by Sue Robbins | Oct 26, 2020 | Miscellaneous
Do you have the heart to safely smoke pot? Maybe not, a growing body of medical reports suggests. Currently, increased smoking of marijuana in public, even in cities like New York where recreational use remains illegal (though no longer prosecuted), has reinforced a...
by Sue Robbins | Sep 4, 2014 | Headache Drugs
In the first study of it’s kind to evaluate sex differences in THC, the key ingredient in cannabis, researchers have found that smoking the concentrated marijuana of today may be riskier for women – due to the hormone estrogen. Previous studies have found...
by Sue Robbins | Aug 19, 2014 | Headache Drugs
Educator Tim Ryan, a senior prevention specialist with FCD Educational Services says that kids are “Growing up in a generation where marijuana used to be bad, and maybe now it’s not bad. Their parents are telling them not to do it, but they may be...
by Sue Robbins | Mar 10, 2014 | Headache Drugs
Researchers at Vanderbilt University have found that cannabinoid receptors, through which marijuana applies its effects are in a key emotional hub of the brain which helps to regulate anxiety and the flight-or-fight response. This is the first time cannabinoid...
by Sue Robbins | Apr 18, 2013 | Headache Drugs
The Illinois House voted Wednesday in a 61-57 vote for a four-year pilot program to legalize marijuana for medical use. The Illinois Senate previously has passed similar legislation, and Governor Pat Quinn said Wednesday that he’s “open-minded” about...
