Positive Marijuana Research Database
In this study, data was gathered from the 2009-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The purpose was to search for any association of cannabis (marijuana) use on insulin resistance on individuals with varying body mass indexes. Information was gathered on 129,509 adults age 18-59 years, with a nearly equal ratio of male to female. […]
Cannabis (marijuana) has been used as human medicine for thousands of years in places such as China. It’s active compounds include the many cannabinoids it contains such as the currently popular tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). When medical researchers perform studies they often utilize a synthetic (man-made) version of a component found in nature. In […]
Tobacco smoking is associated with sub-clinical atherosclerosis which in turn is associated with cardiovascular disease. Is the same thing true for cannabis (marijuana) smoking? The authors of this study used data from the US-based Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study. This consisted of both black and white men and women aged 18-30 […]
Cannabis (marijuana) imparts it’s effects on the human body (and all mammals) via the endocannabinoid system. This system plays a role in food reward in your body and possibly the intensity of sweet taste, therefore influencing what you like and don’t like concerning food flavors. This study set out to determine if ingesting THC, CBD, […]
Prohibition of cannabis (marijuana) for the last 70 or so years led to many unfounded claims about it’s damaging effects. Claiming that it would “shrink your brain” was one that some of you may have heard. In yet another study, that shrinking brain concept has again been proven to be completely false. Seventy-nine daily users […]
In the battle to fight pain, opioids play a significant role, but as more people become aware of their dangers, they seek options which can prove to be safer. Opioids are considered to have significant side effects including constipation, impaired sleep, respiratory depression, and the risk of use disorder and related mortality. Sometimes using combinations […]
In this prospective trial, 21 Crohn’s disease patients with an average age of 40 who had not responded to therapy with steroids, immunomodulators, or anti-tumor necrosis factor-α agents, were studied. Ten out of the eleven patients who were treated by smoking cannabis twice daily with 115 mg of THC each session over the course of […]
Many individuals often subjectively report the consumption of marijuana (cannabis) and it’s primary component THC, as valuable for individual subjective stress relief. But just how well does that subjective opinion reflect actual results? Pretty well, but it’s dose related. In this double-blind randomized study, 42 healthy volunteers participated in two experimental sessions. One was a […]
Hypoxia-Ischemia (HI) is a combination of reduced blood flow which cannot support normal organ function combined with less than normal oxygen levels. If this occurs in the brain then long lasting tissue damage and functional impairment can occur. In this study, newborn rats were subjected to HI and one group was administered cannabidiol (CBD), a […]
Neurogenesis is the growth and development of nerve tissue and is influenced by external factors such as enriched environments. Some researchers postulate that such neurogenesis in the hippocampus region of the brain contributes to improved learning and memory. This study was designed to observe the effect of THC on neurogenesis and the associated cognitive performance […]