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Exposure to marijuana isn’t associated with significant changes in brain morphology in either older or younger subjects, according to a pair of new studies. As reported by NORML, in the first study, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine compared brain scans of occasional (one to two[…]
A ballot initiative that would make medical marijuana legal for everyone 21 and older has been filed in Nebraska. The initiative was filed by State Senators Anna Wishart (D) and Adam Morfeld (D) on behalf of Nebraskans for Sensible Marijuana Laws, a nonprofit political committee. The group is hoping to[…]
The use of marijuana is associated with sustained effects on weight and metabolism, including lower body mass index (BMI) and lower overall cholesterol levels, according to a study published in The Journal of Psychopharmacology. Spanish researchers assessed the relationship between cannabis and weight over a three-year period in a cohort of 510 subjects.[…]
Just-released research shows that the enactment of medical cannabis access laws is associated with moderately lower levels of prescription opioid use, even after controlling for potentially confounding variables, according. This is according to a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. In this study a team of investigators from the University[…]
Newly elected Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) announced this week that she’s directing her health officials to add opioid dependecy as a qualifying medical cannabis condition. The directive allows those with opioid dependency to legally purchase, possess and use medical cannabis if they receive a recommendation from a physician, and register with[…]
Minor marijuana possession offenses will no longer be criminally prosecuted in St. Louis County, according to a new policy put forth by the elected prosecutor Wesley Bell, who was sworn into office earlier this month. St. Louis County is by far the most populated county in Missouri with nearly a million[…]
Regular consumers of alcohol who also use cannabis are at less risk for either acute or chronic pancreatitis as compared to those who do not use the substance, according to a study published in the journal Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research. A team of investigators from the United States and Canada assessed the[…]
According to the recently released University of Michigan’s Monitoring the Future survey,self-reported marijuana use by adolescents hasn’t increased in recent years despite the majority of states legalizing it for either medical or adult use. The study was commissioned by the National Institutes on Drug Abuse, which is a part of the[…]
Marijuana use by young people is not predictive of later conduct problems, such as school truancy or theft, according to data published in the journal Addiction. A team of investigators from the United States and the Netherlands assessed the long-term association between self-reported marijuana use and conduct problems in a cohort of 364[…]
One of the world’s biggest tobacco companies is diving into the cannabis market with a $2.4 billion buy-in. Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc. is taking a 45 percent stake in Cronos Group, the Canadian medical and recreational marijuana provider said Friday. Altria will pay another $1.4 billion for warrants that if exercised, would[…]