Mar 14 2024
According to a new study, the legalization of licensed marijuana retail outlets is not directly associated with an increase in marijuana use among young people. Titled Increasing lifetime and past 30-day marijuana use among middle school students regardless of recreational marijuana sales, the study is being published in the June, 2024 issue of the journal …
Mar 12 2024
According to a new study about one in four cancer patients use cannabinoids to assist in symptom control, and a strong majority saw a “subjective alleviation of treatment-related symptoms”. “Limited studies have described the utilization of cannabinoids among cancer patients”, states the study, published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. “This survey …
Mar 12 2024
According to a new study of hundreds of women, marijuana made it easier to achieve an orgasm in a majority of participants, while also improving orgasm frequency and satisfaction. “Up to 41% of women experience female orgasm disorder/difficulty (FOD), a statistic unchanged for 50 years”, states the study, published in the March issue of the …
Mar 06 2024
A study funded by the National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) has found that cannabidiol (CBD) is “safe for long-term use” in dogs. “The tolerability of different cannabinoids given orally to dogs was evaluated in a randomized, non-blinded, negative controlled, parallel design 90-day repeat dose study with a 14-day recovery period”, states the abstract of the …
Mar 04 2024
According to a new study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, retail beer sales declined in Canada following the legalization of recreational marijuana in 2018. “There is increasing interest in understanding the impact of non-medical cannabis legalization on use of other substances, especially alcohol”, states the study’s abstract “Evidence on whether cannabis is …
Mar 02 2024
Psilocybin has “both short-term and long-term antidepressant effects and holds promise as a potential complementary or alternative therapy for depression”, according to a new study. The study was published in the recent issue of the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, as well as published online by the US National Library of Medicine. It was conducted by …
Feb 29 2024
Consuming marijuana via inhalation was effective in providing migraine relief, according to a study published online by the National Library of Medicine. For this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial, researchers at the University of California examined 92 patients with persistent migraines. Patients treated up to four separate migraine attacks, “one each with vaporized 1) 6% …
Feb 18 2024
Results of a newly published study indicate “a real-life positive effect of CBD on alternating hemiplegia of childhood type spells.” Many alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) patients have received Cannabidiol (CBD) but, to our knowledge, there are no published data available”, states the abstract of the study, which was published by the European Journal of …
Feb 18 2024
In a new study published in the journal Med, psilocybin was found to be safe and effective in combatting treatment resistant depression. Titled Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for treatment resistant depression: A randomized clinical trial evaluating repeated doses of psilocybin, the study was conducted by researchers at the University of Toronto, McMaster University and Queens University. “Psilocybin-assisted …
Feb 06 2024
Cananbidiol (CBD) may be a useful tool for combatting periodontitis, according to a new placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized clinical trial. Published by the Journal of Periodontal Research, the study was conducted by researchers at Palacky University, the University Hospital Olomouc, Masaryk University and the Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Sciences, all …
