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ByOSadminGovernment-commissioned review recommends the medicinal use of the drug Cannabis should be made available to treat a limited number of medical conditions, despite the lack of evidence for its effectiveness and safety, a Government-commissioned review has recommended. Minister for Health Simon Harris will on Friday publish the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) report on cannabis…
How Do You Know if You’re Addicted to Weed?
ByOSadminThis article originally appeared at https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/well/mind/weed-addiction.html By Dana G. Smith Smoking weed had always been a social activity for Julian. He first tried cannabis in high school, and as an adult he would smoke a couple of times a month with friends. But things changed after he moved to a new city where he didn’t…
The real reason marijuana is illegal in the United States
ByOSadminThe originally appeared at https://www.salon.com/2015/07/02/the_real_reason_marijuana_is_illegal_in_the_united_states_partner/ It is hard to imagine a time when most pharmacies carried cannabis and farmers were required to grow hemp, much like they are given incentives to grow corn these days, but that is a significant part of the history of the U.S. From the 1600s to the late 1800s, hemp…
New study finds that medical marijuana may be helping to curb the opioid epidemic
ByOSadminAfter states pass laws permitting medical marijuana, drivers in those states become less likely to test positive for opioids after fatal car accidents, a new study from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health has found. Researchers analyzed federal crash data in 18 states over the period from 1999 to 2013. States that passed a…
Cannabis as a Substitute for Alcohol: A Harm-Reduction Approach
ByOSadminThis article originally appeared at https://hams.cc/mikuriya.pdf Author: Tod H. Mikuriya, MD, is Psychiatric Medical Consultant, Berkeley, CA, and Presi-dent, California Cannabis Research Medical Group ABSTRACT. Ninety-two Northern Californians who use cannabis as an alternative to alcohol obtained letters of approval from the author. Their records were reviewed to determine characteristics of the cohort and efficacy…
California announces $20M cannabis research grant recipients
ByOSadminThis originally appeared at https://cannabis.ca.gov/2023/04/california-announces-20m-cannabis-research-grant-recipients/ Apr 25, 2023 Sixteen grant recipients will study medicinal use of cannabis, cannabis potency, health of the cannabis industry, monopolies and unfair competition, and California legacy genetics & genetic sequencing CALIFORNIA – The California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) awarded $20 million in research grants to 16 academic institutions. These…
