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Consuming Marijuana Everyday Can Repair and Defend the Brain

May 13, 2017 at 1:33 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Reviews, Medical Marijuana

Researchers believe that cannabis could actually help to sharpen our minds later in life. Researchers at the University of Bonn and Hebrew University have discovered that low, regular doses of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), one of the main active ingredients or cannabinoids found in marijuana, may help to keep our brains from ‘slowing down’ as we get older. Published today in the journal Nature Medicine, the German study revealed that while younger mice suffered a performance drop under the influence of THC, the psychoactive [...]

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Subway Worker Spikes Cop’s Drink with THC and Meth

August 10, 2016 at 2:06 am / Cannabis News

LAYTON, Utah - 18-year-old Tanis Lloyd Ukena has been arrested for allegedly tampering with a Police Sgt.’s drink, by spiking it with methamphetamines and THC. The arrest was made after the officer was admitted into a hospital after tasting “chemicals” in his drink, and feeling uneasy. after seeing him on the surveillance video. Sgt. Clint Bobrowski said the surveillance video from Subway shows what happened. “The suspect was seen taking the sergeant’s order, filling his drink,” Sgt. Bobrowski said. [...]

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Harvard Study Proves Cannabis Kills Lung Cancer

May 4, 2016 at 12:46 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Reviews, Medical Marijuana

While smoking marijuana is never good for the lungs, the active ingredient in pot may help fight lung cancer, new research shows. Harvard University researchers have found that, in both laboratory and mouse studies, delta-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) cuts tumor growth in half in common lung cancer while impeding the cancer’s ability to spread. The compound “seems to have a suppressive effect on certain lines of cancer cells,” explained Dr. Len Horovitz, a pulmonary specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York [...]

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How Cannabis Fights Breast Cancer

April 27, 2016 at 2:04 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Reviews, Medical Marijuana

It’s not new news that cannabis may be helpful in treating cancer, specifically breast cancer. Now, researchers are gaining a more nuanced understanding of how cannabis can be an effective treatment. According to research from the California Pacific Medical Research Center published last year, CBD, the non-psychoactive compound found in cannabis, can help inhibit metastasis in breast cancer cells. Metastasis is a tumor’s ability to spread throughout the body. “We have found [CBD] inhibits key genes involved in tumor progression [...]

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How Marijuana Enhances Exercise and Helps You Lose Weight

November 25, 2015 at 10:42 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

As cannabis becomes more integrated within mainstream culture, millions are becoming more educated on the many benefits of THC and cannabinoids. Not only does cannabis consumption lower insulin resistance, but it also improves fasting insulin and facilitates metabolic function. More athletes and even those engaged in moderate recreational fitness have incredible benefits from daily consumption of the once demonized plant. Coupled with the pain-relieving effects of both plant and human-derived cannabinoids, cannabis and exercise seem to go hand in hand [...]

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Its Easier to Die from Drinking Water than to Overdose on Marijuana

May 13, 2015 at 2:10 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

In February, reports filtered in from Germany that two men died of cardiac arrhythmia triggered by marijuana intoxication. At a headline’s glance, the tragic deaths seemed to spoil cannabis’ unblemished track record: Until that point, no cases of fatal overdose were known to science. It should be noted, however, that these two men — aged 23 and 28 — did not overdose. The researchers who reviewed their deaths in the journal Forensic Science International reported found that “the younger man had [...]

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Study: Prolonged Marijuana Use Unlikely to Damage Lungs

January 28, 2015 at 2:46 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Reviews, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

Evolving attitudes about marijuana among the majority of Americans, as well as decriminalization laws starting to sweep the nation, have done little to quell questions about the health effects of longtime use among medical professionals, lawmakers, and people on both sides of an ongoing debate about the plant. Even with a dearth of research, the general consensus in past decades has been that smoking marijuana regularly poses significant health risks. A new study out of Emory University in Atlanta, however, [...]

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34 Medical Studies Proving Cannabis Cures Cancer

July 2, 2014 at 8:11 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

There’s still a lot of confusion across the nation about whether or not marijuana is effective for cancer patients. Odds are you’ve heard something about it but weren’t sure whether the information was reliable or definitive. So, in order to help clear things up, here is a list of 34 studies showing that marijuana cures cancer, categorized by the type of cancers being cured in each study. As you sort through the articles, note that the consistent theme between them is that cannabis shrinks tumors [...]

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Could a Loss of ‘Natural Cannabis’ in the Brain be the Reason we get Alzheimer’s Disease?

June 24, 2014 at 7:43 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

A rogue protein called amyloid-beta, suspected of playing a key role in Alzheimer’s, is believed to block endocannabinoids in the brain in the earliest stages of the disease. Endocannabinoids are part of the process that allows important signals in the brain to shine through while unwanted signals are shut out. Blocking them results in the brain becoming too inhibited, leading to impaired learning and memory loss. The scientists from Stanford University in California, who reported their findings in the journal [...]

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