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Marijuana Reduces Metabolic Issues For Some

According to this article published by the National Institutes of Health, anti-psychotic medications may cause metabolic changes in some individuals, such as Alzheimer’s patients and schizophrenia patients. Since it is known that cannabis (marijuana) use is associated with reduced incidence of obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors, this study set out to determine what effects cannabis […]

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Marijuana Component Eases Heart Dysfunction

Cannabidiol (CBD) is an abundant component of the cannabis (marijuana) plant and has many proven therapeutic uses including creating an anti-inflammatory effect on many disease conditions. Diabetes can lead to diabetic cardiomyopathy, which involves heart dysfunction, inflammation, oxidative stress, cell death and more. In this study, CBD was evaluated for its effects on type I […]

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Marijuana’s Effect On Liver Cancer Cells

The cannabis (marijuana) plant is full of molecules called cannabinoids, the two most popular being tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). In another study, synthetic CBD was shown to have an effect on liver cancer cells. In this study, researchers evaluated the effects of THC on a particular line of liver cancer cells. In it they […]

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Marijuana Users Have More Sex

As cannabis (marijuana) becomes medicine for millions again, and increasing numbers of states re-legalize its recreational use, it’s natural to want to know how it affects every aspect of our lives. Even sex. Data from 28,176 women and 22,943 men was gathered from the National Survey of Family Growth, including data from 2002, and from […]

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Marijuana Component Reduces Cancer Communication

The human body has many complex tasks which it performs in order to maintain health, wellness and resist disease. One of these involves using little capsules to send off pieces of genetic material and communicate with other cells and regions of the body, much like sending a little space probe out on a mission. Since […]

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Marijuana Found To Help Fibromyalgia

26 patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia from 2 hospitals in Israel participated in this small study. The average age was 37.8, 73% were female, and all completed the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire regarding the period before and after medical cannabis (marijuana) treatment. The average dose was 26 grams per month and the average duration of use was 10.4 […]

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Marijuana Laws Result In Less Opioid Prescriptions

In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine, researchers wished to find out what relationship there might be between states which had passed medical cannabis (marijuana) laws, and the amount of opioids prescribed under Medicare Part D. Why? Because from 2000 to 2015, opioid related mortality rose nearly […]

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Marijuana Laws Reduce Opiate Prescriptions

The purpose of this paper was to evaluate any relationship between the implementation of Colorado’s recreational cannabis (marijuana) law and the trends regarding opioid prescriptions. Colorado was compared with Utah and Maryland, two states without marijuana laws, for this purpose. Examinations were done on the prescription distribution of nine opiate based pain medications and two […]

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Marijuana Component For Anxiety And Blood Pressure

Public speaking is well known to create anxiety in nearly all individuals. When evaluating the levels of anxiety or calm, blood pressure and heart rate are often the physiological parameters measured. This double-blind study was done to determine the effects of various levels of cannabidiol (CBD) on anxiety, as measured via blood pressure and heart […]

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Marijuana Use Associated With Lower Fasting Insulin Levels

Compared with individuals who have never used cannabis (marijuana), studies show that users have lower rates of diabetes and obesity. In this study, data was gathered from 4,657 adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2005 to 2010. The goal was to investigate the relationship between marijuana use and fasting insulin, glucose, […]