Cannabis Therapy For the Treatment of Glaucoma Symptoms
What is Glaucoma? The optic nerve carries signals from the eye to the brain, resulting in vision. Glaucoma can lead to damage of the optic nerve, and untreated, long-standing glaucoma can lead to blindness. In many cases, this damage is caused by an increase in pressure within the eye (intra-ocular pressure), resulting from abnormalities with the amount of fluid in […]
It’s harvest time for Illinois’ first medical marijuana crop
(AP) — It’s harvest time in southeastern Illinois. And in one city, that means not just corn, but medical marijuana. The Associated Press recently gained an exclusive look at Illinois’ first legal marijuana crop, and the new farmland ritual beginning amid the cornfields surrounding the historic town of Albion. Read more »
UI studies impact of marijuana on driving
A new study conducted at the University of Iowa’s National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) has found drivers who use alcohol and marijuana together weave more on a virtual roadway than drivers who use either substance independently. However, the cocktail of alcohol and marijuana does not double the effect of the impairment. Read more »
Medical Marijuana Appears Safe And Effective In Treating Chronic Pain: Study
A Canadian study appears to give medical cannabis the thumbs up for safe use among patients suffering from chronic pain. Published in the Journal of Pain on Sept. 16, the study found that chronic pain patients who used medical marijuana every day for a year – given they were carefully monitored – did not experience […]