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Report: E-cigarettes less addictive than cigarettes
December 12th, 2014 – HERSHEY, Pa. – The medicinal hemp and marijuana industry is rapidly adopting electronic cigarette devices and vaporizers as a means for consumers to take their medicine. Meanwhile, regulators everywhere are beginning to question the safety of electronic cigarettes, leading to strict regulations based often on little or no evidence. This new…
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What Studies Say about Hemp CBD
November 20th, 2014 – In the United States, hemp is often confused with marijuana. It’s a consumer misconception that has, for decades, slowed the market potential for hemp in the food, dietary supplement, textile, and even lumber industries. The dietary supplement industry, in particular, has a lot to gain from hemp, and not just with…
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Marijuana Compound Found Superior To Drugs For Alzheimer’s
November 18, 2014 – Could the active ingredient in marijuana, responsible for its characteristic “high,” help turn the tide against the accelerating Alzheimer’s epidemic? A remarkable study published in the journal Molecular Pharmacology in 2006, found that this long vilified plant contains a compound with not one, but two therapeutic properties ideal for addressing both…
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How Cannabis was used to Shrink one of the Most Aggressive Brain Cancers
November 15th, 2014 – Widely proscribed around the world for its recreational uses, cannabis is being used in a number of different therapeutic ways to bring relief for severe medical conditions. Products using cannabinoids, the active components of the cannabis plant, have been licensed for medical use. Sativex, for example, which contains an equal mixture…
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Scientists In Israel Will Study Anti-Tumor Effects of Cannabis In Cancer Patients
They’re looking particularly at cannabidiol (CBD), a nonpsychotropic compound in pot. October 22nd, 2014 – Israeli researchers will soon begin evaluating the anti-tumor effects of cannabidiol, a non-psychotropic cannabinoid, in patients with cancer. Researchers at the Hassadah Medical Center in Jerusalem have announced their intent to conduct a Phase II clinical trial to assess the…
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The Big Trend in Medical Marijuana: Products that Don’t get you High
October 21, 2014 – I’m going to start this post with a confession. I, like many Americans, do not know very much about cannabis. I went to college, where I had friends in fraternities, and I’ve seen more of the movie Pinneapple Express than I care to admit. But when it comes to marijuana I…
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Families want CBD oil approval in Epilepsy Debate
October 12th, 2014 – Families around the country want to see CBD oil legalized because of its potential use in epilepsy. Some have taken the drastic measure to move to states that allow the use of the oil while others are waiting for laws to change. There has been some progress made in legalization, but…
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Kids Need THC, Too: Lawmakers Are Legalizing Certain Strains of Marijuana, but That Won’t Be Good Enough
September 22nd, 2014 – Republicans love marijuana. Pushed by a cadre of Christian brothers from Colorado and promoted by CNN’s doctor-on-television Sanjay Gupta, a strain of marijuana acceptable for suburban squares and the churchgoing set is winning friends on the right. Marijuana low in THC but high in CBD — cannabidiol, one of the many…
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Psoriasis: Cannabidiol’s Potential to provide Relief
September 20th, 2014 – Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated disease that appears on the skin. It occurs when the body’s immune system fires flawed signals which increases the momentum of the skin cells’ growth cycle. Although it may seem like psoriasis would be a communicable disease, it is in fact not contagious. There are five…
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The Effect of Cannabis on Pregnant Women & Newborns
September 19, 2014 – One of the numerous things pregnant women have to be concerned with is what goes into their bodies. No caffeine, no smoking, no alcohol, and traditionally, no marijuana either. But did you know that pregnant women in Jamaica have been known to use marijuana to relieve nausea, as well as some…