Scottish Cannabis Legalisation: Government Discuss with Activists
Scottish Cannabis Legalisation: Government Discuss with Activists
Scottish MPs to meet with medicinal cannabis activists to discuss legalisation
Thousands of medicinal cannabis patients and activists are holding a protest outside Scottish Parliament tomorrow
MPs from across the political spectrum will meet with protestors to discuss legalising cannabis for medicinal purposes…
CBD Declared a Medicine: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) initial foray into British “Cannaland”
CBD Declared a Medicine: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) initial foray into British “Cannaland”
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is an executive agency of the United Kingdom’s Department of Health. It is responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical devices work and are safe, of the required quality and show efficacy.…
Research Library
Welcome to the Research Library
All the clinical research so far on the effects and implications of medical marijuana and its derivatives
This collection of papers represents the most complete and up to date archive of Medical Marijuana research on the web. If you have found a paper that is not included here and would like us to add it to the library please contact us here.
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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…
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…
Cannabis Puts Crohn’s Patients Into Remission
Cannabis Puts Crohn's Patients Into Remission
A fascinating new study has emerged which shows an unexpectedly favorable response to cannabis in those that suffer from one of the most common disorders seen in the gastroenterologist’s office - Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are flip sides of the same coin. They fall under the broader heading of inflammatory…
Former Nurse takes Medical Cannabis fight to the House of Lords
Former Nurse takes Medical Cannabis fight to the House of Lords
A former nurse is fighting for her right to medicinal cannabis, and her argument has been taken all the way to the House of Lords.
Lara Smith, a former paediatric nurse and now a member of the drug policy reform group CLEAR, has spinal arthritis and her only source of pain relief is Bedrocan. However, Smith has to travel to…
The Use of Cannabis as a Potent Anti-Inflammatory Medication
The Use of Cannabis as a Potent Anti-Inflammatory Medication
Did you know that endothelial inflammation, the source of atherosclerosis (and the cause of heart disease, hypertension and stroke), is the underlying cause or contributor in 50% of all mortalitiesLusis AJ Department of Medicine, Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles 90095, USA Atherosclerosis. Nature. 2000 Sep…
Doctor explains how cannabis relieves pain and reduces anxiety
Doctor explains how cannabis relieves pain and reduces anxiety
Dr. Ian Mitchell says that in an ideal world, physicians would learn about the medicinal properties of cannabis in medical school. Doctors would be trained about different extracts from marijuana plants, including cannabidiol, aka CBD, and tetrahydrocannabinol, aka THC.
But the Kamloops emergency-room physician tells the Georgia…