Positive Marijuana Research Database
There is a large and growing body of evidence to support the usage of medical cannabis (marijuana) both with or instead of opiates for pain relief. One of the problems with opiate use is the tolerance the patient tends to build up to it. Using medical marijuana can benefit the patient in a couple of […]
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 […]
During the several recent decades of cannabis (marijuana) prohibition, usage of the plant was often associated with negative brain effects in the propaganda pushed forth by those who profited from making the plant illegal. “Frying your brain” is one phrase that comes to mind. At the extreme end of the spectrum are those who will […]
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 […]
Choosing to use natural medicinal cannabis (marijuana) to combat various health symptoms might be an option for you. If so, you may be the type of person that prefers to avoid synthetic and potentially harmful chemicals. Since marijuana is a natural plant, some growers may use chemicals such as pesticides when growing their product. Some […]
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 […]
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 […]
In the gastroenterology field, cannabis (marijuana) is well known for it’s beneficial effect on vomiting, nausea, diarrhea and poor appetite. It is also shown that marijuana reduces intestinal inflammation. A prospective survey study on 292 Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD) patients revealed that 16.4 % of IBD patients in the US have used Cannabis to treat […]
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 […]