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Posted November 27, 2008:

• Marijuana-inspired Painkiller? New Chemical Pathway Discovered

Posted November 23, 2008:

• Could Marijuana Substance Help Prevent Or Delay Memory Impairment In The Aging Brain?

Posted October 24, 2008:

• Should Hepatitis C Patients Who Smoke Marijuana Be Eligible For Liver Transplants?

Posted October 16, 2008:

• Early Exposure To Drugs, Alcohol Creates Lifetime Of Health Risk

Posted October 15, 2008:

• Marijuana Use Takes Toll On Adolescent Brain Function, Research Finds

Posted October 12, 2008:

• Religiosity Curbs Teen Marijuana Use By Half, National Study Finds

Posted October 5, 2008:

• Adolescent Insomnia Linked To Depression And Substance Abuse During Adolescence And Young Adulthood

Posted September 19, 2008:

• Use Of Non-psychoactive Cannabinoids In The Treatment Of Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Posted September 14, 2008:

• New Cannabis-like Drugs Could Block Pain Without Affecting Brain, Says Study

Posted August 22, 2008:

• Protecting Brain Cells From Diseases Like Alzheimer's Using New Method

Posted August 7, 2008:

• Medicinal Marijuana Effective For Neuropathic Pain In HIV, Study Finds

Posted July 21, 2008:

• Can Cannabis Compounds Slow The Progression Of Multiple Sclerosis?

Posted July 15, 2008:

• Weeding Out The Highs Of Medical Marijuana

Posted July 8, 2008:

• Schizophrenia Linked To Dysfunction In Molecular Brain Pathway Activated By Marijuana

Posted July 3, 2008:

• Body's Own 'Cannabis (Marijuana)' Is Good For The Skin, Scientists Find

Posted July 1, 2008:

• United States Has Highest Level Of Illegal Cocaine And Cannabis Use

Posted June 29, 2008:

• Marijuana May Be Effective For Neuropathic Pain

Posted June 25, 2008:

• Oral Cannabis Ineffective In Treating Acute Pain, Study Finds

Posted June 19, 2008:

• Claims Linking Health Problems And The Strength Of Cannabis May Be Exaggerated

Posted June 17, 2008:

• Medicines Derived From Cannabis Show Some Non-serious Adverse Events

Posted June 10, 2008:

• Prenatal Drug Exposure Linked To Sleep Problems In Children

Posted June 3, 2008:

• Long-term Cannabis Users May Have Structural Brain Abnormalities

Posted May 18, 2008:

• Tracking The Effects Of Addictive Drugs On Brain

Posted May 15, 2008:

• Middle Class Relaxing With Marijuana

Posted May 13, 2008:

• Possible Connection Between Marijuana Abuse And Stroke Or Heart Attacks

Posted May 10, 2008:

• Teen 'Self Medication' For Depression Leads To More Serious Mental Illness, New Report Reveals

Posted May 9, 2008:

• Young People Are Intentionally Drinking And Taking Drugs For Better Sex, European Survey Finds

Posted May 8, 2008:

• Caution Urged With New Anti-obesity Drug In Kids

Posted April 22, 2008:

• Marijuana, Genes, Medicines And Brain Scans Help Scientists Find Better Anxiety Treatments

Posted April 14, 2008:

• Marijuana Use On The Rise Among Ontario, Canada Adults

Posted April 11, 2008:

• Marijuana And Alcohol Taken Together Induced Widespread Nerve Cell Death In Brains Of Young Rats

Posted April 8, 2008:

• Prenatal Exposure To Drugs, Alcohol And Tobacco Affect The Brain Into Early Adolescence, Scans Show

Posted April 1, 2008:

• Glamorization Of Drugs In Rap Music Jumped Dramatically Over 2 Decades

Posted March 27, 2008:

• New Brain Cells Implicated In Machinery Of Cannabinoid Signaling

Posted March 21, 2008:

• Many Moms Use Cigarettes, Marijuana, Alcohol During Pregnancy; Dads Don't Help, Study Suggests

Posted March 13, 2008:

• Sexual Activity and Marijuana Use Associated with HPV-Positive Head and Neck Cancer, Study Shows

Posted March 10, 2008:

• Curing Addiction With Cannabis Medicines?

Posted March 5, 2008:

• Drug Use Trends Affect Risk Of Marijuana In Deviance Prone Boys, But Not Girls, Study Finds

Posted February 18, 2008:

• Marijuana-based Drug Reduces Fibromyalgia Pain, Study Suggests

Posted February 14, 2008:

• Smoking Marijuana Impairs Cognitive Function In MS Patients, Study Shows

Posted January 25, 2008:

• Marijuana Withdrawal As Bad As Withdrawal From Cigarettes

Posted January 10, 2008:

• Experimental Weight-loss Drug Cuts Appetite, Burns More Energy, Study Suggests

Posted December 19, 2007:

• Researchers Find Factors That Encourage Cannabis Use Among University Students

Posted December 18, 2007:

• Marijuana Smoke Contains Higher Levels Of Certain Toxins Than Tobacco Smoke

Posted November 30, 2007:

• Separating The Therapeutic Benefits Of Cannabis From Its Mood-altering Side-effects

Posted November 7, 2007:

• Marijuana-like Brain Chemicals Work As Antidepressant
• Genes Play Important Role In Risk For Dependence On Illicit And Licit Drugs

Posted November 6, 2007:

• Teens Who Smoke Marijuana But Not Tobacco Are Different From Other Teen Groups

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