Positive Marijuana Research Database
Impairment laws for driving must be followed even in states with legal cannabis (marijuana) consumption, but here are some interesting findings regarding marijuana consumption and traffic accidents. This prospective case control study analyzed crash participants from trauma centers in British Columbia Canada. Broad spectrum toxicology was performed on injured drivers which quantified alcohol and THC, […]
Effectively modulating the immune system could be therapeutically important for diseases such as multiple sclerosis. THC from cannabis (marijuana) has been shown to be immunosuppressive, and was tested to see if it could suppress an immune-mediated disease, experimentally induced autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). In this animal study, rats and guinea pigs were treated with THC either […]
In this study from 1975, 8 patients with clinically stable bronchial asthma were studied. Bronchospasm was induced either chemically or from exercise, and the reduction of airway conduction and the increase of thoracic gas volume was noted. Results showed that smoking 500 mg of cannabis (marijuana) containing 2% THC worked as well as isoproterenol in […]
Data on suicides was gathered from the National Vital Statistics System on individuals 15 years of age and older for 1990-2007. The objective was to determine any association between suicide and medical marijuana (cannabis) legalization. Researchers made adjustments for economic conditions, state policies, and state specific linear time trends. Since it is known that males […]
In the National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration’s Marijuana-Impaired Driving Report to congress they noted some interesting findings. According to this official report, marijuana-dosed subjects tended to drive below the speed limit, to allow for greater distances for vehicles ahead of them, and took fewer risks than when they were not under the influence of […]
As more states enact cannabis (marijuana) laws, concerns arise about potential impacts on the safety of highway driving in these localities. The National Bureau of Economic Research conducted an analysis designed to seek if there was a causal effect on traffic fatalities in Colorado and Washington following marijuana legalization. They state that when using a […]
There seems to be substantial evidence that the endocannabinoid system (ECS) is involved in the homeostatic balance that controls aging. The ECS activity declines with age, and CB1 receptors show diminished activity in the brains of older animals. This study demonstrated that chronic low doses of THC reversed the age-related decline in cognitive performance of […]
“Cannabis use is associated with reduced prevalence of obesity and diabetes mellitus in humans and mouse disease models.” That is the very first sentence in the abstract of this published paper which went on to explore the association of cannabis (marijuana) with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Again the findings regarding the benefits of marijuana […]
This study set out to determine the effects of long term cannabis (marijuana) use on physical, mental, cognitive, and socio-economic aspects of health. 50 subjects under 45 years of age who had been taking cannabis almost daily for 5 years or more, had not taken any other intoxicants regularly, and were not having chronic mental […]
Many studies have shown that the components of cannabis (marijuana) can reduce the spread of, as well as kill cells from a variety of cancer lines, including breast, lung, prostate, skin, intestine, glioma, and more. The goal of this study was to find out the effects of cannabis sativa extracts on colon cancer cells and […]