For Scott Thompson, a San Diego artist and filmmaker, the simple act of opening a car door used to trigger an avalanche of overwhelming emotions. Thompson was involved in a car accident...
Dr. Caplan’s cannabis care for suffering children
Strong work by Dan Adams in today's Boston Globe, underscoring the FIERCE struggles (and matched heroics!) that all too many families face as they fight for their children against the anti-cannabis armchair...
4 Ways to Make Cannabis Part of Your Pre-Workout Routine
Did you know our bodies are naturally designed to work with cannabinoids found in marijuana? Our endocannabinoid system has receptors that bind with the compounds in cannabis to provide medical properties. By...
PTSD affects on social support systems among veterans with cannabis dependence
How PTSD affects oneโs social support system among veterans with cannabis dependence Military personnel are at high risk for exposure to traumatic events and later development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in...
Interactive effects of PTSD and substance use on suicidal ideation and behavior in military personnel: Increased risk from marijuana use
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the most common mental disorder among active-duty soldiers and veterans, and is a major risk factor for suicidal thoughts and attempts in this population. As of 2018,...
Survey of herbal cannabis (marijuana) use in rheumatology clinic attenders with a rheumatologist confirmed diagnosis
Herbal cannabis has gained mainstream popularity as an effective therapy for many conditions, most noticeably pain. Because chronic pain is the most common and prominent symptom of rheumatic diseases - which include...
Synthetic cannabinoid Ajulemic acid exerts potent antifibrotic effects in experimental models of systemic sclerosis
The therapeutic potential of cannabinoids such as THC is grossly limited by their psychoactive effects, leading to a growing interest in the development of synthetic analogs with similar benefits but without activity...
Tapping into the endocannabinoid system to ameliorate acute inflammatory flares and associated pain in mouse knee joints
The cannabinoid system of the human body is composed of lipid molecules called endocannabinoids, cannabinoid receptors they bind to - namely CB1 and CB2, and enzymes - molecular machineries that synthesize and...
THC exposure of human iPSC neurons impacts genes associated with- neuropsychiatric disorders
The ever-increasing use of cannabis calls for a concerted effort to elucidate both positive and negative effects of this drug on human health. In particular, there is a strong correlation between cannabis...
The non-psychoactive cannabis constituent cannabidiol is an oral anti-arthritic therapeutic in murine collagen-induced arthritis
Many cannabinoids, the biologically active components of marijuana, are known to interact with and modulate humanโs immune system. Among the 2 major marijuana-derived cannabinoids, (ฮ9-tetrahydrocannabinol) THC also acts on humanโs brain and...