Positive Marijuana Research Database
For thousands of years mankind has even used the roots of the cannabis (marijuana) plant for medicinal purposes. During the 1st century, Pliny the Elder described in Natural Histories that a decoction of the root in water could be used to relieve stiffness in the joints, gout, and related conditions. By the 17th century, various herbalists […]
The authors of this study wished to evaluate the effects of medical marijuana laws on the health and labor supply of adults age 51 and older, and focused on the 55% that have one or more medical conditions which may respond to medical marijuana (cannabis). They used data from the Health and Retirement Study and […]
The Public Health Program at Stockton University partnered with the Compassionate Care Foundation to ascertain the impact of medical marijuana on patients in New Jersey. Patients volunteered to complete a survey once a month for 8 months, exploring their use, form, and strain of medical marijuana and its influence on pain and 12 other physical […]
Not all medical marijuana (cannabis) programs do this, but Minnesota’s program is unique because it collects patient-reported scores on symptoms. Read further to find out about improvement in symptom severity for patients with cancer during their first 4 months in this program. Patients in the program reported their symptoms (anxiety, lack of appetite, depression, disturbed […]
This study may very well represent the first neuroimaging investigation of patients using marijuana for medical purposes, and the results are both astounding and exciting! This is distinctly different from past evidence regarding recreational use showing potential cognitive deficits. The difference between medical and recreational use will be described further in a moment. At the […]
Medical marijuana has slowly become increasingly utilized by all segments of the population, including among the elderly. This study aimed to assess the characteristics of elderly people using medical cannabis and to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the treatment. From January 2015 to October 2017, 2,736 patients greater than 65 years of age began […]
Nearly every state lists cancer as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana, yet the amount of evidence for utilization continues to remain small, due to historical difficulty in studying marijuana (cannabis) because of it’s recent prohibition. This means that your personal situation may be left to the discrepancy of your personal physician. In this study, […]
Medical marijuana (cannabis) is defined as the use of the whole, unprocessed marijuana plant or its extracts for medicinal purposes. Therefore in most medical instances synthetic versions of marijuana are not even considered. However, for educational purposes it might be wise for the patient to be aware of the difference in effects on the body. […]
Medical cannabis (marijuana) is commonly stated to be effective in reducing chronic pain. In this small retrospective, mirror-image study, 29 patients with a qualifying condition for medical marijuana in the state of New York were evaluated via a quality of life questionnaire. Following 3 months of medical cannabis therapy, quality of life improved, pain and […]
Workplace fatalities by state and year were obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for all 50 states and the District of Columbia for the years of 1992-2015. Historically, there was increasing concern that legalizing marijuana (cannabis) would make the workplace more dangerous, although little was known. The study published in October of 2018 in […]