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Medical Marijuana Improves Brain Function

This study may very well represent the first neuroimaging investigation of patients using marijuana for medical purposes, and the results are both astounding and exciting! This is distinctly different from past evidence regarding recreational use showing potential cognitive deficits. The difference between medical and recreational use will be described further in a moment. At the […]

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Medical Marijuana Use In The Elderly

Medical marijuana has slowly become increasingly utilized by all segments of the population, including among the elderly. This study aimed to assess the characteristics of elderly people using medical cannabis and to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the treatment. From January 2015 to October 2017, 2,736 patients greater than 65 years of age began […]

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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 […]

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Medical Marijuana And Osteoarthritis Pain

Osteoarthritis pain is one of the most common types of pain patients can experience. It manifests as a combination of inflammatory, nociceptive and neuropathic pain. In the standard medical model each of those pathways requires modality-specific analgesics, adding up to more medicines. However, the human body has a built in endocannabinoid system (ECS) which has […]

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Marijuana Does Not Affect Brain Size Or Volume

It is very likely that anyone who has heard the term “marijuana” has also heard of its supposed negative effects on brain development. One manner of evaluating brain development is the measurement of volume or size of various individual regions. The authors of this study set out to evaluate the reputed impact of cannabis (marijuana) […]

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Medical Marijuana And The Whole Plant Advantage

It is an understatement to point out that the therapeutic application of cannabis (marijuana) is attracting substantial public and clinical interest. Although the primary interest so far has been on THC and CBD, the plant produces more than 100 different cannabinoids and has been referred to as a veritable “treasure trove”. Other metabolites called terpenes […]

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Does Marijuana Affect Cognitive Function?

It would appear that one of the greatest debates surrounding cannabis (marijuana) is whether or not it affects ones ability to acquire knowledge and understanding through thought, experience and the senses (cognition). The objective of this study was “to provide the first quantitative synthesis of the literature examining cannabis and cognitive functioning in adolescents and […]

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Medical Marijuana Dosages For Malignant Diseases

In order to assess the effectiveness of cannabis (marijuana) preparations for relieving pain in patients with malignant diseases, a comprehensive search of the literature up to 2017 was conducted. 18 predominantly double-blind trials were chosen which compared effectiveness of cannabis to placebo. 15 of the 18 trials demonstrated that cannabis had a significant effect, with […]

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Medical Marijuana: Talk With Your Oncologist

Nearly every state lists cancer as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana, yet the amount of evidence for utilization continues to remain small, due to historical difficulty in studying marijuana (cannabis) because of it’s recent prohibition. This means that your personal situation may be left to the discrepancy of your personal physician. In this study, […]

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Marijuana: Effects Of Natural vs. Synthetic

Medical marijuana (cannabis) is defined as the use of the whole, unprocessed marijuana plant or its extracts for medicinal purposes. Therefore in most medical instances synthetic versions of marijuana are not even considered. However, for educational purposes it might be wise for the patient to be aware of the difference in effects on the body. […]