Category: Marijuana Issues

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ANAHEIM, Calif. – A new study shows that a person taking the medicinal cannabis derivative cannabidiol (CBD) won’t fail a drug test for marijuana—but a person taking the emerging sleep aid cannabinol (CBN) will.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – BOSTON, — In laboratory tests, a compound found in soybeans blocked damage to the lining of blood vessels in the heart and circulatory system and may someday provide a way to prevent the cardiovascular side effects…..

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – American teenagers and adults are more likely to try illegal or recreational drugs for the first time in the summer, a new study shows.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – When Kent Hutchison’s 70-year-old mother traveled to Colorado in 2014 to explore using marijuana to ease her chronic pain, she got different—often contradictory—advice from every dispensary she visited.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – HERSHEY, Pa. — Penn State College of Medicine and PA Options for Wellnesswill work together to investigate the potential benefits and risks of using marijuana extracts to treat a variety of health issues.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – There is a lack of agreement about the relationship between marijuana and alcohol use. Does marijuana use increase or decrease alcohol consumption?

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Washington, DC: Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries announced their intentions to introduce legislation known as the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – As legislation surrounding the cannabis industry loosens, it has begun making a big impact on the economy on a national level. In fact, the cannabis market is projected to be a $22 billion industry by 2022.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – EAST LANSING, Mich. – New evidence from Michigan State University suggests that those who smoke cannabis, or marijuana, weigh less compared to adults who don’t.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound in cannabis, is being touted as beneficial for many health conditions, ranging from anxiety to epilepsy.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Orlando, Fla. (April 9, 2019) – With a growing number of states legalizing recreational or medical marijuana, more women are using the drug during pregnancy, in part due to its reported ability to relieve morning sickness.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Pregnant women who use cannabis may slightly increase the risk their unborn child will develop psychosis later in life, suggests new research from Washington University in St. Louis.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – People with and without cancer are more likely, over time, to use a more potent form of medical marijuana with increasingly higher amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a new study shows.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A study that examined older Americans’ well-being before and after medical marijuana laws were passed in their state found reductions in reported pain and increased hours worked.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – As the national debate on marijuana legalization continues, we asked Dr. Yifrah Kaminer, a professor of psychiatry and pediatrics in the Department of Psychiatry and Alcohol Research Center at UConn Health….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – MINNEAPOLIS – Medical marijuana may bring relief to older people who have symptoms like pain, sleep disorders or anxiety due to chronic conditions….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – It’s an infamous pop culture portrayal. After smoking marijuana, the main characters in the movie go on an epic junk-food binge, consuming mass quantities of chips, cookies, and whatever other high-calorie, salt-or-sugar-laden snacks they can get.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – When Washington voters legalized marijuana in 2012, many parents found themselves with a new teachable moment.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Legalising the sale of cannabis for recreational use can lead to a short-term increase in traffic fatalities in legalising states and their neighbouring jurisdictions

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – For more insight into the history of cannabinoid and endocannabinoid research, listen to an interview with Raphael Mechoulam and Mier Bialer, recorded at the 13th European Congress on Epileptology in August 2018.