is Seeking Migraine Sufferers for a Clinical Trial Using Cannabis by Sophia Vida May 20, 2021 In what will be the first known clinical trial of cannabis as a cure for migraines, UC San Diego is seeking migraine sufferers to be a part of the study. A team at UC San Diego Health is conducting the first known randomized, d...
Science related (Medical) Cannabinoid Pharma Company Backed by Snoop Dogg Heads for London IPO by Sophia Vida May 19, 2021 Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies (OTC) will be making its debut on the London Stock Exchange soon. The pharmaceutical company, which is developing cannabinoid-based prescription medicines, said this week that it had raised £16....
Science related (Medical) Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary Thinks Psychedelics Could Exceed Marijuana Investment Potential by Sophia Vida May 12, 2021 According to Kevin O'Leary, one of the hosts of Shark Tank, psychedelic drugs, such as medicinal mushrooms, could "far exceed" cannabis investment potential. O'Leary says that the size and scale of the market for treatment of m...
Science related (Medical) The Feds Announce Standardized THC Dose for Cannabis Research at This Level by Sophia Vida May 10, 2021 Earlier this month the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has announced that it has set the standardized THS dose for cannabis research. According to Marijuana Moment, the dose is set at five milligrams and the requirement...
Science related (Medical) Study Finds that Heavy Marijuana Use During Pregnancy is Linked to Early Infant Death and Premauture Death by Sophia Vida April 26, 2021 It seems almost natural to think when a woman gets pregnant she would ditch the cigarettes and even marijuana. According to a study recently published in the journal Addiction, women who are using marijuana during their pregnan...