marijuana study

Cannabis effects differ from person to person. While some use it to treat anxiety, others say it makes them anxious. A new study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists offers insights into cannabis’s effects on anxiety.  According to the research published in the Journal of Drug and Alcohol...

Did you know that in 2019 at least 301 million people around the globe were affected by some type of anxiety? This makes anxiety the world's most common mental disorder, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). As the pace of modern life takes its toll, what can be done to alleviate this...

Scientists from the University of British Columbia recently discovered that marijuana has the potential to help addicts control their craving for illegal drugs such as crystal methamphetamine. A study, published in Addictive Behaviors, analyzed 297 drug users from Vancouver, and revealed that...

A new study indicates cannabis has the potential to treat melanoma, a skin cancer beginning in the melanocyte cells, which make the pigment that gives skin its color. Melanoma typically results from over-exposure to the sun. While skin cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States,...

As marijuana becomes mainstream, it is important to find a way to determine a person's recent consumption. This is something that scientists have been trying to figure out for a while now, but just recently may have come up with an appropriate and accurate methodology. The new techniques have been...

A new study undertaken by Ireland's Health Research Board (HRB) showed evidence that medical marijuana can be used as a treatment for various conditions. The research was conducted to provide data to a Department of Health, which reviews the existing Medicinal Cannabis Access Programme (MCap) that...

A study assessing the potential of marijuana to help with various Long COVID symptoms recently published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology ‘laid the foundations' for further research.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Long COVID is a term used for...

Approximately 21 million adults, or 8.3%, in the U.S. experienced at least one major depressive episode in 2021, with the highest prevalence being among people between 18 and 25, according to data from the National Institute of Mental Health.  A new clinical study offers hope for many people...

It is common knowledge that marijuana consumption causes food cravings or so-called munchies, but up until now it's not been precisely determined why that happens. A new study, detailed in the journal Scientific Reports and conducted by researchers at Washington State University, sheds light on a...

Medical marijuana prescribed for chronic conditions does not negatively impact cognitive function, according to a new Australian study, recently published in the journal CNS Drugs. Results from the research, conducted by scientists at Swinburne University of Technology's Centre for Human...