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CBD and schizophrenia

Pot Compound Treats Schizophrenia

CBD can treat schizophrenia as effectively as antipsychotic medications, with far fewer side effects, according to a preliminary clinical trial. Researchers led by Markus Leweke of the University of Cologne in Germany studied 39 people with schizophrenia who were hospitalized for a psychotic episode.

By: Maia Szalavitz

Posted: 4 years 2 months ago

Allen Ginsberg, marijuana legalization

13 Key Moments In Marijuana History

The history of marijuana in America has long been a history of competing narratives, dueling interpretations. What follows are 13 slides of key moments in the history of marijuana in the United States.

By: Martin A. Lee

Posted: 4 years 2 months ago

CBD safe at high doses

CBD: Safe at High Doses

Oral administration of CBD is safe and well tolerated in humans, according to clinical trial data published by the journal Current Pharmaceutical Design. Investigators at Kings College in London assessed the physiological and behavioral effects of CBD and THC versus placebo in a randomized, double-blind, crossover trial.

By: Paul Armentano

Posted: 4 years 2 months ago

Cathy Jordan ALS cannabis patient

Medical Marijuana Patient with ALS Outlives Her Doctors

Cathy Jordan first noticed something was wrong in summer of 1985 when she couldn’t pick things up. Her muscles weren’t responding. In 1986, she was diagnosed with ALS , also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Nearly 20 years later she is still alive thanks to cannabis, her medicine of choice and necessity.

By: Jahan Marcu, Ph.D.

Posted: 4 years 2 months ago

Marijuana for Alzheimer's prevention

Key Marijuana Ingredient Staves Off Memory Loss

In a test of short-term memory skills, only users of "skunk"-type marijuana strains exhibited impaired recall when intoxicated, whereas people who smoked hashish or herbal cannabis blends performed equally well whether stoned or sober.

By: Arran Frood

Posted: 4 years 2 months ago

Cannabis Terpenes

Taming THC

THC has been the primary focus of cannabis research since 1964, when Raphael Mechoulam isolated and synthesized it. More recently, the synergistic contributions of CBD and terpenes to cannabis pharmacology and analgesia have been scientifically demonstrated.

By: Ethan Russo, M.D.

Posted: 4 years 2 months ago

THC and CBD synergy

Tale of Two Cannabinoids

This study examines the current knowledge of physiological and clinical effects of THC and CBD and presents a rationale for their combination in pharmaceutical preparations. Cannabinoid and vanilloid receptor effects as well as non-receptor mechanisms are also explored.

By: Ethan Russo, M.D. & Geoffrey W. Guy

Posted: 4 years 2 months ago

Debunking CBD myths by Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM)

Project CBD Responds to SAM’s CBDisinformation

The misnamed Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) recently produced a “fact sheet” entitled, Everything You Need to Know About CBD, that seeks to justify the continued prohibition of cannabis by misinforming the public about cannabidiol and THC.

By: Martin A. Lee

Posted: 4 years 2 months ago

Cannabis Lab Testing

How Accurate is Potency Testing?

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.

By: Dale Gieringer and Arno Hazekamp

Posted: 4 years 2 months ago

Mechoulam on cannabis and cannabidiol

Mechoulam on Cannabidiol

The emerging significance of cannabis components other than THC was again a prominent theme when the International Association of Cannabis as Medicine met in Cologne in early October, 2007.

By: Fred Gardner

Posted: 4 years 2 months ago