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Marijuana Does Not Damage Brain Tissue

A teen who consumes alcohol is likely to have reduced brain tissue health, but a teen who uses marijuana is not, according to a new study. Researchers scanned the brains of 92 adolescents, ages 16 to 20, before and after an 18-month period.

By: Kathleeen Mills

Posted: February 12, 2014

Legalization Is Not Enough!

Pot-smokers of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your pipe dreams. Marijuana legalization is a beginning, not an end. But what comes next?

By: Martin A. Lee

Posted: February 11, 2014

CBD for Alzheimer's disease, cancer, and more.

CBD, Alzheimer’s and More

Despite the growing investigation on cannabis medicine for a wide variety of conditions, the actual healing power of the plant has barely been tapped. Learn more about the potential implications of cannabinoids for Alzheimer's disease, neurodegeneration, and more.

By: Allan Badiner

Posted: February 10, 2014

Sequencing the Cannabis Genome

The Massachusetts-based company Medicinal Genomics had sequenced the entire genome of Cannabis sativa L. How will this impact scientific research and public health?

By: Lindsay Stafford

Posted: February 9, 2014

Cannabis legalization is ending the drug war

Victory for Pot Means Beginning of End of Drug War

With the voters in Washington and Colorado legalizing marijuana, Martin A. Lee argues that the war on pot may be over — and good riddance to decades of bad science, scare-mongering, and harsh laws.

By: Martin A. Lee

Posted: February 8, 2014

Marijuana Smoking and Lung Cancer

You'd think it would have been very big news in the spring of 2005 when Donald Tashkin, a professor of pulmonology at UCLA, revealed that cannabis smoke doesn't cause lung cancer and may prevent respiratory tissue cells from becoming malignant.

By: Fred Gardner

Posted: February 7, 2014

CBD, THC, and Cancer

Mounting evidence shows cannabinoids in marijuana slow cancer growth, inhibit formation of new blood cells that feed a tumor, and help manage pain, fatigue, nausea, and other side effects.

By: Martin A. Lee

Posted: February 5, 2014

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: February 4, 2014

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: February 3, 2014

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: February 1, 2014