Like many Massachusetts residents, you may choose self-medicate for various symptoms with marijuana that you buy recreationally. It’s possible you never realized this is what you were doing, or that you even...
Can memory loss be good? How cannabis can help with PTSD
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...
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...
Cannabis Improves Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder—Case Report and Review of the Literature
In Summary: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a severe and underdiagnosed mental disorder that causes substantial impairments in most patients’ quality of life. It is characterized by the presence of obsessions - which...
The influence of independent or combined cannabis and opioids use on depression and anxiety in weight loss surgery patients
A preliminary study on the influence of cannabis and opioid use on weight loss and mental health biomarkers post weight loss surgery In Summary: The number of people with obesity decided to...
Cannabinoid receptor type 2 as a promising new target for schizophrenia drugs
Contribution of CB2 receptors in schizophrenia-related symptoms in various animal models In Summary Schizophrenia is a serious, chronic mental disorder that disrupts how a person thinks, feels and behaves. Its psychotic (also...
More Research on Adolescent Cannabis Use and Mental Disorders
The persistence of the association between adolescent cannabis use and common mental disorders into young adulthood In Summary Further examination of chronic cannabis use in adolescents correlates with a higher prevalence of...
Retired NFL player says cannabis saved his life
Former NFL player says that cannabis saved him, and he thinks it can help others In Summary: There are many different outlets for individuals to deal with stress and anxiety in their...