Addiction
Scientists develop quick test for marijuana use
(HealthDay)—Researchers may be one step closer to developing the equivalent of a Breathalyzer for detecting marijuana use.
Oct 22, 2021
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Pediatrics
Breast milk of marijuana users does not hurt short-term health of premature infants, long-term effects still unknown
Legalization of marijuana has been associated with increased use in women of childbearing age. Since tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), one of the active ingredients in marijuana, passes through breast milk, many neonatal intensive ...
Oct 8, 2021
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Medical research
Cannabis causes birth defects in susceptible mice
A chemical found in cannabis, a common recreational drug, has now been shown to cause birth defects in mice. Scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai show that the psychoactive component of cannabis (THC) ...
Oct 5, 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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Medications
Peptide could allow medical marijuana to relieve pain without side effects
Many people live with chronic pain, and in some cases, cannabis can provide relief. But the drug also can significantly impact memory and other cognitive functions. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Journal of Medicinal ...
May 12, 2021
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Addiction
THC and CBD content on labels of medicinal cannabis products may not be accurate
Medical cannabis products are not always what they seem, according to a new study led by researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).
Apr 12, 2021
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Medical research
Scientists put the stopwatch on cannabis intoxication
How long is someone impaired after cannabis use?
Apr 12, 2021
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Medications
CBD, marijuana and hemp: What are the differences, and which are legal?
New York recently became the 15th U.S. state to legalize cannabis for recreational use.
Apr 2, 2021
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Addiction
New research shows marijuana THC stays in breast milk for six weeks
In a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics, researchers at Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) have found that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component of marijuana, stays in breast milk for ...
Mar 8, 2021
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Medications
Give cannabis producers more packaging and labeling flexibility
While efforts to legalize recreational cannabis nationally have stalled in the United States, New Zealand, Mexico and Israel, Canada's legal market continues to evolve.
Jan 18, 2021
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