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Is Cannabis Addictive?
Cannabis doesn’t make a person into an addict any more than food causes someone to become a compulsive eater.
Reprint, Medicine, Addiction & Alcoholism, Safety, Addiction
Olive Oil, Cancer & the CB-1 Receptor
Olive oil has many health benefits, but only recently have scientists learned that important therapeutic attributes are mediated by the endocannabinoid system.
Article, Medicine, Cancer, Obesity & Weight Loss, Science, How CBD Works
Does Marijuana Lower Your IQ?
It’s become a mass media truism: Cannabis lowers the IQ of young adults. A Washington Post blogger debunks the latest version of reefer madness-lite.
Reprint, Safety, Youth
FDA Approves IND Studies of CBD
In response to urgent need expressed by parents of children with intractable epilepsy, the FDA is allowing new studies of purified CBD.
Reprint, Medicine, Epilepsy & Seizures, Cannabis Politics, FDA
The CBD-Only Stampede
Prohibitionists insist cannabis must remain illegal to protect the children. How ironic that thousands of families are seeking marijuana oil to protect their kids from deadly diseases.
Reprint, Cannabis Politics, U.S. States
CBD, PPARs & Gene Expression
CBD reduces brain cancer and breast cancer cell proliferation and metastasis by inhibiting the expression of the ID-1 gene.
Article, Medicine, Cancer, Diabetes, Neurodegeneration, Schizophrenia & Psychosis, Science, How CBD Works
CBD: The Marijuana Miracle
Why a single compound in cannabis may revolutionize modern medicine: The discovery of pot's astonishing medical potential is the most compelling new reason for legalizing the plant.
Reprint, Culture, History, Science, Endocannabinoid System
FDA Approves CBD-THC Drug Epidiolex
Epidiolex has been granted “Orphan Drug” status by the Food and Drug Administration, setting the stage for Phase 2 clinical trials later this year.
Reprint, Medicine, Epilepsy & Seizures, Cannabis Politics, Business
What Are Terpenes?
Learn about the aromatic compounds that give cannabis its distinct smell and make each strain unique.
Article, Medicine, General Guidance, Science, Terpenes & Minor Cannabinoids
Dr. Gupta’s Traveling Medicine Show
Gupta apologize for his role in having “systematically misled” the American people about marijuana.
Reprint, Culture, Pop culture
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