Black Market Marijuana Cut with Silicon Dioxide Causes Lung Injury
Marijuana legalization will eradicate the illegal markets which distribute marijuana that has been cut or weighted with far more harmful compounds than the weed itself. Here is a case of lung damage...
View ArticleCannabis and THC promote weight loss
Marijuana is a gateway to health! Med Hypotheses. 2013 May;80(5):564-7. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2013.01.019. Epub 2013 Feb 11. Cannabis and Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) for weight loss? Le Foll B, Trigo...
View ArticleTHC and similar compounds suppress HIV infection and spread
Here is more evidence that using marijuana can improve the health of and increase the long-term survival of people with AIDS. THC and similar synthetic compounds block the ability of HIV to infect...
View ArticleTHC/Marijuana fights liver cancer
First we learned that the cannabinoids produced by the cannabis plant fight and kill cancer cells now we are beginning to uncover the mechanisms by which cannabinoids target and kill cancer cells....
View ArticleMarijuana for psoriasis
When we passed the first medical marijuana laws in CA and AZ, opponents mocked the movement saying that doctors would be writing recommendations for people with psoriasis. Guess what, here is evidence...
View ArticleMarijuana relieves symptoms of Crohn’s disease
Marijuana is effective for relieving the misery that is Crohn’s disease as well as other bowel disease symptoms. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 May 3. pii: S1542-3565(13)00604-6. doi:...
View ArticleBladder Cancer Risk Lower in Pot Smokers – Renal and Urology News
Stephan ChoMay 06, 2013 Bladder Cancer Risk Lower in Pot Smokers SAN DIEGO—For the first time, a study has found...
View ArticleThe relationships between sugar-sweetened b… [J Acad Nutr Diet. 2013] –...
Sugar creates pro-disease environments and effects. Why don’t the prohibitionists work against the “Big Sugar” industry that is addicting kids into seriously self-destructive life-styles? Although...
View ArticleMarijuana use fights diabetes and lowers waist fat
The irrational opponents of marijuana legalization are having a harder and harder time of making the case that using it is harmful when we see that marijuana smokers suffer from less obesity and have...
View ArticleA Response to “Going to Pot” by Roxanne Khamsi
By Clint Werner, author of “Marijuana Gateway to Health” In the June 2013 issue of Scientific American, “Science of Health” columnist Roxanne Khamsi wrote a surprisingly unscientific and biased piece...
View ArticleCBD protects pig brains–new hope for politicians
CBD protects pig brains in a model of stroke. Cannabinoids, such as THC and CBD, protect the brain. Neuropharmacology. 2013 Aug;71C:282-291. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2013.03.027. Epub 2013 Apr...
View ArticleMarijuana protects the brain from alcohol damage
Here is evidence that using marijuana shields the brain from a significant amount of the damage that alcohol causes. If you are drinking, you should probably be toking. Also recall that a recent study...
View ArticleMajority of Doctors Would Recommend Medical Marijuana
Most Docs OK With Medical Marijuana: Survey Majority would give a prescription to an advanced cancer patient in pain By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) —...
View ArticleTHC from Marijuana Protects the Brain from Injury
Once again we see that using (even very small amounts of) marijuana improves our health by shielding the brain from the damage that follows a head injury. These same actions protect the brain from the...
View ArticleDetermination of pesticide residues in cannabis sm… [J Toxicol. 2013] –...
I made the point, in my debate with Kevin Sabet, that illegal marijuana puts young people at risk because there are no regulations and testing for black market marijuana as there is with a commercial...
View ArticleMedical marijuana ingredient prevents brain damage
The words “marijuana” and “brain damage” usually go in that order in medical literature. An Israeli researcher has flipped them around, finding that THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, may arrest...
View ArticleMarijuana can relieve chemotherapy-induced pain
Another study finds that cannabinoids, like those found in marijuana, suppress the pain resulting from chemotherapy-induced neuropathy. And the Feds continue to claim that there is no medical use for...
View ArticleCannabinoids fight pancreatic cancer
Cannabinoids which work via the CB1 and CB2 receptor, as does THC from marijuana, interfere with pancreatic cancer’s cellular metabolism, causing the cancer cells to die off. The following abstract is...
View ArticleTHC could be a chemotherapeutic agent for treating stomach cancer
Cannabinoids, such as THC, which activate the CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors are more effective against stomach cancer than the main chemotherapy treatment. Using marijuana protects us from so many...
View ArticleAcute Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol blocks gastric… [Eur J Pharmacol. 2013] –...
THC blocks stomach damage from NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) with doses that do not cause mind-altering effects. Marijuana, it’s not just about getting high anymore!. Eur J Pharmacol....
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