Science related (Medical) Prescription CBD Could Help People Quit Marijuana by Sophia Vida July 31, 2020 Kicking your marijuana habit could be as easy as taking CBD according to results from the first-ever randomized clinical trial of CBD for cannabis use disorder. The results indicated that prescribed doses of the non-intoxicatin...
Science related (Medical) Study Finds that Legal Marijuana May be Slowing Reductions in Teen Marijuana Use by Sophia Vida July 24, 2020 New research out of the University of Washington has found that the legalization of marijuana for Washington state adults may be impacting a steady downward trend in teen marijuana use. In a study of over 230 teens and young ad...
Science related (Medical) Marijuana May Be the Answer to Mitigating Pain Caused by Sickle Cell Disease by Sophia Vida July 23, 2020 According to a new clinical trial, cannabis could be a safe and potentially effective treatment in treating chronic pain that affects sickle cell disease sufferers. The trial was co-led by University of California, Irvine resea...
Science related (Medical) Medicinal Cannabis has Potential to Kill Cancer Cells by Sophia Vida July 23, 2020 According to results out of the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, laboratory tests have shown that a modified form of medicinal cannabis can kill or inhibit cancer cells without impacting normal cells....
Science related (Medical) Most Health Care Professionals in this State Are Backing Marijuana Instead of Opioid Use by Sophia Vida July 17, 2020 According to survey data recently published in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, almost three in four licensed health care professions in Washington state are supporting the use of medicinal marijuana over opioids for...
Science related (Medical) New Study Offers Evidence for Using Cannabis As Coronavirus Treatment by Sophia Vida July 17, 2020 As thousands upon thousands of people test positive for the novel coronavirus, with many ending up in the hospital, the rush is on to find potential treatments for the virus. Cannabis may be one potential treatment to combating...
Science related (Medical) Cannabis Could Help to Reduce Deadly Coronavirus Lung Inflammation by Sophia Vida July 08, 2020 Coronavirus may not even show any symptoms in some individuals while in others it can be a beast that leaves the person with crippling lung damage if they survive. According to researchers, cannabis could be the answer to reduc...
Science related (Medical) Over 100 Toxic Chemicals in Cannabis Smoke Have Been Identified by Sophia Vida June 25, 2020 Engineering researchers at the University of Alberta have identified more than 100 toxic chemicals in cannabis smoke. The researchers have characterized the potentially hazardous particles in cannabis smoke and have raised awar...
Science related (Medical) Women May Need Less THC Than Men To Get Same Effects According to Study by Sophia Vida June 24, 2020 According to a study entitled "Sex differences in the acute effects of smoked cannabis: evidence from a human laboratory study of young adults," which was published in Psychopharmacology, women may need less THC than men in order ...
Science related (Medical) Study Finds that Stronger Marijuana Does Not Lead to Higher Level of Intoxication by Sophia Vida June 17, 2020 According to a new study published in Jama Psychiatry, smoking high-THC marijuana or concentrates does not result in greater levels of intoxication. The study was led by a team from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Using mo...
