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13 Key Moments in Marijuana History

By Martin A. Lee on February 3, 2014

The history of marijuana in America has long been a history of competing narratives, dueling interpretations.

Reprint, Culture, History

CBD Is Safe at High Doses

By Paul Armentano on February 1, 2014

Oral administration of CBD is safe and well tolerated in humans, according to clinical trial data.

Reprint, Medicine, General Guidance

Cannabis Patient with ALS Outlives Her Doctors

By Jahan Marcu on January 31, 2014

Cathy Jordan she was diagnosed with ALS in 1986. Nearly 20 years later she is still alive thanks to cannabis, her medicine of choice and necessity.

Reprint, Culture, History, Medicine, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neurodegeneration

THC Prevents Memory Loss

By Arran Frood on January 30, 2014

In a test of short-term memory skills, results varied by strain.

Reprint, Medicine, Alzheimer's & Dementia, Neurodegeneration

Taming THC

By Ethan Russo, M.D. on January 29, 2014

THC has been the focus of cannabis research since 1964, when Raphael Mechoulam isolated and synthesized it. Today, the contributions of CBD and terpenes are being scientifically demonstrated.

Reprint, Medicine, Pain, Science, Terpenes & Minor Cannabinoids

Tale of Two Cannabinoids

By Ethan Russo, M.D. and Geoffrey W. Guy on January 28, 2014

This study examines the clinical effects of THC and CBD and presents a rationale for their combination in pharmaceutical preparations.

Reprint, Medicine, Arthritis, Pain, Science, Deep Science

Project CBD Responds to SAM’s CBD Disinformation

By Martin A. Lee on January 28, 2014

The misnamed Smart Approaches to Marijuana seeks to justify the continued prohibition of cannabis by misinforming the public about CBD and THC.

Article, Medicine, ADD & ADHD, Stroke & Brain Injuries, Politics, U.S. Federal, Science, Deep Science

How Accurate Is Potency Testing?

By Dale Gieringer and Arno Hazekamp on January 27, 2014

How accurate is potency testing? California NORML and Project CBD conducted a "Ring Test" in which identical samples were sent to ten lab testing facilities in order to compare results.

Reprint, Safety, Testing