Science related (Medical) The First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Will Open Next Month by Sophia Vida August 24, 2017 Eureka, California is about to open its first medical marijuana dispensary in September. The dispensary is called Ecological Cannabis Organization and was started by co-owners Jeff Poel and Ray Markland. It's an empty room r...
Science related (Medical) Does Marijuana Make You Walk Differently? by Sophia Vida August 22, 2017 A new published study out of the University of South Australia in the September 2017 issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence has revealed that there may be a connection between how people walk and marijuana. Scientists at the univ...
Science related (Medical) Marijuana May Protect You From Having A Stroke by Sophia Vida August 18, 2017 Cannabis has been said to do a lot of things, and it's also been said to not do a lot of things in the medical community, but one study is saying that the plant may protect users from having a stroke. According to a controversi...
Science related (Medical) New Study May Show that Marijuana Can Alleviate Need for Opioids by Sophia Vida August 15, 2017 According to a forthcoming study by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System, we may soon find out whether medical cannabis can alleviate the need for opioids in HIV-positive and HIV-free patients who s...
Science related (Medical) Emergency Room Visits for Children Related to Marijuana Sees 133% Growth by Sophia Vida August 14, 2017 A recent study has shown something alarming that many parents should pay attention to. According to the study, the number of children who were admitted into emergency rooms for unintentional marijuana intoxication saw a 133% gr...
Science related (Medical) Study Finds That Cannabis Affects How Our Brain Uses Oxygen by Sophia Vida August 14, 2017 According to new research from the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas Dallas, marijuana can actually change how our brain uses oxygen. Dr. Francesca Filbey is the director of Cognitive Neuroscience Research in Ad...
Science related (Medical) Marijuana May Offer Little Help For PTSD and Chronic Pain by Sophia Vida August 14, 2017 There are two recent reviews that will meet a lot of disagreement from people who actually feel relief from PTSD and chronic pain systems after using marijuana. Two related reviews were published this week in the journal Annals...
Science related (Medical) Those Who Smoke Marijuana Have Three Times A Greater Risk For This by Sophia Vida August 10, 2017 According to some scientists, smoking marijuana may be a very risky thing to do when it comes to hypertension, in other words our blood pressure. What's even more alarming is that with each year of use, the risk gets worse. The...
Science related (Medical) New Study Reveals That Marijuana May Be Bad For The Heart by Sophia Vida August 08, 2017 According to a new study released on Tuesday, there may be a link between marijuana use and death that is caused by cardiovascular disease. The study, which was published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, is bas...
Science related (Medical) This is How Some Doctors in India Feel About Marijuana by Sophia Vida August 07, 2017 According to several doctors that work in palliative care in India, opioid drugs are more welcome than marijuana is. These doctors have said that they would rather see the government insure the supply of opioid drugs after deve...