Science related (Medical) Study Finds that Long Term Marijuana Use Not Associated with Cognitive Differences in Older Adults by Sophia Vida September 26, 2020 According to data published in the journal Drug & Alcohol Review, older adults who have consumed cannabis for a long time for chronic pain have shown no difference in cognitive performance as compared to non-users. As part ...
Science related (Medical) This is Why Most People Use Medical Marijuana by Sophia Vida February 22, 2019 According to a new study, there is one main reason why people turn to medical marijuana and that's because of chronic pain. The study, which was published in the journal Health Affairs, aimed to determine exactly how people are...
Trends & Articles Study Finds No Strong Evidence to Support Marijuana Can Relieve Chronic Nerve Pain by Sophia Vida March 14, 2018 According to a meta-analysis that was published last week by Cochrane, marijuana may be able to reduce neuropathic pain, but not by a lot and not by much more than a placebo would. The authors of the meta-analysis had evaluated...
Money related Study Finds that Marijuana is Better at Treating Chronic Pain than Opioids by Sophia Vida March 10, 2018 The opioid crisis in America is large and considered a national emergency. Many doctors keep prescribing opioids to threat chronic pain and it's an issue that needs to be dealt with. A recent study by the National Institutes of...
Trends & Articles The VA Will Not Study Medical Marijuana Benefits and Risks on Veterans by Sophia Vida January 17, 2018 This week the Department of Veterans Affairs has said that it would not be conducting research on veterans on whether or not medical marijuana can help them with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain. Departmen...