Science related (Medical) Most Doctors are Not Prepared to Prescribe Medical Marijuana by Sophia Vida September 20, 2017 According to a new study, many doctors are not ready to prescribe marijuana. Senior author of the study, Dr. Laura Jean Bierut, a professor of psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis commented, "Medica...
Science related (Medical) Marijuana May Product Psychotic-like Effects in These Individuals by Sophia Vida September 14, 2017 According to a preliminary study, cannabis could bring on temporary paranoia and other psychotic like effects in people who have a high risk of developing a psychotic disorder. The study was done by researchers at Columbia Univ...
Science related (Medical) Use of Marijuana in Teenagers May Reverse Schizophrenia Symptoms by Sophia Vida September 14, 2017 According to a paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, marijuana may be able to reverse schizophrenia-like symptoms in teenagers. Researchers from the University of Western Ontario in Canada used laboratory rats to s...
Science related (Medical) Marijuana Helping Children with Cerebral Palsy by Sophia Vida September 11, 2017 According to an Israeli study, the treatment of medical marijuana is helping improve the conditions of children who have cerebral palsy. The study, which was done by Wolfson Medical Center near Tel Aviv, Israel and conducted wi...
Science related (Medical) CBD in Marijuana Could Make the Drug Less Risky by Sophia Vida September 09, 2017 According to a study, marijuana that has relatively high levels of CBD may be less risky for users to smoke over a long term basis. A study on mice has revealed that the cannabidiol ingredient may counteract some of marijuana's...
Science related (Medical) More Seniors Are Using Marijuana by Sophia Vida September 06, 2017 More and more senior citizens are turning to marijuana as the years go by. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health has revealed its latest numbers, and the number of people who are over 65 that said they use marijuana has gr...
Science related (Medical) Marijuana As a Treatment For Schizophrenia by Sophia Vida August 31, 2017 According to a study out of the University of Wollongong, marijuana could be effective as a symptom relief for those who have schizophrenia. Cannabis-derived chemical cannabidiol (CBD) may offer meaningful relief with schizophr...
Science related (Medical) Anti Anxiety Meds May Be Replaced by Marijuana by Sophia Vida August 30, 2017 A recent study published in journal Psychopharmacology has helped show how marijuana can reduce stress in the human body. The study also helps suggest that marijuana compounds can be more effective and more safe in alleviating ...
Science related (Medical),Trends & Articles Pittsburgh Opens a Medical Marijuana Patient Evaluation Center by Sophia Vida August 25, 2017 Compassionate Certification Centers just announced today that an office has opened in Pittsburgh. The office is located on Stanwix Street in Gateway Center. The office is a national medical marijuana network that helps eligible...
Science related (Medical) A Canadian Medical Marijuana Producer Issues Recall Over Tainted Drugs by Sophia Vida August 25, 2017 Vancouver Island-based Broken Coast Cannabis Ltd., is recalling products it sold last year due to a spot test of its supply by Health Canada showing two pesticides present in a sample of cannabis oil. The commercial grower is r...