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Marijuana prevention programs should focus on promoting mental wellbeing of youth

High school students with positive mental health are less likely to consume cannabis, a recent University of Waterloo study has found.

19 Nov 2018

Restek launches new Oregon cannabis pesticide standards

Restek is pleased to announce the launch of new pesticide residue standards to meet the specific cannabis analysis needs of Oregon—and states with similar pesticide residue regulations/programs.

From Restek Corporation 15 Nov 2018

Researchers find cognitive changes in offspring of rats exposed to high cannabis concentrations

A study conducted by researchers at Washington State University has found changes in cognitive ability among the offspring of rats exposed to high amounts of cannabis during pregnancy.

5 Nov 2018

Researchers observe cognitive changes in offspring of rats exposed to high cannabis doses

Washington State University researchers have seen cognitive changes in the offspring of rats exposed to heavy amounts of cannabis. Their work is one of the rare studies to look at the effects of cannabis during pregnancy.

5 Nov 2018

Drexel University-led project to study how California's's changing cannabis laws impact public health

A Drexel University-led research project aimed at studying the health and behavioral effects of medical marijuana use for young adults living in Los Angeles has been renewed for another five years.

2 Nov 2018

Smoking pot can damage memory study confirms

A new study has shown that abstaining from cannabis or weed for just a month can result in improvement in memory and cognitive skills proving that weed can impair memory in the first place.

1 Nov 2018

Effective dose of cannabidiol for safe pain relief without the typical 'high'

In the wake of cannabis legalization, a team of scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center and McGill University have delivered encouraging news for chronic pain sufferers by pinpointing the effective dose of marijuana plant extract cannabidiol for safe pain relief without the typical "high" or euphoria produced by the THC.

25 Oct 2018

Cannabis oil shown to significantly improve Crohn’s disease symptoms

In the first study of its kind, cannabis oil has been shown to significantly improve the symptoms of Crohn’s disease and the quality of life of sufferers but, contrary to previous medical thinking, has no effect on gut inflammation.

23 Oct 2018

Study: 12% of frequent marijuana smokers experience cannabis withdrawal syndrome

As the number of Americans who regularly use cannabis has climbed, so too has the number of those experiencing cannabis withdrawal symptoms.

23 Oct 2018

Mast cells associated with allergies also play key role in survival, study reveals

In a University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers found evidence that mast cells, an important group of immune cells typically associated with allergies, actually enable the body to survive fasting or intense exercise.

12 Oct 2018

Study shows how fingerprint-based drug screening works on the living and deceased

New research published in the Journal of Analytical Toxicology shows how fingerprint-based drug screening can not only screen for the presence, or absence, of four classes of drugs of abuse, but that the technology also works when used by UK coroners to detect drugs in the sweat of fingerprint samples gathered from deceased individuals.

9 Oct 2018

Studies needed on effects of cannabis use on physical health of children

McMaster University researchers say there is an urgent need for studies on the physical health effects of cannabis use, including its impact on puberty.

5 Oct 2018

Lasting effects of teen cannabis use observed on important cognitive functions

Although studies have shown that alcohol and cannabis misuse are related to impaired cognition in youth, previous studies were not designed to understand this relationship and differentiate whether cannabis use was causal or consequential to cognitive impairment.

3 Oct 2018

Pesticides used in food, tobacco products place children and smokers in potential risk

Pesticides used in food, tobacco and marijuana production are placing children and smokers in potential risk, a study has found.

3 Oct 2018

Study: Most 10th-graders who had ever used cannabis had tried several types of drug

Most 10th-graders who had ever used cannabis had used more than one type of the drug, including cannabis products that were combustible, edible or vaporized.

29 Sep 2018

Adolescent marijuana users have used the drug in more than one form, research shows

Most teens who've tried marijuana have used the drug in more than one form, including cannabis products that are smoked, eaten or vaped, new USC research shows.

28 Sep 2018

Center for BrainHealth secures $225,000 grant to study motor learning deficits in cannabis users

The research lab at the Center for BrainHealth led by Dr. Francesca M. Filbey, the Bert Moore Chair in BrainHealth, Professor in Cognition and Neuroscience and Associate Provost at UT Dallas, has recently secured $225,000 in funding to study motor learning deficits in cannabis users.

28 Sep 2018

Eat, toke or vape: Teens not too picky when it comes to pot’s potpourri

There is no doubt that some high school students will try to get high. However, the ways they're doing it might be changing.

28 Sep 2018

Researchers identify new mechanism that promotes cutaneous wound healing

Researchers have identified a new mechanism involving ginsenoside Rb1, which has the ability to stimulate keratinocyte migration and promote cutaneous wound healing.

26 Sep 2018

Children of mothers using cannabis may start using it at an earlier age, finds study

When mothers use marijuana during the first 12 years of their child's life, their cannabis-using children are more likely to start at an earlier age than children of non-using mothers, according to a new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

24 Sep 2018

Cannabis News and Research

Latest Cannabis News and Research

Marijuana prevention programs should focus on promoting mental wellbeing of youth

Restek launches new Oregon cannabis pesticide standards

Researchers find cognitive changes in offspring of rats exposed to high cannabis concentrations

Researchers observe cognitive changes in offspring of rats exposed to high cannabis doses

Drexel University-led project to study how California's's changing cannabis laws impact public health

Smoking pot can damage memory study confirms

Effective dose of cannabidiol for safe pain relief without the typical 'high'

Cannabis oil shown to significantly improve Crohn’s disease symptoms

Study: 12% of frequent marijuana smokers experience cannabis withdrawal syndrome

Mast cells associated with allergies also play key role in survival, study reveals

Study shows how fingerprint-based drug screening works on the living and deceased

Studies needed on effects of cannabis use on physical health of children

Lasting effects of teen cannabis use observed on important cognitive functions

Pesticides used in food, tobacco products place children and smokers in potential risk

Study: Most 10th-graders who had ever used cannabis had tried several types of drug

Adolescent marijuana users have used the drug in more than one form, research shows

Center for BrainHealth secures $225,000 grant to study motor learning deficits in cannabis users

Eat, toke or vape: Teens not too picky when it comes to pot’s potpourri

Researchers identify new mechanism that promotes cutaneous wound healing

Children of mothers using cannabis may start using it at an earlier age, finds study

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