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Marijuana Use Increasing In Elderly

It may come as a surprise to some, but the fastest growing segment of cannabis (marijuana) users seems to be the 60 year and older age range. For example, data for December 2018 in Colorado shows that individuals 50 and older account for more than 35% of the registered medical users, all of which list […]

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Marijuana: Synthetic Versions Are More Dangerous

If you’ve ever looked carefully you may have noticed that man just can’t create synthetic chemicals and compositions that are as safe as those found in nature. That is proving to be repeatedly true when it comes to comparing synthetic cannabis (marijuana) and natural whole plant marijuana. This study set out to compare the psychopathological […]

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Marijuana Users Have Less Depression, Study Says

Living with a medical condition can easily alter ones mood, and medical marijuana (cannabis) users who consume this natural medicine may have depression associated with their symptoms, but do marijuana users in general have depression? This study evaluated 4,400 adult users via the internet by completing The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale and measures […]

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Marijuana Use Does Not Lead To Mood Disorders

Some may have been exposed to the idea that using marijuana (cannabis) is associated with depression, or major depressive disorder (MDD). However this causality is not well documented in the literature. This study set out to explore the association of cannabis use and MDD, if any. The data was gathered from the National Epidemiologic Survey […]

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Marijuana Users Report Less Depression

Over 4,400 adult internet users completed The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale and measures of marijuana use. An internet survey was used in order to attract the most depressed and marijuana involved participants – those who might not be willing to travel, discuss marijuana use on the phone, or in person. Comparisons were made […]

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Medical Marijuana: Less Depression Than Opioid User

Significant rates of depression and anxiety are consistently reported among patients with chronic pain. Since medical marijuana (cannabis) has become more prevalent for treatment of chronic pain, this cross sectional study compared depression among opioid users, marijuana users, and those who used both. Depression rates in opioid users was 57%, for marijuana users 22%, and […]

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Medical Marijuana For Patients With Cancer

Not all medical marijuana (cannabis) programs do this, but Minnesota’s program is unique because it collects patient-reported scores on symptoms. Read further to find out about improvement in symptom severity for patients with cancer during their first 4 months in this program. Patients in the program reported their symptoms (anxiety, lack of appetite, depression, disturbed […]

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Medical Marijuana: Eases Pain of Fibromyalgia

This study was performed specifically to report on the habits of cannabis (marijuana) consumption among fibromyalgia patients in Israel. An internet based questionnaire which protected anonymity was posted to 3 large fibromyalgia Facebook groups in that country. There were 383 respondents. The mean age was 42, and 84% of them reported using cannabis, although only […]