There is urgent need for the development of mechanistically different and less side-effect prone antipsychotic compounds. The endocannabinoid system has been suggested to represent a potential new target in this indication. While the chronic use of cannabis itself has been considered a risk factor contributing to the development of schizophrenia, triggered by the ... Continue Reading
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Cannabis Enthusiasts Get $3,000 a Week to Smoke Weed
Federal researchers are now offering clinical trials which will not only see you smoke weed, but also get paid for doing so. This post from Health Cure Center discusses how a federal study will pay $3,000 a week to cannabis enthusiasts to smoke weed. The United States National Research Center (NRC) has been commissioned by the National Institute of Drug Abuse(NIDA) to ... Continue Reading
STUDY: Modulating the endocannabinoid system in human health and disease: successes and failures
ABSTRACT: The discovery of the endocannabinoid system (ECS; comprising of G-protein coupled cannabinoid 1 and 2 receptors, their endogenous lipid ligands or endocannabinoids, and synthetic and metabolizing enzymes, triggered an avalanche of experimental studies that have implicated the ECS in a growing number of physiological/pathological functions. They also suggested that ... Continue Reading
The White House Gives a Green Signal to Medical Marijuana Research
In this post from Mother Jones, Josh Harkinson reports that the White House has lifted a longstanding restriction on medical marijuana research, giving a green light to mainstream scientists for investigating the potential health benefits of pot. The White House today lifted a longstanding restriction on medical marijuana research, giving a green light to a growing group of ... Continue Reading
Cannabis Cures Brain Cancer: Clinical Trials Set to Kick Off This Year
In this post from Counter Current News, M. David and Jackson Marciana report that clinical trials to demonstrate the effectiveness of cannabis in curing brain cancer are set to kick off this year, and once the evidence is in, the government is going to have a lot of explaining to do… With all of the growing scientific evidence in favor of marijuana use for both curative and ... Continue Reading