The nation's largest veterans service organization wants barriers to cannabis research removed. This post from The Cannabist highlights American Legion’s call to Trump. America’s largest veterans service organization has a message for President Donald Trump: Reschedule marijuana to permit research into its medical efficacy for treating vets suffering from traumatic brain ... Continue Reading
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CBD Relief: For Brain Injuries in Footballers
CBD, a compound found in marijuana, might hold the key to preventing the brain disease increasingly found in ex-NFL players. This post from Observer explores if weed can protect your brain (and save football)! When ex-Super Bowl champion Leonard Marshall took the stage at the Cannabis World Congress and Business Expo at the Javitz Center in New York on June 16, he still ... Continue Reading
STUDY: Using the endocannabinoid system as a neuroprotective strategy in perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury
ABSTRACT: One of the most important causes of brain injury in the neonatal period is a perinatal hypoxic-ischemic event. This devastating condition can lead to long-term neurological deficits or even death. After hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, a variety of specific cellular mechanisms are set in motion, triggering cell damage and finally producing cell death. Effective ... Continue Reading