Science related (Medical) According to Study Alcohol is More Damaging than Marijuana to Brain Health by Sophia Vida February 13, 2018 A new study has suggested that alcohol is more damaging than marijuana when it comes to a person's brain health. According to researchers, who conducted a review of existing imaging data looking at the effects of alcohol and ma...
Science related (Medical) Indiana Inches Closer to Medical Marijuana Legislation by Sophia Vida January 26, 2018 The Indiana House unanimously voted this week to study the possibility of legalizing medical marijuana before next year's legislative session. Despite this being far from the drug actually being legalized for medicinal purposes...
Science related (Medical) Over a Dozen Studies Conclude This About Marijuana and the Heart by Sophia Vida January 24, 2018 Last August a study came out that claimed those who use marijuana are facing a higher risk of dying from hypertension. Researchers have looked at over a dozen studies to determine that there is no conclusive evidence of how can...
Science related (Medical) Marijuana Users Are More Likely to Feel Alienated by Others by Sophia Vida January 19, 2018 According to new research, those who use cannabis are more likely to experience feeling alienated from other people. A new U.S. study has found that people who use the drug are significantly more likely to feel that other peopl...
Science related (Medical) The Adviser on Marijuana Policy to Sessions Wants Doctors to Drug Test Everyone by Sophia Vida January 03, 2018 Dr. Robert DuPont, an adviser on marijuana policy to Attorney General Jeff Sessions as well as an influential opponent of drugs, would like doctors to make drug testing a routine part of primary-care medicine. According to The ...
Science related (Medical) Study Reveals that Marijuana Can Help Psychosis by Sophia Vida December 29, 2017 Tetrahydrocannabinol, otherwise known as THC, has been known to have a link to the development of psychosis, but according to a study, its cananbidiol, or CBD, that has the opposite effect. In the very first placebo-controlled ...
Science related (Medical) More Pregnant Women in California Are Using Marijuana by Sophia Vida December 26, 2017 According to a new study, more and more women are opting to use marijuana while pregnant. The study, which was published in the journal JAMA on Tuesday, has shown that there is a rise in marijuana use among women who are pregna...
Science related (Medical),Trends & Articles Cannabis Extract Could be a New Way to Treat Psychosis by Sophia Vida December 16, 2017 Cannabidiol, otherwise known as CBD, is being studied as a potential therapy for many things including chronic pain, and it's also being studied to treat psychosis. CBD could be a "new class of treatment" for psychosis and ther...
Science related (Medical) This Hospital Will Study the Effects of Medical Marijuana on Autistic Kids by Sophia Vida December 12, 2017 The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia will be joining forces with a biopharmaceutical company called Zelda Therapeutics in Australia to study the effects of medical marijuana on children that have autism. The director of the ...
Science related (Medical) Marijuana Could Prevent Opioid Deaths According to Research by Sophia Vida December 11, 2017 According to a study done by UNT researchers, the use of marijuana may reduce opioid-related deaths. Melvin Livingston is the lead author of a recent study as well as an assistant professor at UNT Health Science Center. Accordi...