Science related (Medical) Italian Researchers Have Discovered Two New Cannabinoids by Sophia Vida January 10, 2020 Marijuana contains many chemical compounds known as cannabinoids. So far over 60 cannabinoids have been identified by researchers and it is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) that is considered the one to create a "high" effect. Rese...
Science related (Medical) Experts Warn That Marijuana Edibles May Not Be Safe by Sophia Vida January 08, 2020 Health experts are warning that cannabis edibles may not be as healthy as they seem. A commentary was published this week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal that edibles may carry some unique risks. According to...
Science related (Medical) Marijuana Use is Rising in Depressed People by Sophia Vida December 28, 2019 One of the benefits that marijuana has been said to have is that it can help anxiety and depression. It may not come as a surprise that regular cannabis use has risen faster among people with depression. This is according to ...
Science related (Medical) Study Finds Marijuana Usage is Linked to Changes in the Heart’s Structure by Sophia Vida December 20, 2019 According to a study, using marijuana has been connected to changes in the structure of the human heart. Researchers interviewed and assessed heart the scans of 3,407 participants for the study and found that users who used m...
Science related (Medical) Research Reveals Less Opioid Prescriptions on Average in U.S. States where Marijuana is Legal by Sophia Vida December 18, 2019 According to new research, there are less opioid prescriptions on average in U.S. states where medical and recreational marijuana are legal. Authors of a paper published in the Journal of Health Economics, have found that rec...
Science related (Medical) Men Who Smoke Marijuana Daily Are More Likely to Get This Kind of Cancer by Sophia Vida December 03, 2019 A new study has discovered something that may make many mad question their marijuana habits. Like cigarettes, smoking marijuana releases carcinogens which can increase a person's risk of getting cancer. The study, which ...
Science related (Medical) Experts Say Smoking Marijuana May Heighten Risk of Stroke in Young Adults by Sophia Vida November 22, 2019 The last thing young adults who smoke marijuana want to learn is that it may cause them a stroke or arrhythmia. According to a new study presented at American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2019, which concluded Mo...
Science related (Medical) Study Finds that Marijuana Legalization Leads to More of This by Sophia Vida November 19, 2019 According to a new study, marijuana legalization leads to more problematic use unfortunately. The lead researcher, Magdalena Cerdá, says her study isn’t meant to advocate against marijuana legalization, but inform it. ...
Science related (Medical) Marijuana May Help Ease Depression and Suicidal Thoughts in These People by Sophia Vida November 06, 2019 PTSD patients may have something to look forward to that could ease their symptoms of depression and suicidal thoughts. The answer could be marijuana. This is according to a study that involved 24,089 people aged 15 and abov...
Science related (Medical) Marijuana May Be Able to Treat Glaucoma by Sophia Vida November 01, 2019 Pharmacologist Mahmoud ElSohly, the head of the nation's only federally approved marijuana farm, has revealed recently in a podcast that he is developing cannabis eye drops to treat glaucoma. In the podcast interview, the direc...
