Category: Marijuana Issues

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Heightened public interest in marijuana and marijuana-infused products for medicinal and recreational purposes led the nation’s state medical and osteopathic boards recently …..

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Youth are experimenting with marijuana at increasingly younger ages, despite recent studies showing a decline in cigarette smoking, alcohol abuse and other risky behaviors.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – DURHAM, N.C. — A long-term study of nearly 1,000 New Zealanders from birth to age 38 has found that people who smoked marijuana for up to 20 years have more gum disease, but otherwise do not show worse physical health than non-smokers.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Boulder, Colo. (June 1, 2016) – WanaCapsxr, a family of extended release Cannabis capsules that provide medicinal benefits for up to 12 hours

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – HARRISBURG, Pa. – In a ceremony crowded with patients and supporters at the State Capital on Sunday, Gov. Tom Wolf ….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A research study that followed children from birth up to age 38 has found that people who smoked cannabis four or more days of the week over many years ended up in a lower social class than their parents

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – SAN FRANCISCO, March 22, 2016  — HelloMD (www.hellomd.com) today announced the launch of an Apple iOS smartphone App that will allow patients throughout California access to medical marijuana consultations….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – There is no escape from the current barrage of political rhetoric. Democrats, Republicans, Independents and the undecided; no one is spared.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Newswise – Marijuana is the most frequently used illicit drug in the United States, according to a recent survey from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, and new data suggest that marijuana use now could pose a serious cognitive function risk later in life.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 2, 2016  — Cannabis Benchmarks®, a division of New Leaf Data Services, LLC, announced today the launch of its Premium Weekly Report.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2015  — Marijuana is the most commonly-used illegal drug during pregnancy, and now that it has been legalized in many states…..

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – SAN DIEGO, Nov. 18, 2015  — Medical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC Pink:MJNA) is pleased to announce to shareholders and to the public that its flagship product Real Scientific Hemp OilTM (RSHOTM) has again made world history as a cannabis product to be approved on a case-by-case basis for Parkinson’s disease

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – MONTREAL, Nov. 17, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ – The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) released today its report, Cannabis Regulation: Lessons Learned from Colorado and Washington State

(HealthNewsDigesst.com) – Dr. David Bearman, author of a newly published comprehensive two volume history of the fascinating origins of the US drug laws, says that it had very little to do with marijuana’s medicinal and stress-relieving properties.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – PITTSBURGH, Aug. 10, 2015 – People who live in areas of California with a higher density of marijuana dispensaries experience a greater number of hospitalizations involving marijuana abuse and dependence

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON — Chronic marijuana use by teenage boys does not appear to be linked to later physical or mental health issues such as depression, psychotic symptoms or asthma

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 22, 2015  — In a historic turn of events, Greenway Consultations in Annapolis, Maryland has become the first organization in the state and will begin to see patients on June 17th, the opening day of the clinic.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Marijuana use in teenagers is on the rise, while cigarette and alcohol use are stable or declining, according to health statistics researchers.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Newswise – While cannabis alters the functions of neurobiological circuits controlling appetite, its effect on weight gain is complex since several factors appear to be involved

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – TORONTO, June 17, 2015 /CNW/ – In the sixth report in its signature Substance Abuse in Canada series, the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) today released research shedding critical…