Positive Marijuana Research Database
Cannabidiol (CBD) is an abundant component of the cannabis (marijuana) plant and has many proven therapeutic uses including creating an anti-inflammatory effect on many disease conditions. Diabetes can lead to diabetic cardiomyopathy, which involves heart dysfunction, inflammation, oxidative stress, cell death and more. In this study, CBD was evaluated for its effects on type I […]
The cannabis (marijuana) plant is full of molecules called cannabinoids, the two most popular being tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). In another study, synthetic CBD was shown to have an effect on liver cancer cells. In this study, researchers evaluated the effects of THC on a particular line of liver cancer cells. In it they […]
In the early stages, prostate cancer is dependent upon stimulation of the male sex hormone receptor, and interfering with that receptor can have positive effects for the patient. However as the disease progresses that can change, and different pathways are needed to address the illness. Recently it has been shown that cannabinoids (components of cannabis […]
As cannabis (marijuana) becomes medicine for millions again, and increasing numbers of states re-legalize its recreational use, it’s natural to want to know how it affects every aspect of our lives. Even sex. Data from 28,176 women and 22,943 men was gathered from the National Survey of Family Growth, including data from 2002, and from […]
A 21 month observation period of 37 habitual opioid using chronic pain patients who were enrolled in the New Mexico medical cannabis program was performed and they were compared to 29 non-enrolled patients. This 21 month period included 3 months prior to beginning cannabis treatment, and focused on opioid prescription activity in order to measure […]
MMJ is the abbreviation for medical marijuana, which is the medical utilization of the naturally occurring whole cannabis plant for therapeutic purposes, the most common of which is the reduction of pain. As more individuals partake of this natural plant in a medicinal fashion, opportunities continue to arise which allow new studies of its effects, […]
The human body has many complex tasks which it performs in order to maintain health, wellness and resist disease. One of these involves using little capsules to send off pieces of genetic material and communicate with other cells and regions of the body, much like sending a little space probe out on a mission. Since […]
26 patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia from 2 hospitals in Israel participated in this small study. The average age was 37.8, 73% were female, and all completed the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire regarding the period before and after medical cannabis (marijuana) treatment. The average dose was 26 grams per month and the average duration of use was 10.4 […]
In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine, researchers wished to find out what relationship there might be between states which had passed medical cannabis (marijuana) laws, and the amount of opioids prescribed under Medicare Part D. Why? Because from 2000 to 2015, opioid related mortality rose nearly […]
The purpose of this paper was to evaluate any relationship between the implementation of Colorado’s recreational cannabis (marijuana) law and the trends regarding opioid prescriptions. Colorado was compared with Utah and Maryland, two states without marijuana laws, for this purpose. Examinations were done on the prescription distribution of nine opiate based pain medications and two […]