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Marijuana And The Lie About Dead Brain Cells

Nearly everyone has heard the one about marijuana (cannabis) causing brain cells to die. Based on the number of times that propaganda was circulated around the United States you would think there were many studies of validity which found this to be true. You would be wrong. Quite wrong. In fact, when Ronald Reagan made […]

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Medical Marijuana May Benefit This HIV Population

The HIV infected population is reported to have a disproportionately high utilization of cannabis (marijuana) in the US. This study focused on the impact of cannabis use on peripheral immune cell frequency, activation and function in 198 HIV-infected antiretroviral-treated individuals. Individuals were categorized into heavy, medium, occasional or non-cannabis users based on testing for metabolites […]