Cannabis

A case study published in the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy appears to detail the very first case of marijuana-induced spontaneous orgasms. The report explains the case of a 40-year-old woman who reported to medical professionals that she was...

Australian scientists have found preliminary evidence that cannabis use alters the way people walk. Their findings were published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. "Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug, with 35% of Australians aged 14 years...

Marijuana use is associated with an increased risk of physical violence in relationships among young people, according to study recently published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. In the USA the law regarding marijuana is changing. Over 20 states have decriminalized...

Scientists are investigating whether cannabis can reduce the symptoms associated with Tourette syndrome. The preliminary evidence suggests that the drug could help those with the neuropsychiatric disorder by reducing involuntary tics. A new study published May 3, 2017, in The...

Medical marijuana patients tend to reduce their use of prescription opioid pain medications, according to new research. The study, published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, investigated whether there was a "substitution effect" for medical cannabis -- meaning that people with...

A new study examining the effect of a marijuana-like substance on rats suggests the drug is not as harmful to memory as is sometimes believed. "In our study, we show that mild marijuana use as a teen is not detrimental...

New research indicates that marijuana has no impact on quality of life when used for many medical conditions. The findings appear in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. The researchers conducted a meta-analysis -- a method of statistically examining...

College students who consume medium-to-high levels of alcohol and marijuana have a consistently lower GPA, according to a study published March 8, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Shashwath Meda from Hartford Hospital/Institute of Living, USA, and colleagues....

Chronic pain sufferers and those taking mental health meds would rather turn to cannabis instead of their prescribed opioid medication, according to new research by the University of British Columbia and University of Victoria. "This study is one of the...

Marijuana use significantly increased and its perceived harm decreased among eighth- and 10th-graders in Washington state following enactment of recreational marijuana laws, according to a UC Davis and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health to be published online in...