Cannabis use is associated with reduced mortality risk in patients with psychotic disorders, study results suggest. In contrast, alcohol use was not a...
400 Marijuana Plants Found In Shed
Officers from the gang crime squad found the nearly 400 plants in shed while carrying out a search warrant today. Acting Detective Inspector, Jeff Chr...
Marijuana is Good For Your Brain by Steve Elliot at Hempfest (VIDEO)
Here’s a 50-second bit of Toke of the Town editor Steve Elliott’s Saturday speech at Seattle Hempfest 2011, from the Seeley Memorial Stage...
Massachusetts Voters to Decide Medical Marijuana Question
Massachusetts voters this fall will decide three statewide ballot questions on medical marijuana, assisted suicide and whether to give independent rep...
Marijuana May Have a Role in Type 2 Diabetes
The use of marijuana to treat various health conditions is a controversial issue, even though 18 states plus the District of Columbia have recognized ...
Marijuana Relieves Chronic Neuropathic Pain
Chronic neuropathic pain is difficult to treat, but a new study suggests that smoked marijuana (cannabis) is an effective therapy for this challenge. ...
Marijuana Component Has Mixed Effect on Multiple Sclerosis
A marijuana component called tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, has demonstrated a mixed effect on multiple sclerosis (MS), according to the authors of the...
Spray Cannabis (Marijuana) Extract Relieves Cancer Pain
Marijuana in a spray? Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have developed a spray cannabis (marijuana) extract that can reduce cancer pain, espe...
Nature Reviews Cancer
Various reports have shown that cannabinoids (the active components of marijuana and their derivatives) can reduce tumour growth and progression in an...
Cannabinoids in the Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
Before the introduction of the serotonin receptor antagonists (5-HT3 receptor antagonists) in the early 1990s, limited effective options were availabl...