Cannabis

The private Medical Cannabis Clinic (MCC) opened in Manchester last week  Further branches are scheduled for Birmingham and London’s Harley Street  Doctors now claim the drugs pain-relieving qualities have been exaggerated Britain’s first dedicated medical cannabis clinic has been accused by doctors of making unfounded… Read More »Doctors accuse Britain’s first medical cannabis clinic of making unfounded claims over pain relief

THE abduction, rape and murder of Alesha MacPhail has prompted calls for ministers at Westminster and Holyrood to change their soft-touch stance on cannabis. Campaigner Ross Grainger has compiled a “catalogue of suicide and psychopathic violence committed by cannabis smokers in the UK and Ireland”… Read More »Alesha MacPhail: Murder leads to calls to get tough on cannabis

From the Abstract Cannabis has been shown to be teratogenic in cells, animals and humans. Particular targets of prenatal exposure include brain, heart and blood vessels and chromosomal segregation… Studies in cells, together with the above mentioned epidemiology, implicate cannabidiol, cannabichromene, cannabidivarin and other cannabinoids in… Read More »Explaining Contemporary Patterns of Cannabis Teratology

Largest study of its kind found that 7% of adult depression could be prevented Drug has also been linked to suicidal thoughts and attempts  Researchers say tackling the use of millions of under 18s should be a priority   PUBLISHED:  14 February 2019 Smoking cannabis in… Read More »Smoking cannabis in your teens IS linked to depression in later life: Major study reveals drug ‘damages children’s brains’ and half a MILLION adults could avoid mental-health disorder if they had turned down marijuana

Major study reveals drug ‘damages children’s brains’ and half a MILLION adults could avoid mental-health disorder if they had turned down marijuana Largest study of its kind found that 7% of adult depression could be prevented Drug has also been linked to suicidal thoughts and… Read More »Smoking cannabis in your teens IS linked to depression in later life:

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February 2019 by Adela Talbot, University of Western Ontario Daniel Hardy, a Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor, led a recent study that found “alarming” damage to important organs in newborns who were exposed to cannabis – and, specifically, to THC – while in utero.… Read More »Study ties heart disease, diabetes to cannabis exposure in utero (2)

These newer studies bring into precise focus recent work in the cannabis field showing that adolescent cannabis exposure results in loss of whole dendrites including synapses (4) and a reduction in post-synaptic glutamate A2 AMPA receptors (5)… Cannabis dependence is notable for its wide spectrum of… Read More »Cannabis Problematics Include but are not Limited to Pain Management