A randomized, placebo-controlled trial published in The Journal of Pain shows evidence that inhaled cannabis may be effective for reducing neuropathic pain caused by diabetes. See the study results here.
Scientists are researching another medical benefit of cannabis. The research shows that the cannabinoid CBD in cannabis helps heal bone fractures. The study, published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, shows that broken bones healed faster and...
The federal government has a “responsibility” to facilitate sensible research into marijuana’s medical benefits, urge Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and seven other senators in a letter sent on July 9th to federal drug and health officials....
National Geographic July, 2015 National Geographic discusses how as the once-vilified drug becomes more accepted, researchers around the world are trying to understand how it works and how it might fight disease. Read more
The leading group of U.S. pediatricians recommended that cannabis use should be decriminalized and federal officials should reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug so that important medical research can be done. They also agreed that cannabis may help sick kids....
