Methodical investigation reveals therapeutic benefits of cannabinoid therapy in relieving symptoms of muscular sclerosis (MS).

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Spanish researchers have discovered that the active ingredient in marijuana – delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – promotes the death of brain cancer cells. Continue reading…

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is delivering on President Obama's campaign pledge to give states control over making their own rules on the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Continue reading…

Researchers at Ohio State University say that they have found evidence suggesting that compounds found in the recreational drug marijuana may benefit the aging brain by reducing inflammation and stimulating the growth of new brain cells. Continue reading…

Chemicals found in marijuana called Cannabinoids may prove useful in the fight against the antibiotic-resistant superbug MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), new research suggests. Continue reading…

Scientists from Hungary, Germany and the U.K. have discovered that our own body not only makes chemical compounds similar to the active ingredient in marijuana (THC), but these play an important part in maintaining healthy skin. Continue reading…

In the 10 years since Proposition 215 made it legal for California doctors to approve cannabis use by patients, the PC docs did not adopt a common intake questionnaire, and, with one exception, did not collect systematic data on which pharmaceutical drugs their patients had chosen to stop taking. However, the consistency with which the doctors describe this phenomenon has a force as impressive as any slickly presented "hard" data. Continue reading…

New evidence in rats suggests that marijuana may contain compounds that slow the memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease. Marijuana has strong anti-inflammatory effects, and many researchers believe that there is a compelling link between chronic inflammation and the progression of Alzheimer's, said Gary Wenk, a study co-author and a professor of psychology at Ohio State University. Continue reading…

Scientists are reporting discovery in laboratory experiments of a previously unknown molecular mechanism in which the active ingredient in marijuana may slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Scripps Research Institute's Kim D. Janda and colleagues used laboratory experiments to show that delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) preserves brain levels of the key neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Continue reading…

A recent study conducted by scientists at the Scripps Research Institute in California has found smoking marijuana may stave off Alzheimer's disease. The experts say the active ingredient in the substance could prevent the disease by retaining the level of a neurotransmitter that is essential in the operation of the brain. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, preserves the neurotransmitter acetylcholine better than current drugs which are administered to patients in hospitals. THC blocks clumps of protein blamed for damaging cognition and memory among patients of Alzheimer's. Continue reading…