Positive Marijuana Research Database
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 […]
Individuals have long claimed that cannabis sativa (marijuana) and the THC it contains is effective in the treatment of the involuntary tics and the behavioral disorders associated with Tourette’s Syndrome. 12 adult Tourette’s patients participated in this randomized double-blind placebo-controlled crossover single-dose trial of THC vs. placebo in order to assess the effects. They were […]
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 […]
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States for both men and women. The high numbers of deaths result from a combination of the aggressive nature of the disease combined with poor responses to typical synthetic medicine approaches. THC is a primary cannabinoid in cannabis (marijuana) and has been shown […]
In recent years, perhaps decades, there has been evidence that growers of cannabis (marijuana) have placed an effort on creating strains which have elevated levels of THC and decreased levels of CBD than were typically found in nature. Additional studies such as this one, have indicated that unwanted psychological effects can occur from the elevated […]
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 […]
An observation of ancient medicine shows us that Cannabis (marijuana) has been widely used to cure disturbances and inflammation of the bowel. It is not surprising then to find that in a prospective placebo-controlled study Cannabis sativa proved to be highly efficient in cases of inflammatory bowel diseases. This review refers to a study which […]
Synthetic versions of cannabis (marijuana) have become more popular recently. They are generally manufactured to reproduce the effects of THC, and are available to the consumer via traditional stores and the internet. While these products are usually purchased by the recreational user, what about using them for the medicinal effects that natural THC offers? That […]
Nearly everyone has heard the one about marijuana (cannabis) causing brain cells to die. Based on the number of times that propaganda was circulated around the United States you would think there were many studies of validity which found this to be true. You would be wrong. Quite wrong. In fact, when Ronald Reagan made […]
Neurodegenerative diseases are typically associated with inflammation in the brain. Although unclear as to why, inflammation often damages proteins that get “sticky and twisted”, described as plaque and neurofibrillary tangles. This process in most age-dependent neurodegenerative diseases leads to nerve cell death and there are no current (synthetic) medications which effectively inhibit that cell death […]