A supermajority of practicing US physicians believe that cannabis possesses medical value, according to survey data published in the journal Cureus. A pair of researchers anonymously surveyed 539 US physicians attending the 2018 American College of Emergency Physicians’ Annual Conference. The conference is the largest gathering of emergency medicine physicians in the country. Seventy-one percent of survey respondents “believed … Continue reading Survey: Over 70 Percent of US Physicians Believe Cannabis Has Medical Value
With free legal aid from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, a former teacher at Camino Nuevo Charter Academy in Los Angeles, California has received a refund of illegally seized union dues. The refund came after Foundation staff attorneys sent a letter to officials with the Camino Nuevo Teachers Association (CNTA), an affiliate … Continue reading Busted: Teacher Union Bosses Caught Illegally Seizing Dues from California Charter School Educator
The long-term use of cannabis extracts containing high percentages of CBD and low percentages of THC is associated with reduced symptoms in adolescent patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to data published the Journal of Cannabis Research. Turkish investigators reported on the use of CBD-dominant extracts in a cohort of 33 adolescent subjects diagnosed … Continue reading Study: CBD-Dominant Extracts Associated with Behavioral Improvements in Children with Autism
Numerous minor cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant possess therapeutic properties that may hold clinical significance, according to a review paper published in the journal Frontiers of Pharmacology. A team of US investigators affiliated with the University of South Carolina and Doane University in Nebraska summarized data on the potential therapeutic applications of a number of secondary cannabinoids, … Continue reading Review: Minor Cannabinoids Acknowledged to Possess Therapeutic Properties
More permissive marijuana policies are not associated with upticks in cannabis use among young people, according to data published in the journal PLoS One. Swedish researchers assessed trends in the use of marijuana by adolescents and younger adults in 11 European countries over a 23-year period (1994-2017). During that time, several nations liberalized their marijuana laws while others … Continue reading Analysis: Liberalization of European Cannabis Policies Not Linked to Increased Marijuana Use by Young People
Trauma patients who test positive for the presence of cannabis upon their admission to the hospital possess a decreased risk of death as compared to controls, according to data published in the journal The American Surgeon. Researchers with the University of California, Los Angeles compared in-hospital mortality outcomes in a cohort of over 141,000 trauma patients. Consistent with other … Continue reading Analysis: Trauma Patients with a History of Marijuana Use Possess Decreased Risk of In-Hospital Mortality
Inhaling cannabis significantly reduces intraocular pressure (IOP) in healthy subjects for approximately four hours, according to data published in the journal Frontiers in Medicine. An international team of researchers from the United States and Italy assessed the association between THC plasma levels and IOP in a cohort of healthy adults following the self-administration of cannabis cigarettes containing either … Continue reading Study: Inhaled Cannabis Significantly Lowers IOP for Several Hours
Cannabis consumers report better mental health and quality of life outcomes than do non-users, according to data published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research. Brazilian investigators surveyed a convenience sample of 7,491 self-identified marijuana consumers and 839 non-users. Participants’ responses were scored using standardized scales to assess anxiety, depression, quality of life, and subjective well-being. Those respondents who … Continue reading Study: Cannabis Use Associated with Better Quality of Life Outcomes
Patients suffering from chronic back pain reduce their use of prescription opioids and report improvements in their condition following medical cannabis treatment, according to longitudinal data published in the journal Cureus. Investigators affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia evaluated opioid consumption patterns in a cohort of 186 patients with chronic back pain during the six-months immediately prior … Continue reading Patients with Chronic Back Pain Reduce Their Opioid Use Following Initiation of Medical Cannabis Therapy
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