LAWTON, OK (KSWO)- A raid on a local novelty shop uncovered a stash of spice, a synthetic drug. Thursday, armed with a search warrant Comanche County deputies went to The Only Shop on Fort Sill Blvd., and surprised employees. Investigators recovered around one-thousand packets of spice, and other drug paraphernalia. Sheriff Kenny Stradley says his department […]
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Sacramento, CA–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2016. The inhalation of vaporized herbal cannabis reduces neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord related injuries, according to placebo-controlled clinical trial data published online ahead of print in The Journal of Pain. A team of investigators at the University of California, San Diego, UC Davis, and the Sacramento VA Medical […]
Scientists say the chemicals in weed destroy the poisonous protein amyloid beta – which has been linked to memory loss. They now hope to develop a drug using the active compound in marijuana that creates the “high”. THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) was found to reduce the inflammation caused by the destructive protein. Professor David Schubert, of the […]
As a two-year-old epileptic, Kyla Williams suffers up to 200 seizures a day. Her Summerland family was told there was no medical solution, but they searched the Internet and found that cannabis oil could control her seizures – despite the fact Health Canada doesn’t approve its use. Grandmother Elaine Nuessler and grandfather Chris Nuessler – […]
A component in cannabis can fight toxic proteins which cause Alzheimer’s disease, research has suggested. The research has been welcomed as providing potential clues for how Alzheimer’s could be treated therapeutically and a manuscript of the preliminary findings have been published in the journal Aging and Mechanisms of the Disease. The scientists, from the Salk […]
A component in cannabis can fight toxic proteins which cause Alzheimer’s disease, research has suggested. The research has been welcomed as providing potential clues for how Alzheimer’s could be treated therapeutically and a manuscript of the preliminary findings have been published in the journal Aging and Mechanisms of the Disease. The scientists, from the Salk […]
Researchers at Duke University took to online forums last month to learn more about how ADHD patients are self-medicating with cannabis, pushing over the first domino in what might become a series of novel scientific discoveries. Research rarely starts in a lab. Instead, it begins with a story or situation that prompts a question. Before […]
Scientists in Canberra will develop a new treatment for skin cancer using medicinal-grade cannabis, with clinical trials to begin in the ACT next year. The University of Canberra has signed a million-dollar deal with Cann Pharmaceutical Australia to develop a new treatment for the 50,000 Australians living with melanoma. Professor Sudha Rao will lead the […]
A new study shows that the use of marijuana during pregnancy is related to abnormal brain structure in children. Comparing children prenatally exposed to marijuana with the unexposed ones, the former showed thicker prenatal cortex, a part of the brain that is involved in decision-making, working memory and complex cognition. In a study released in […]
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is launching a study involving a chemical derived from the marijuana plant. Marijuana will not become a legal treatment option for Nebraskans suffering from chronic illnesses this year. More Nebraskans suffering from debilitating illnesses could find relief from marijuana under a bill that cleared a first-round vote in the […]
By Staff Although a US congressional panel recently blocked medical cannabis research, deciding that the federal government’s search for potential solutions to the nation’s prescription opioid crisis should not include cannabis, other countries exploring cannabis research are seeing very interesting results. Treatments with cannabinoids have been shown to have more benefits than risks, resulting in […]
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN – At least one local store is selling cannabis oil, prominently displayed at the checkout counter. The national distributor of the oil says he is but one of about 1,000 U.S. distributors. Cannabis oil, formally known as cannabidiol, is a derivative of the marijuana plant. It has been shown to treat children suffering […]
New York University has shut down eight clinical trials for PTSD involving an experimental drug designed to synthetically imitate the effects of cannabis. A similar drug was found to be responsible for the death of one French study participant in January. After showing that people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder have an imbalance in their […]
A lead medical researcher at New York University has been dismissed and several clinical studies shut down after protocol violations were discovered in a trial on the effects of a cannabis-like drug for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, the New York Times has reported. The news comes as a huge blow to PTSD sufferers, and […]