There were a number of other research stories in which cannabis beat a placebo that were touted with much amazement during this Symposium, with conditions ranging from Alzheimer’s Disease, PTS Disorders, Neuropathy, Substance Abuse and Seizure Disorders, to Memory Improvement, Psychiatric Conditions, and so much more! Pharmaceutical researchers aren’t really used to these kinds of Read more about CBD Promising for Treating Brain Damage in Preemies[…]

Cannabidiol, known popularly as CBD oil, has attracted a following in recent years as evidence has accumulated that the oil can dramatically reduce seizure activity in children whose epilepsy is uncontrolled by traditional medications. Gretna resident Nicole Jacobson, whose 8-year-old daughter, Sydney, has tried numerous medications, devices and diets in an unsuccessful attempt to control Read more about Family Sees CBD Oil As Epilepsy Weapon[…]

  Cannabinoids are a large family of chemicals related to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), marijuana’s main psychoactive (mind-altering) ingredient. Besides THC, the marijuana plant contains over 100 other cannabinoids. Scientists and manufacturers of “designer” drugs have also synthesized numerous cannabinoids in the laboratory (some of which are extremely potent and, when abused, have led to serious health Read more about What Are Cannabinoids and How Might They Be Useful Medically?[…]

Medicinal cannabis is back in the news again after a planned trial to grow it in Norfolk Island was blocked by the federal government last week. The media is ablaze with political rumblings and tales of public woe, but what does science have to say on the subject? Well, an article just published in the prestigious journal Read more about The New Science of Medical Cannabis[…]

Insys Therapeutics, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced that the FDA has granted orphan drug designation to its pharmaceutical cannabidiol (CBD) for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme, the most common and most aggressive malignant primary brain tumor in humans. Glioblastoma can be difficult to treat because the tumors contain several different types of cells. Some cells may Read more about CBD Orphan Drug Designation Points To Recognizable Results[…]

“Watching Isaiah’s seizure, I never felt so powerless. Later, as medication after medication failed, and his seizures continued, that feeling turned to hopelessness. We never found a medicine to control his baffling seizures. On Isaiah’s 333rd day of life, he had a seizure and died. Our lives stopped.” “It’s been four years since we lost Read more about Gov. Fallin’s Call Offers Hope for Children with Epilepsy[…]

“Our results propose the exciting possibility that CBD (and probably other plant-derived cannabinoids) may be used in the future as a highly efficient and side effect-free anti-acne medication.” “It is suggested that CBD could be applied as either a supplementary medication or a full alternative to current drugs. Since, besides the description of its “anti-zit” Read more about CBD research as anti-acne medication[…]

A recent study published by the National Institutes of Health has found that cannabinoids can increase a cancer cell’s susceptibility to cytolysis, which occurs when a cell bursts due to an imbalance. “Cannabinoids have been shown to promote the expression of the intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) on lung cancer cells as part of their Read more about Cannabidiol Against Lung Cancer Cells[…]

  Chemopreventive effect of the non-psychotropic phytocannabinoid cannabidiol on experimental colon cancer “Colon cancer affects millions of individuals in Western countries.  We investigated its possible chemopreventive effect in the model of colon cancer induced by azoxymethane (AOM) in mice. It is concluded that cannabidiol exerts chemopreventive effect in vivo and reduces cell proliferation through multiple Read more about Chemopreventive effect of cannabidiol on experimental colon cancer[…]