Tag Archives: chronic pain

Cannabis shows potential for mitigating sickle cell disease pain

Cannabis appears to be a safe and potentially effective treatment for the chronic pain that [...]

Study Shows Cannabis Is A Safe Treatment As Opioid Alternative

The Study: The recent study was conducted at the St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, [...]

Cannabis May Reduce Opioid Use in Chronic-Pain Patients- Study

By Ben Adlin Legalization advocates have long argued that marijuana represents a potentially effective treatment [...]

The number of people over age 65 using marijuana is increasing faster than any other age group, but they think doctors need to catch up

•More and more older people are using cannabis to soothe the pains, diseases, and mental [...]

We Now Know How The Cannabis Plant Produces Its Super-Strength, Pain-Killing Compounds

For the first time, scientists have discovered how the cannabis plant produces molecules that are [...]

Recreational Marijuana Store Customers Consume To Help Pain And Sleep, Study Finds

By Kimberly Lawson People who shop at recreational marijuana dispensaries aren’t just using cannabis to [...]

Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Protect Federal Employees Who Use State-Legal Marijuana

Under current law, federal employees can be fired for using marijuana even if it is [...]

Hawaii now allows visitors to buy medical marijuana

By JAY JONES Hawaii now lets travelers buy medical marijuana legally, allowing patients who rely [...]

The vast majority of medical marijuana users are using the drug for ‘severe pain’

By Ben Gutierrez On their websites and advertising, many of the dispensaries tout the plant’s [...]

It’s not all in your head — there’s a scientific reason why marijuana causes the munchies

Researchers believe THC stimulates a feeding hormone that increases a person's senses of smell and [...]

Nearly Half of Marijuana Users Have Replaced Prescription Drugs with Medical Weed, Study Finds

Turns out pot smokers say no to prescription drugs and yes to weed.

Governor Signs Bill Legalizing Medical Marijuana In The U.S. Virgin Islands

By Kyle Jaeger Medical cannabis was legalized in another U.S. territory on Saturday after the governor [...]

Study: THC Effective Treatment for Fibromyalgia Pain

The study, conducted in the Netherlands, found evidence that THC extract from cannabis is useful [...]

Is THC an Effective Sleep Aid?

Even the National Academy of Sciences cannot find enough cannabis studies to determine whether marijuana [...]