Positive Marijuana Research Database
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 […]
Living with a medical condition can easily alter ones mood, and medical marijuana (cannabis) users who consume this natural medicine may have depression associated with their symptoms, but do marijuana users in general have depression? This study evaluated 4,400 adult users via the internet by completing The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale and measures […]
Lets travel all the way back to 1985. At that time the FDA approved a drug containing THC called dronabinal, and the trade name is Marinol. Perhaps some of you have heard of it. It was approved for nausea and vomiting for chemotherapy patients. Forward to 1992 and it becomes recommended as a treatment for […]
While cannabis (marijuana) becomes legal again in the US for medical purposes, some will wonder how well it compares to the more recent use of synthetic medicines for quality of life and pain relief. In this study 37 chronically ill qualified patients completed surveys regarding both physical and mental health. 80% of them reported activity […]
This double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study was performed to determine the effects of cannabis (marijuana) doses on neuropathic pain uncontrolled by conventional medications. Neuropathic pain is considered to be maladaptive because “the pain neither protects nor supports healing and repair. This means there’s no reason to “tough it out”. Typical synthetic medicines give only partial relief […]
Over the last few decades most of the western world was taught to view cannabis (marijuana) as a harmful drug rather than a natural healing plant. Now that many are beginning to use this medicinal plant for a variety of health conditions, some will be concerned there may be negative health consequences and costs associated […]
Parkinson’s disease is typically associated with both tremor and bradykinesia (slowness of motion). This open-label observational study set out to determine the effect of cannabis (marijuana) on both motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Twenty-two patients attending a motor disorder clinic in 2011-2012 were evaluated at a baseline and again 30 minutes following […]
These days it’s becoming easier and easier to find positive news about the pain reducing effects of cannabis (marijuana). Sometimes these results come from complex clinical trials, and sometimes simply from real patient feedback. In this report of medical marijuana users in Hawaii, 100 individuals seeking re-certification were asked to complete a survey regarding the […]
There are some debates about the “first” reference and utilization of the cannabis plant (marijuana) by humans but it definitely goes back a long, long way. In fact, this article in Scientific American states that the legendary properties of marijuana were discovered by the Chinese Emperor Shennong in 2700 B.C. As thousands of years have […]
Current medications generally only provide partial relief for sufferers of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and those who don’t fully respond have a high rate of substance abuse. Marijuana (cannabis) is often used as an additional “compassion” therapy for those not fully responding to typical medicines. In this small pilot study, 10 medication stable patients […]