Positive Marijuana Research Database
The leading cause of death among Americans ages 5-34 is traffic fatalities. Alcohol is certainly considered to be a contributing factor. By 2013, nineteen states had passed medical marijuana laws. This study determined that the first full year following legalization of cannabis (marijuana) that traffic fatalities decline by 8-11%. It is hypothesized that some substitute […]
Herpes is an infection that resides in the body for a lifetime once acquired. It is most often transmitted by direct contact. Some people have no symptoms but most get lesions at the area where the virus entered the body which can be itchy and painful, turning into blisters and then healing. This study found […]
Cerebral malaria is a severe complication that can occur following malaria infection and can cause permanent neurological deficits. Cannabidiol (CBD) is a marijuana component that has neuroprotective benefits. In this study CBD was added to the standard anti-malarial treatment to evaluate the restoration of brain function in malaria infected mice. The findings show that treatment […]
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is one of the most malignant forms of cancer and survival rate is only about 1 year. It has been found that pancreatic tumor tissue has higher concentrations of endocannabinoid receptors than normal pancreas tissue. In two animal models of pancreatic cancer, cannabinoids (natural components of marijuana) reduced the growth of tumor cells, […]
The authors of this study set out to determine the association of cannabis (marijuana) use and tobacco use with bladder cancer. The health records of 84,170 participants from the California Men’s Health Study were evaluated. 41% reported cannabis use, 57% reported tobacco use, 27% reported using both, and 29% used neither. The men were followed […]
Glioma is a brain cancer which is very aggressive and long term survival rates are low because the standard treatments for glioma are largely unsuccessful. It is known that cannabinoids can specifically inhibit glioma growth and neutralize part of the cancer process. This study set out to determine the effect of treating glioma cancer cells […]
The search for effective drugs to treat schizophrenia is complicated by the fact that the disorder is complex and involves multiple neurotransmitters (brain chemicals). The endocannabinoid system is one of the systems which is altered in this disease. In this double-blind study the effects of the cannabis (marijuana) component, cannabidiol, was compared to amisulpride—one of […]
Many automatically associate all types of smoking with similar negative health responses, but surprisingly, cannabis (marijuana) doesn’t usually fit into that negative category. In this study, 10 volunteer stable asthmatic patients participated in a double-blind placebo controlled study in the laboratory of a respiratory unit. They received either placebo, THC, or the synthetic drug salbutamol. […]
Intervertebral disc degeneration is a major contributor to low back pain worldwide. It involves a process of inflammation with alterations to nerve, oxygen, and water levels and increased cell destruction among others. Cannabidiol is a cannabis sativa (marijuana) component with anti-inflammatory and protective benefits. In this study, rats received a disc puncture, followed by an […]
The theory of clinical endocannabinoid deficiency was published in 2001. It was based on the concept that many brain disorders are associated with neurotransmitter deficiencies, and that a similar scenario could be at play in the endocannabinoid system, which would then manifest as certain disorders. The endocannabinoid system was named after the cannabis (marijuana) plant, […]