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Marijuana Doesn’t Damage Brain Like Alcohol

For decades misconceptions have persisted about cannabis (marijuana) due to poor studies and the propaganda of prohibition. Good science is eliminating many of those misconceptions. This study set out to determine the association of alcohol use with gray matter volume and white matter integrity; and of cannabis use and gray matter volume and white matter […]

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Marijuana Reduces Tumor Growth

Many people think the information showing that cannabis (marijuana) can help reduce tumors is new, but some scientists knew about this amazing result in animal studies as far back as the mid 1970’s. In the summary of this study, published in 1975, the authors indicate that Lewis lung adenocarcinoma growth in mice was slowed by […]

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Marijuana Component Eases Heroin Cravings

Cue induced cravings are those that occur as a result of things in a persons environment that encourages their habit of drug use. Cue induced cravings and anxiety are two of the strongest factors that contribute to relapse and continued drug use. In this double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled study CBD, a component of cannabis (marijuana), […]

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Marijuana Component Could Treat Diabetic Complications

Some of the components found within cannabis (marijuana) are becoming well known for their anti-inflammatory and other healing properties. Cannabidiol, or CBD as it’s often referred to, is one of them. Diabetic cardiomyopathy is a disorder of the heart muscle in people with diabetes which can lead to an inability of the heart to properly […]

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THC Protects Brain From Excitotoxicity

According to this Science Daily piece, excitotoxicity can be involved in neurological diseases such as Multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Fibromyalgia, Parkinson’s disease, and Huntington’s disease. Excitotoxicity is a term used to explain the chemical events that cause nerve cell damage and death. Sometimes the source of the chemical problem is in […]

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Marijuana Or Tylenol?

One of the primary reasons that medical patients choose marijuana is for the well known benefits of pain relief. Medical cannabis, when used properly, is taken at the lowest dosage necessary to achieve the desired results, in this case relief of pain. Just because someone might have a whole bottle of Tylenol doesn’t mean they […]

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Marijuana Eliminates Vomiting In Cancer Children

In this study, 8 children with various cancers of the blood, were delivered delta 8 THC 2 hours before each anti-neoplastic treatment, and every 6 hours after for a total of 24 hours. At the time of report, 480 treatments of THC had been administered. The children ranged in age from 3-13. Vomiting was completely […]

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Marijuana Does Not Decrease Brain Volume

Studying older adults offers an opportunity to explore associations among cannabis use, brain structure, and cognitive function and to observe any potential harm or benefit from the use of cannabis (marijuana). This pilot study used structural MRI to compare brain volume and function between users and non-users of marijuana. On average, the users had 23.5 […]

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Marijuana Best Used As Whole Plant

Most individuals who promote herbs and natural plants for healing feel that there are 2 specific benefits for using the plant as provided by nature instead of synthetically and artificially attempting to isolate a single component and make it into a drug. These 2 benefits claimed are 1) primary active ingredients work best with the […]

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Marijuana Is Good For Your Bones

Cannabis (marijuana) contains many compounds with beneficial properties for health and healing. Researchers from Tel Aviv University have shown that CBD, found in the plant, is beneficial in speeding the healing of bone fractures. The study, reported here, found that CBD given for 8 weeks markedly aided in the healing of femur fractures in rats […]