Chemicals in Marijuana Smoke May Harm DNA
Lab tests find cannabis even more toxic than tobacco,, FRIDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- The smoke from cannabis, the plant from which marijuana is derived, contains compounds that can damage DNA and increase the risk of cancer just like tobacco smoke, says a new study from the Unite...Active Ingredient in Marijuana Kills Brain Cancer Cells
Experts say finding worth further study, but patients shouldn't light up just yet WEDNESDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- New research out of Spain suggests that THC -- the active ingredient in marijuana -- appears to prompt the death of brain cancer cells. The finding is based on wo...Heavy marijuana use may 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. Pediatric researchers found abnormalities in areas of the brain that interconnect brain regions involved in memory, attention, decision-making...Medicinal Marijuana Eases Neuropathic Pain in HIV
Cannabis was well-tolerated, effective when added to existing meds, study finds WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Medicinal marijuana helps relieve neuropathic pain in people with HIV, says a University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine study. It included 28 HIV pati...Drugs With Marijuana Compounds Don't Boost Adverse Events
But Canadian study finds increase in non-serious side effects FRIDAY June 27 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs that contain compounds called cannabinoids from the marijuana plant don't increase the risk of serious side effects but are associated with an increase in some non-serious side effect...RNC RESPONSE TO OBAMA COMMENTS ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAWS
WASHINGTON, May 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- RNC Communications Director Danny Diaz released the following statement today: "Barack Obama's pledge to stop Executive agencies from implementing laws passed by Congress raises serious doubts about his understanding of what the job of the Presid...Scripps research team wins $4M grant to study effects of chronic marijuana use
Im really excited about the opportunity that this grant offers, says Mason. Its time to get some clarity on how cannabis use impacts cognitive function, induces withdrawal symptoms, and affects the body's stress systems. This is important information. People are deciding every day whether to use o...Small study shows marijuana does not increase risk of head, neck cancer
Alexandria, VA Smoking marijuana (cannabis) does not increase the users risk of head and neck cancer, according to a new study published in the March 2008 issue of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. The small sample study, authored by researchers from New Zealand and Great Britain, found t...Heavy Marijuana Use May Damage Developing Brain in Teens, Young Adults
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- 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. Pediatric researchers found abnormalities in areas of the brain that interconnect brain region...Growing evidence of marijuana smoke's potential dangers
In a finding that challenges the increasingly popular belief that smoking marijuana is less harmful to health than smoking tobacco, researchers in Canada are reporting that smoking marijuana, like smoking tobacco, has toxic effects on cells. Their study is scheduled for the Aug. 17 issue of ACS' ...Study finds possible connection between marijuana abuse and stroke or heart attacks
Long-term harmful effects of marijuana (MJ) include risk for heart attacks and strokes in addition to impaired learning and memory. The active chemical in MJ called delta-9-tetrahyrdocannabinol (THC) is believed to exert these effects by binding to cannabinoid (CB) receptors located on several cel...Opium and marijuana research go underground
The worlds leading expert on the opium poppy has joined forces with researchers working on another infamous drug-producing plant cannabis in hopes of finding new uses for the much-maligned sources of heroin and marijuana. Peter Facchini, professor of Biological Sciences and Canada Research Chai...Long-term marijuana smoking leads to respiratory complaints
Long-term exposure to marijuana smoke is linked to many of the same health problems as tobacco smoke, such as increased respiratory symptoms like cough, phlegm and wheeze, according to a new study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine. Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug in the Un...Good news for the medical marijuana movement: pot proliferates brain cells and boosts mood
Most drugs of abuse decrease the generation of new neurons in the brain, but the effects of marijuana on this process, called neurogenesis, had not been clear. In a paper appearing online on October 13 in advance of print publication of the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation,...American Chemical Society weekly presspac -- June 10, 2009
... ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New tests: marijuana damages DNA and may cause cancer Chemical Resea...in Europe are reporting "convincing evidence" that marijuana smoke damages the genetic material DNA in ways tha.... However, there has been uncertainty over whether marijuana smoke has the same effect. Scientists are especial...Our brains make their own marijuana: We're all pot heads deep inside
...that the brain manufactures proteins that act like marijuana at specific receptors in the brain itself. This di...anaging pain, stimulating appetite, and preventing marijuana abuse. "Ideally, this development will lead to ... has been making proteins that act directly on the marijuana receptors in our head. The next step is for scient...Lab study shows THC exposure as adolescents linked to negative effects of THC as adults
...te University had found that estrogen or more precisely, having ovaries made adult rats exposed for the first time to THC, the primary ingredient in marijuana and hashish, less sensitive to THC's negative effects on tests of learning and memory. A new study, reported at the Experimental Biology 2009 meet...February 2009 highlights from Biology of Reproduction
...iously unsuspected pathways regulating sperm function. But perhaps more importantly, they are of great clinical significance: because sperm of chronic marijuana users, as well as sperm in Faah -mutant males are exposed to enhanced cannabinoid/endocannbinoid signaling, clinically beneficial effects of anandami...New York Benefit to Celebrate Recent Medical Marijuana Successes
A Night of Music & Comedy to Help Push Campaign to Victory May 14, 2008 - Highline Ballroom Spring Soiree to Benefit Effort to Protect Seriously Ill New York Patients Who Use Medical Marijuana NEW YORK, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Marijuana Policy...Dealzer Hydroponics Introduces the Super-File Cabinet Grow Box System
...nic grow box systems. These systems are all-in-one, turnkey, and affordable to consumers nationwide. Many growers, including those in the medical marijuana field, have requested an affordable, all-in-one system to efficiently grow plants and herbs. Therefore, the all-in-one file cabinet was created as of ...For Now, Michigan Can Celebrate $150 Million Entrepreneurial VC Fund
...is and other Midwest states). Sometimes, like this past New Years Day, the rivalry generates nasty taunts such as: What do the Michigan Wolverines and marijuana have in common? They both get smoked in bowls. Some Midwest states may be fomenting another interstate rivalry. This one is of keen interest to en...Midwest Venture Summit disappoints; Cato grades Midwest governors
...echnologies lower IQ by an average of more than 10 points when compared with quiet conditions. By comparison, other research has shown that smoking marijuana causes just a four-point drop. A 10-point reduction is similar to the impact of missing an entire night's sleep. Never again? While France may be a...Analysis of ()-11-Nor-9-Carboxy-Delta-9-THC in Urine by Negative Ion Electrospray LC/MS/MS
... J. Beck and C. Schmidt, Varian, Inc. Introduction marijuana is one of the most commonly used illegal recreational drugs in the United States. The compound that gives the high from smoking marijuana is tetrahydrocannabinol or THC. Toxicology, forensic, and clinical labs are...