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Cannabis Could Increase Risks Of Psychotic Illness By 40 Percent
July 31, 2007 — Cannabis could increase risk of psychotic illness later in life by 40 per cent. There is now enough evidence to warn young people that using cannabis could increase their risk of developing a ... > full story -
Impact On Lungs Of One Cannabis Joint Equal To Up To Five Cigarettes
July 31, 2007 — A single cannabis joint has the same effect on the lungs as smoking up to five cigarettes in one go, indicates new research. Cannabis smokers complained of wheeze, cough, chest tightness and phlegm. ... > full story -
Malt Liquor Linked To Marijuana Use Among Young Adults
July 26, 2007 — Drinking malt liquor -- the cheap, high-alcohol beverage often marketed to teens -- may put young adults at increased risk for alcohol problems and use of illicit drugs, particularly marijuana, ... > full story -
Tracing Marijuana To Its Roots: Scientists Seek Marijuana's Isotopic Fingerprint
June 22, 2007 — Scientists at the Alaska Stable Isotope Facility can tell whether marijuana confiscated in a traffic stop in Fairbanks likely came from Mexico or the Matanuska Valley. They're also working on a way ... > full story -
How Smoking Marijuana Damages The Fetal Brain
May 24, 2007 — A critical step in brain development is governed by endogenous cannabinoids, "the brain's own marijuana." Studies now show that these endogenous molecules regulate how certain nerve cells recognize ... > full story -
New Study Examines 'Brain's Own Marijuana'
May 16, 2007 — A researcher is investigating the "brain's own marijuana" -- called endocannabinoid -- in the regulation of stress, stress-related behavior and anxiety. The researcher believes this study may lay the ... > full story -
Marijuana Vaporizer Provides Same Level Of THC, Fewer Toxins, Study Shows
May 15, 2007 — A smokeless cannabis-vaporizing device delivers the same levels of THC, the active therapeutic chemical, with the same biological effects as smoking cannabis without the harmful toxins created by ... > full story -
Cannabis-Related Schizophrenia Set To Rise, Say Researchers
March 24, 2007 — If cannabis causes schizophrenia - and that remains in question - then by 2010 up to 25 per cent of new cases of schizophrenia in the UK may be due to cannabis, according to a new ... > full story -
Genetic Link To Heavy Substance Abuse In Teenagers
March 19, 2007 — Family and community experiences play an important role in whether teenagers experiment with alcohol, cigarettes and marijuana, but genetic influences become more important for progression to heavy ... > full story -
Long-Term Marijuana Smoking Leads To Respiratory Complaints
February 12, 2007 — Long-term exposure to marijuana smoke is linked to many of the same health problems as tobacco smoke, such as increased respiratory symptoms like cough, phlegm and wheeze, according to a new study by ... > full story
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