Marijuana Research

Regulating cannabis is often discussed in the same terms as regulating alcohol. But their impact on the human brain really is much different. Alcohol is a depressant, meaning it slows down vital [...]

Researchers say the decrease may be from dispensaries making it more difficult to obtain marijuana. Marijuana use among teens has not increased in states that have passed medical or recreational [...]

In the United States, marijuana is becoming increasingly legalized and normalized, with 86 percent of Americans citing its perceived medical benefits as the best reason for its decriminalization. [...]

Pennsylvania’s Department of Health last week announced a medical marijuana research program involving clinical registrants and approved universities is to kick off in the state. The program will [...]

Medical cannabis and CBD have proven over the years that they can help people suffering from arthritis. A new study claims that 90 percent of patients who tried cannabis felt relief from their [...]

Half of all medical marijuana permits issued in Pennsylvania are for severe or chronic pain. That’s one finding from data obtained by WITF’s Transforming Health as the result of a [...]

Recently there has been interest in prostate cancer and treatment with cannabis. I have treated men with prostate cancer for over 35 years. I have personally been treated for prostate cancer. [...]

One term in the cannabis industry that has been getting a lot of buzz recently is cannabidiol, or CBD. CBD is a cannabinoid, a component of cannabis, and produces no psychoactive effects. It has [...]

Medical cannabis is known for its ability to quell seizures, dull pain, and squash anxiety. It can also aid people with less well-known—but not uncommon—conditions, ones that often come with a [...]

Cannabis newbies often marvel at how little it can take to get high, while seasoned users are constantly flummoxed by the meagre lifts left to them after prolonged use. Cannabis highs are short, [...]