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  No Strong Evidence to Back Use of Cannabis Extract in Multiple Sclerosis

  December 12, 2012 — There is no strong evidence to back the use of cannabis extract in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, concludes a review of the available evidence on the first licensed ... > full story
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  Binge Eating, Overeating May Be Associated With Initiating Use of Marijuana, Other Drugs

  December 10, 2012 — Overeating and binge eating may be associated with initiating use of marijuana and other drugs in a study of adolescents and young ... > full story
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  Parents Key to Preventing Alcohol, Marijuana Use by Kids

  December 4, 2012 — New research finds that parental involvement is more important than the school environment when it comes to preventing or limiting alcohol and marijuana use by ... > full story
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  Street Forms of 'Synthetic Marijuana' Products Linked to Thousands of Hospital Emergency Departments Visits Each Year

  December 4, 2012 — Street forms of synthetic cannabinoids – so-called “synthetic marijuana” – were linked to 11,406 of the 4.9 million drug-related emergency department (ED) visits in 2010, ... > full story
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  A Risk Gene for Cannabis Psychosis

  November 14, 2012 — The ability of cannabis to produce psychosis has long been an important public health concern. This concern is growing in importance as there is emerging data that cannabis exposure during ... > full story
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  Cannabis Use Mimics Cognitive Weakness That Can Lead to Schizophrenia, fMRI Study Finds

  November 2, 2012 — Researchers in Norway have found new support for their theory that cannabis use causes a temporary cognitive breakdown in non-psychotic individuals, leading to long-term psychosis. In an fMRI study, ... > full story
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  Gene Implicated in Schizophrenia Risk Is Also Associated With Risk for Cannabis Dependence

  October 11, 2012 — New research implicates a new gene in the risk for cannabis dependence. This gene, NRG1, codes for the ErbB4 receptor, a protein implicated in synaptic development and ... > full story
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  Cannabis Extract Eases Muscle Stiffness Typical of Multiple Sclerosis, Study Suggests

  October 9, 2012 — Cannabis seems to ease the painful muscle stiffness typical of multiple sclerosis, indicate phase III trial ... > full story
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  Cannabis Withdrawal Symptoms Might Have Clinical Importance

  September 26, 2012 — Cannabis users have a greater chance of relapse to cannabis use when they experience certain withdrawal symptoms, according to new ... > full story
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  Boosting Natural Marijuana-Like Brain Chemicals Treats Fragile X Syndrome Symptoms

  September 25, 2012 — Scientists have found that increasing natural marijuana-like chemicals in the brain can help correct behavioral issues related to fragile X syndrome, the most common known genetic cause of ... > full story

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