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 […]
NYS Senate passes bill allowing emergency access to medical marijuana
Albany, NY – A new bill that will allow earlier access to medical marijuana for life-threatening conditions like epilepsy, has passed the State Senate. Now, the bill is off to the governor’s desk for signing. The legislation is sponsored by Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi and State Senator Joe Griffo. Read more »