American children’s hospital to launch study into medical cannabis and autism
American children’s hospital to launch study into medical cannabis and autism
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia will launch their study into the effects of medical marijuana on children with autism next year
Australian biopharmaceutical company Zelda Therapeutics is funding the research
Erica Daniels, founder of Hope Grows for Autism and mother of an autistic child, helped secure…
Scottish Cancer Sufferer Faces Criminal Charges for Treating Cancer with Medicinal Cannabis
Scottish Cancer Sufferer Faces Criminal Charges for Treating Cancer with Medicinal Cannabis
Jacqui Ritchie, 49, was prosecuted for growing 4 cannabis plants
The mother of two claimed cannabis helped with the side-effects of chemotherapy for her rare breast cancer
Jacqui was prosecuted last month and is awaiting sentencing on October 10
A cancer survivor has been prosecuted for…
Largest survey on CBD finds nearly half of users are able to stop taking traditional medications
Largest survey on CBD finds nearly half of users are able to stop taking traditional medications
Survey found that 42% of new CBD users were able to stop taking pharmaceutical medicines
80% of respondents found CBD to be "very or extremely effective" in treating conditions
55% of respondents were female
Can CBD become the UK's main medicinal cannabis product?
Evidence from the…
Cannabis and Prostate Cancer: The Stories of Dusty Frank and Alan Park
Cannabis and Prostate Cancer: The Stories of Dusty Frank and Alan Park
Mr Frank’s story was originally published on Whaxy by Marie Veksler - Oct 20, 2014
There is growing enthusiasm for using cannabis oil in the treatment of prostate cancer. This is one of the most common cancers a man can get. It’s not particularly aggressive but the treatments can be extreme. As seen from the description…
What Went Wrong? The True Story Behind the French Drug Trial Tragedy
What Went Wrong? The True Story Behind the French Drug Trial Tragedy
What can we learn from the recent tragic events unfolding in Rennes, France as a result of a clinical trial involving an assessment of the safety of a novel molecule and the subsequent death of a healthy male individual, one of a cohort of 128 people participating voluntarily in the trial?
On January 15th, a statement by…
Did the National Cancer Institute Say That Cannabis Helps Treat Cancer?
Did the National Cancer Institute Say That Cannabis Helps Treat Cancer?
Back in August of this year the USA’s National Cancer Institute quietly released a document entitled ‘Cannabis and cannabinoids – for health professionals’. As they stated themselves in the opening line of said document, its intention was to “provide an overview of the use of Cannabis and its components as a treatment for…
MMJ Visits California – Home of the Longest Running Medical Marijuana Program in the World
MMJ Visits California - Home of the Longest Running Medical Marijuana Program in the World
Welcome to the state of California, Under Proposition 215, The California Compassionate Use Act, I am legally entitled to carry up to 8 ounces on my person and grow 6 mature plants and 12 immature cannabis plants in the privacy of my own home.
The California Compassionate Use Act has been in effect…
Just How Addictive is Cannabis? Dr. Rasmussen Investigates…
Just How Addictive is Cannabis? Dr. Rasmussen Investigates...
I always remind people when they say that cannabis is addictive, that it lowers IQ, and makes you amotivational, that Carl Sagan, one of the most prolific scientists of our era, was a noted user. One of the most gifted singer/songwriters of our era, the late Amy Winehouse, was also a big fan of marijuana. Which of course doesn’t…
Pharmaceutical Drugs or Cannabis: The Best Treatment for Chemotherapy Related Nausea
Pharmaceutical Drugs or Cannabis: The Best Treatment for Chemotherapy Related Nausea
Is it just enough to survive, or is quality of life important?
In 2013, doctors removed a cancerous section of Jeff Moroso's intestine and started him on chemotherapy. Moroso says the chemo was unbearable even after intense mental preparation. Moroso and others like him say cannabis is the only anti-nausea…
8 “Facts” About Cannabis from the National Institute of Drug Abuse
8 "Facts" About Cannabis from the National Institute of Drug Abuse
A highly biased study was recently published (2014) in the New England Journal of Medicine titled Adverse Health Effects of Marijuana Use. It concluded that chronic marijuana use causes several serious consequences. This persnickety publication was written by author Dr. Nora D. Volkow, lead investigator, and director of the…