Three drugs that went from legal, to illegal, then back again
Cannabis, cocaine and heroin have interesting life stories and long rap sheets. We might know them today as illicit drugs, but each was once legal.
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Organic Chemicals: News and Research on Cannabidiol
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Don't forget about holiday poisoning pitfalls
Poison experts see it every winter holiday season: parents rush kids to the emergency room or call hotlines, panicking that their child has ingested something dangerous.
Dec 24, 2024
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Study explores whether CBD can reduce scan-related anxiety in patients with advanced breast cancer
Anxiety is extremely common among adults receiving cancer care, with as many as one out of every four patients meeting the clinical criteria for anxiety.
Dec 16, 2024
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'Huge demand': Portugal dreams of becoming medical cannabis hub
"We should be the new El Dorado of medical cannabis production," said agronomist Jose Martins as dozens of workers harvested marijuana in bright sunshine at a farm in southeastern Portugal.
Dec 10, 2024
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How the body's own cannabinoids may influence the symptoms and treatment of ADHD
Cannabis—whether marijuana itself or various products containing cannabinoids and/or THC, the main psychoactive compound in weed—have been touted as panaceas for everything from anxiety and sleep problems to epilepsy and ...
Nov 25, 2024
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With marijuana at a new level of scrutiny, here's what the research says
"Illinois Democrats legalized marijuana," proclaims a new billboard in Chicago. The ad, paid for by Gov. JB Pritzker's campaign fund, takes credit for a change that polls show is supported by about two-thirds of Americans.
Sep 11, 2024
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Cannabis Research Institute opens in Chicago, looking to dig deep into marijuana
Nearly a year and a half after it was announced, the Cannabis Research Institute is getting operations underway in Chicago, with the goal of studying, among other things, how marijuana could help or harm people.
Sep 10, 2024
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Cannabidiol demonstrated to alleviate symptoms of Leigh syndrome
A study led by the UAB Institut de Neurociències and published in the journal Nature Communications demonstrates in animal models how daily administration of cannabidiol (CBD), a substance obtained from the cannabis plant, ...
Sep 6, 2024
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Brazilian moms are leading the charge to secure CBD for sick kids
The 4-year-old boy struggled to balance while walking through the living room. His mother's eyes attentively followed his every move. Then a seizure knocked him to the ground, the dull thud of his small body echoing through ...
Aug 27, 2024
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Mouse studies reveal possible benefits of CBD and metformin for treating behavioral difficulties
Studies of mouse models of Fragile X syndrome and Phelan-McDermid syndrome show that treatment with cannabidiol (CBD) and the diabetes drug metformin can alleviate behavioral difficulties, according to research presented ...
Jun 25, 2024
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