Marijuana News

Posted May 5, 2013:

• Study Adds to Evidence That Cigarettes Are Gateway to Marijuana

Posted May 1, 2013:

• Scientists Weaken HIV Infection in Immune Cells Using Synthetic Agents

Posted April 10, 2013:

• Alcohol Use, Anxiety Predict Facebook Use by College Students

Posted April 2, 2013:

• Mental Illness Linked to Heavy Cannabis Use

Posted March 6, 2013:

• How the Brain Suppresses Pain During Times of Stress

Posted March 1, 2013:

• New Study Shows Cannabis Effects on Driving Skills

Posted February 22, 2013:

• Parents Talking About Their Own Drug Use to Children Could Be Detrimental

Posted February 6, 2013:

• Smoking Marijuana Associated With Higher Stroke Risk in Young Adults

Posted January 24, 2013:

• Medical Cannabis Provides Dramatic Relief for Sufferers of Chronic Ailments, Israeli Study Finds

Posted December 20, 2012:

• Brain Imaging Insight Into Cannabis as a Pain Killer

Posted December 19, 2012:

• Regular Marijuana Use by Teens Continues to Be a Concern

Posted December 17, 2012:

• Holiday Spices Often Abused for Cheap Highs, Says Toxicologist

Posted December 14, 2012:

• Combined Chronic Alcohol and Marijuana Use During Youth Can Compromise White-Matter Integrity

Posted December 12, 2012:

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

Posted December 10, 2012:

• Binge Eating, Overeating May Be Associated With Initiating Use of Marijuana, Other Drugs

Posted December 4, 2012:

• Parents Key to Preventing Alcohol, Marijuana Use by Kids
• Street Forms of 'Synthetic Marijuana' Products Linked to Thousands of Hospital Emergency Departments Visits Each Year

Posted November 14, 2012:

• A Risk Gene for Cannabis Psychosis

Posted November 2, 2012:

• Cannabis Use Mimics Cognitive Weakness That Can Lead to Schizophrenia, fMRI Study Finds

Posted October 11, 2012:

• Gene Implicated in Schizophrenia Risk Is Also Associated With Risk for Cannabis Dependence

Posted October 9, 2012:

• Cannabis Extract Eases Muscle Stiffness Typical of Multiple Sclerosis, Study Suggests

Posted September 26, 2012:

• Cannabis Withdrawal Symptoms Might Have Clinical Importance

Posted September 25, 2012:

• Boosting Natural Marijuana-Like Brain Chemicals Treats Fragile X Syndrome Symptoms

Posted September 12, 2012:

• Marijuana Use Implicated in Pregnancy Problems

Posted September 10, 2012:

• Mechanism Related to Negative Emotions of Cocaine Withdrawal Discovered: Emotional 'Brakes' Stay on After Cocaine Wears Off

Posted August 27, 2012:

• Adolescent Pot Use Leaves Lasting Mental Deficits; Developing Brain Susceptible to Lasting Damage from Exposure to Marijuana

Posted August 15, 2012:

• High Potency and Synthetic Marijuana Pose Real Dangers in First Weeks of Pregnancy

Posted August 7, 2012:

• Cannabis as Painkiller

Posted August 1, 2012:

• Students Trading Sex for Drugs or Alcohol Happens Also in Rural Canada

Posted July 31, 2012:

• Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment Report Using Someone Else's Medical Marijuana

Posted July 18, 2012:

• Hookah Smoking Increasingly Common Among First-Year College Women

Posted July 16, 2012:

• Cannabis 'Pharma Factory' Discovered

Posted June 18, 2012:

• No Evidence Medical Marijuana Increases Teen Drug Use, Study Suggests

Posted June 15, 2012:

• Active Ingredient of Cannabis Has No Effect on the Progression of Multiple Sclerosis, Study Suggests

Posted June 5, 2012:

• Mothers' Teen Cannabinoid Exposure May Increase Response of Offspring to Opiate Drugs

Posted May 14, 2012:

• Smoked Cannabis Reduces Some Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis

Posted May 8, 2012:

• How Cannabis Use During Adolescence Affects Brain Regions Associated With Schizophrenia

Posted April 24, 2012:

• Anticonvulsant Drug Helps Marijuana Smokers Kick the Habit

Posted April 18, 2012:

• Marijuana Use Higher in Young Adult Smokers Than Previously Reported

Posted March 5, 2012:

• Intrauterine Exposure to Drugs Does Not Affect Academic Achievement Test Scores, Study Suggests

Posted March 1, 2012:

• How Marijuana Impairs Memory

Posted February 28, 2012:

• Cannabis: The Good, the Evil, the Ugly

Posted February 10, 2012:

• Cannabis Use Doubles Chances of Vehicle Crash, Review Finds

Posted January 10, 2012:

• Marijuana Smoke Not as Damaging to Lungs as Cigarette Smoke, Study Suggests

Posted January 2, 2012:

• Brain Imaging Study Evaluates Effects of Ingredients in Marijuana on Brain Functioning During Reactions to Visual Stimuli

Posted December 14, 2011:

• Cigarette and Alcohol Use at Historic Low Among Teens

Posted December 6, 2011:

• Medical Marijuana Could Help Patients Reduce Pain With Opiates

Posted November 21, 2011:

• New Way to Boost Potency of Natural Pain Relief Chemical in Body

Posted November 14, 2011:

• High Childhood IQ Linked to Subsequent Illicit Drug Use, Research Suggests

Posted November 2, 2011:

• Legalizing Medical Marijuana Does Not Increase Use Among Youth, Study Suggests

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