A Johns Hopkins Medicine-led research team has added to evidence that a chemical found naturally in cannabis (also known as marijuana) can—in the right amounts—lessen the anxiety-inducing effects of tetrahydrocannabinol ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Cannabis use, even for medical purposes, could make some people sick due to harmful fungi that contaminate the plants.
Oct 20, 2023
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Research conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health detected significant levels of metals in the blood and urine among marijuana users, concluding that marijuana may be an important and under-recognized ...
Aug 30, 2023
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The cannabis plant is complex, with about 100 cannabinoids, or compounds, many of which science still knows little or nothing about. The two most prevalent active ingredients—tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD)—have ...
Jul 10, 2023
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it can't regulate CBD supplements because there isn't enough evidence on their safety. The agency also called on Congress to create new rules for what has become a burgeoning ...
Jan 27, 2023
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One is an illegal drug found in marijuana while the other is marketed as a safe herbal alternative. But the claimed differences between them aren't backed by science, a group of UConn researchers report on Nov. 1 in Drug ...
Oct 20, 2022
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Researcher Beatriz Carlini clicks through a few local cannabis retailers' websites before finding what she's looking for.
Oct 6, 2022
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Evidence behind the effectiveness of cannabis-related products to treat chronic pain is surprisingly thin, according to a new systematic evidence review by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University.
Jun 6, 2022
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Cannabis plants—which are used to produce industrial hemp, medical marijuana and cannabidiol (CBD) oil, among other products—have an inherent ability to absorb heavy metals from the soil, making them useful for remediating ...
Dec 16, 2021
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Epileptic seizure frequency fell by an average of 86% among 10 children treated with whole plant medicinal cannabis, reveals a case series, published in the open access journal BMJ Paediatrics Open.
Dec 14, 2021
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