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Active cannabis chemicals halt prostate cancer cell growth

ACTIVE chemicals in cannabis have been shown to halt prostate cancer cell growth according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer today.

8 Sep 2009

Medical Cannabis Management reports initial success in dispensary management lead funnel

Rapid Fire Marketing (Pink Sheets: RFMK) d.b.a. Medical Cannabis Management (MCM) (http://medicalcannabismanagement.com ) announced today that the first few weeks have been very successful with regards to new dispensary management leads as well as connecting with significant organizations for collaborative ventures.

1 Sep 2009

Cannabis Science enters into an agreement with Leading Points to represent its products to various government and military agencies

Cannabis Science Inc. (OTCBB: CBIS), an emerging pharmaceutical cannabis company is pleased to announce that the company has signed an agreement with Leading Points Corporation to represent its products, services and initiatives to various government and military agencies.

31 Aug 2009

Cannabis chemicals halt prostate cancer growth

Active chemicals in cannabis have been shown to halt prostate cancer cell growth according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer.

26 Aug 2009

Cannabis chemicals stop prostate cancer growth

Active chemicals in cannabis have been shown to halt prostate cancer cell growth according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer today.

21 Aug 2009

Rapid Fire Marketing to change its name to Medical Cannabis Management

Rapid Fire Marketing (Pink Sheets: RFMK) announces plans to provide services to the medical cannabis industry. With the passing of Proposition 215, making medical cannabis legal in the state of California, Rapid Fire Marketing has entered the business of providing full service marketing, consulting and management services to this newly-emerged industry, which includes medical doctors and cannabis dispensaries.

20 Aug 2009

Marijuana/Cannabis may protect against osteoporosis

Scientists investigating the effects of cannabis on bone health have found that its impact varies dramatically with age.

13 Aug 2009

Cannabis Science reports on future plans for cannabis drug trials

Cannabis Science, Inc. (OTCBB: CBIS) has announced that it has completed its review of the FDA licensing requirements and has made key progress with mapping out its initial cannabis drug medicines for FDA clinical trials.

12 Aug 2009

The surprising effect of cannabis on morphine dependence

Injections of THC, the active principle of cannabis, eliminate dependence on opiates (morphine, heroin) in rats deprived of their mothers at birth. This has been shown by a study carried out by Valérie Daugé and her team at the Laboratory for Physiopathology of Diseases of the Central Nervous System (UPMC / CNRS / INSERM) in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology. The findings could lead to therapeutic alternatives to existing substitution treatments.

6 Jul 2009

Adolescent cocaine use in Northern Ireland

Research conducted by the Institute of Child Care Research at Queen's School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work has found that 7.5% of young people who took part in the Belfast Youth Development Survey had tried cocaine at least once by the age of 16.

30 Jun 2009

Cannabis smoke damages DNA – cancer risks

A new study published by University of Leicester researchers has found "convincing evidence" that cannabis smoke damages DNA in ways that could potentially increase the risk of cancer development in humans.

16 Jun 2009

Natural plant cannabinoids reduce multi-drug resistant infections

Cannabis Science, Inc., Dr. Robert Melamede, PhD., Director and Chief Science Officer, reported to the Board on the current state of research into the use of natural plant cannabinoids to reduce the spread of drug-resistant bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus aureus (MRSA), and the prospects for development of topical whole-cannabis treatments.

23 Apr 2009

Schizophrenics appear to rely considerably less on top-down processing during perception

Patients with schizophrenia are able to correctly see through an illusion known as the 'hollow mask' illusion, probably because their brain disconnects 'what the eyes see' from what 'the brain thinks it is seeing', according to a joint UK and German study published in the journal NeuroImage.

6 Apr 2009

Figures on teenage drinking, smoking and drug use across Europe released

The latest findings on teenage drinking, smoking and drug use across Europe are released the 26th of March, 2009.

1 Apr 2009

Severe vomiting case due to chronic marijuana use

This obscure clinical manifestation of severe vomiting sickness due to chronic abuse of marijuana, recognized by Dr. Sontineni and his colleagues at the Creighton University of Omaha, NE, was published on March 14, 2009 World Journal of Gastroenterology.

22 Mar 2009

Study looks at driving under the influence of cannabis

Thrill-seeking young men are more likely to drive under the influence of cannabis (DUIC) and engage in reckless driving, according to a new University of Montreal study.

11 Mar 2009

A new method to detect presence of 23 illicit drugs

A team of scientists from the Institute of Legal Medicine at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) has developed a technique for detecting the presence of 23 illicit drugs and medicines in saliva samples.

11 Feb 2009

Teens who frequently go out with friends more likely to use marijuana

Marijuana use appears to have decreased among most European and North American adolescents between 2002 and 2006, and those who went out with friends on fewer evenings of the week were less likely to report using the drug, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

2 Feb 2009

Heavy dope smoking can damage developing brain in teens, young adults

Adolescents and young adults who are heavy users of marijuana are more likely than non-users to have disrupted brain development, according to a new study.

2 Feb 2009

Pre-drinking - a new culture of intoxication

In a new report published online in the January issue of Addiction, researchers question whether current licensing policies have contributed to a rise in the phenomenon of "pre-drinking" amongst young people.

15 Dec 2008