Tag Archives: Research
Cannabinoids: The Marijuana Miracle Medicine
With protections for VA medical marijuana patients now secured by VHA DIRECTIVE 2010-035, some are wondering why the DEA continues to treat marijuana as a Schedule I drug. And what — if any — is the significance of the Directive in light of last year’s federal … Continue reading
The 8 Most Absurd Excuses for Trying to Defeat Legal Pot
As California gets set to vote on Prop 19 – an initiative to legalize marijuana statewide – some people’s minds are being completely blown, man. But it’s not the people smoking the stuff, it’s the people trying to keep it … Continue reading
O’Shaughenessy’s: The Best Medical Marijuana Medical Journal
This must be about the tenth year that this amazing publication has come out. I am lucky enough to have a copy of every edition. The writers are first in their classes starting with Dr. William O’Shaughnessy himself in 1838 … Continue reading
Cannabis Once Again Shown To Halt Cancer Growth — So Why Aren’t We Studying It In Humans?
The administration of THC reduces the tumor growth of metastatic breast cancer and “might constitute a new therapeutic tool for the treatment” of cancerous tumors, according to preclinical data published online in the journal Molecular Cancer. Investigators from Complutense University in Madrid … Continue reading
The Duquenois-Levine test does not prove the presence of marijuana in a seized substance
More than 800,000 people are arrested on marijuana charges each year in the United States, many on the basis of an error-prone test. All defendants should challenge the validity of the Duquenois-Levine test that law enforcement routinely uses to identify … Continue reading
