cannabis
Cannabis Could Prevent Memory Loss and Alzheimer’s
More news on the medical cannabis front: recent studies have shown cannabis to prevent Alzheimer’s and prevent improve memory retention in small doses.
When given a compound similar to THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, rat brains displayed reduced levels of inflammation associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The drug also stimulated the production of proteins associated with [...]
American College of Physicians push for rescheduling of Cannabis
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A large and respected association of physicians is calling on the federal government to ease its strict ban on marijuana as medicine and hasten research into the drug’s therapeutic uses. [...]In a 13-page position paper approved by the college’s governing board of regents and posted Thursday on the group’s website, the [...]
White House Rejects Cannabis Research and Promotes More Propaganda
The White House Drug Policy blog just released an article about recent medical research from the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand (MRINZ). The institute has just concluded a study where they found that one joint a day apparently causes more cancer than a pack of cigarettes a day.
The lung cancer study was conducted on [...]
The $20,000 Medical Marijuana Challenge
The Marijuana Policy Project, the largest marijuana policy reform group in the US, has just doubled the amount of money that they will donate to a presidential campaign for proving that medical marijuana is bunk. The MPP will donate $10,000 (the maximum amount allowable) to a presidential candidate and another $10,000 to a campaign of [...]
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