It’s buyer-beware for medical marijuana users, since the data supporting the benefits of cannabinoids are still in flux, and most marijuana edibles aren’t well labeled. There’s a big difference between anecdotal evidence and scientific proof, and the field of medical marijuana research is filled with more of the former than the latter—in part because marijuana […]
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Organ Donor Wait-List Patients Can Test Positive For Cannabis in CaliforniaOrgan Donor Wait-List Patients Can Test Positive For Cannabis in California
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Until now, seriously ill patients waiting for transplants were removed from the organ donor waiting list in California if they tested positive for cannabis. In what is being hailed as one of the more significant victories of the year for medical users, the State Assembly passed The Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant […]
Natural use of marijuana reduces intestinal parasite rate
Hunter-gathers who take marijuana have a lower rate of infection by parasitic intestinal worms. This has been noted in the Aka people. The finding has come from scientists based at Washington State University. Data indicates that the more often the hunter-gatherers smoke marijuana, then the less they are infected by intestinal worms. The Aka people […]
New Research Debunks Medical Marijuana Opponents’ Biggest Argument
Opponents of legalizing marijuana for medical purposes have long argued that such laws will encourage more youngsters to partake. But that notion may have no factual grounding, according to a new study that shows cannabis use among teenagers didn’t increase in states that legalized medical marijuana. Researchers collected and analyzed 24 years’ worth of survey […]