Health
Germany's new govt to legalise recreational cannabis
Amsterdam may soon have a rival as the European capital of cannabis, with Germany's next government planning to legalise recreational use of the drug.
Nov 24, 2021
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Medications
Scientists discover three rare cannabinoids reduce seizures in mice
Research from pharmacologists at the University of Sydney provides new insights into how cannabis extracts may work to treat epilepsy.
Oct 5, 2021
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Neuroscience
A new technology provides a more precise measure of pain
How many times have you been asked to rate your pain on a scale of 1 to 10, from no pain to worst pain possible? It's a pain measurement system commonly used, but it's also recognized as being highly subjective and unhelpful, ...
Sep 29, 2021
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Medical research
Experts make weak recommendation for medical cannabis for chronic pain
In The BMJ today, a panel of international experts make a weak recommendation for a trial of non-inhaled medical cannabis or cannabinoids (chemicals found in cannabis) for people living with chronic pain, if standard care ...
Sep 8, 2021
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Medical research
New biomarkers identified to detect consumption of emerging illicit drug
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has come up with a new solution to boost the surveillance of designer drug abuse. Led by Professor Eric Chan from the NUS Department of Pharmacy, the team ...
Aug 30, 2021
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Medications
How to store CBD oil to prevent its degradation
It has been known for thousands of years that the cannabis plant interacts with the human body on many levels: to relieve neuropathic pain, to lower intraocular pressure, to increase appetite, and to decrease nausea and vomiting. ...
Aug 17, 2021
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Addiction
An Olympic controversy: Do marijuana and athletics mix?
Track and field star Sha'Carri Richardson's medal-winning hopes were dashed when she tested positive for THC, the main intoxicating compound found in marijuana, disqualifying her from the Tokyo Olympics with a one-month suspension. ...
Jul 26, 2021
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Medical research
Entourage effect: New clues on how low-dose CBD products work
Research from the Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics shows that hemp extracts deliver high concentrations of cannabinoid acids in mice due to a 'pharmacokinetic entourage' mechanism.
Jul 22, 2021
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Medications
Study shows cannabis terpenes provide pain relief, contribute to 'entourage effect'
When it comes to the medicinal and therapeutic properties of Cannabis sativa, an unsolved mystery is whether there exists an 'entourage effect', whereby the pain-relieving effects of the plant as a whole are greater than ...
Jul 14, 2021
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Neuroscience
Prenatal exposure to THC, CBD affects offspring's responsiveness to Prozac
Scientists at Indiana University have found that significant amounts of the two main components of cannabis, THC and CBD, enter the embryonic brain of mice in utero and impair the mice's ability as adults to respond to fluoxetine, ...
Jul 1, 2021
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