Medical Cannabis Research Archives

02/05/2022

Dirrrrrty thirty! Happy Birthday to the BEST Ops Manager and all around great guy, Blake Hooks! Welcome to that Adult Life!

02/17/2015

"In summary, our study shows -for the first time-that CBD inhibits breast cancer growth and metastasis through novel mechanisms by inhibiting EGF/EGFR signaling and modulating the tumor microenvironment. These results also indicate that CBD can be used as a novel therapeutic option to inhibit growth and metastasis of highly aggressive breast cancer subtypes including TNBC, which currently have limited therapeutic options and are associated with poor prognosis and low survival rates."

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25660577
[January 2015]

Mol Oncol. 2015 Jan 19. pii: S1574-7891(14)00295-6. doi: 10.1016/j.molonc.2014.12.010. [Epub ahead of print]

02/17/2015

Cannabis causes a “complete remission” of Crohn’s disease compared to placebo

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23648372
[October 2013]

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Oct;11(10):1276-1280.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2013.04.034. Epub 2013 May 4. Randomized Controlled Trial

02/16/2015

According to neuroscientists at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and as published in the Journal of Neuroscience, daily ma*****na use does not lead to volume or shape changes of the brain.

http://www.jneurosci.org/content/35/4/1505.abstract
[January 2015]

Author contributions: K.E.H. designed research; K.E.H. performed research; B.J.W., R.E.T., B.E.D., A.S., A.D.B., and K.E.H. analyzed data; B.J.W., R.E.T., A.D.B., and K.E.H. wrote the paper.

01/27/2015

Cannabis use is statistically associated with lower body mass index (BMI), lower % fat mass, lower fasting insulin, and lower insulin resistance.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25557382
[December 31, 2014]

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01/26/2015

For the first time, the American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency reclassify ma*****na so that more research can be conducted in the hopes of finding benefits for children.

01/21/2015

Here are links to 44 scientific studies that demonstrate the efficacy of cannabis as a cancer treatment.

Brain Cancer

http://www.nature.com/bjc/journal/v95/n2/abs/6603236a.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11479216
http://www.jneurosci.org/content/21/17/6475.abstract
http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/308/3/838.abstract
http://mct.aacrjournals.org/content/10/1/90.abstract
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17952650
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1576089/
http://www.jci.org/articles/view/37948
http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/64/16/5617.full
Mouth and Throat Cancer

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20516734
Breast Cancer

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20859676
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18025276
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21915267
http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/early/2006/05/25/jpet.106.105247.full.pdf+html
http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/9/1/196
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22776349
http://www.pnas.org/content/95/14/8375.full.pdf+html
http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/66/13/6615.abstract
http://endo.endojournals.org/content/141/1/118.abstract -1
Lung Cancer

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22198381
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21097714
http://www.nature.com/onc/journal/v27/n3/abs/1210641a.html
Uterine, Testicular, and Pancreatic Cancers

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/cannabis/healthprofessional/page4
http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/66/13/6748.abstract
Prostate Cancer

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12746841?dopt=Abstract
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3339795/?tool=pubmed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22594963
Colorectal Cancer

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22231745
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19442536
http://safeaccess.ca/research/pdf/MD_AndersonCancerStudy.pdf
http://gut.bmj.com/content/54/12/1741.abstract
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/25269802/
Ovarian Cancer

http://www.aacrmeetingabstracts.org/cgi/content/abstract/2006/1/1084
Blood Cancer

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12091357
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16908594
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijc.23584/abstract
http://molpharm.aspetjournals.org/content/70/5/1612.abstract
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/18546271/
Skin Cancer

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12511587
Liver Cancer

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21475304
Biliary Tract Cancer

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19916793
Bladder Cancer

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/803983
Other Cancers

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12514108
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15313899

The BJC is owned by Cancer Research UK, a charity dedicated to understanding the causes, prevention and treatment of cancer and to making sure that the best new treatments reach patients in the clinic as quickly as possible. The journal reflects these aims. It was founded more than fifty years ago a…

01/16/2015

For those who have 20 years of repeated ma*****na joint smoking, there were no results found showing decreased lung capacity and no increase in lung disease.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25521349

Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2014 Dec 18. [Epub ahead of print]

01/11/2015

"Ma*****na's momentum is undeniable. Over the past two decades, 23 states have legalized medical ma*****na and four states have legalized its use for recreational purposes. Furthermore, public perception on whether or not to legalize the still illicit drug has turned majority positive for the first time in history.

Yet one of the most intriguing aspects of ma*****na is its potential medical benefits."

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/01/10/ma*****na-could-be-the-answer-to-fighting-these-3.aspx

Could ma*****na really fight tough-to-treat diseases? We asked three of our top analysts for three diseases ma*****na could potentially tackle, and here's what they had to say. - Motley Fool Staff - Health Care

01/03/2015

[2005] Cannabinoids promote embryonic and adult hippocampus neurogenesis and produce anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1253627/

The hippocampal dentate gyrus in the adult mammalian brain contains neural stem/progenitor cells (NS/PCs) capable of generating new neurons, i.e., neurogenesis. Most drugs of abuse examined to date decrease adult hippocampal neurogenesis, but the effects of cannabis (ma*****na or cannabinoids) on hi…

11/17/2014

[2009] Cannabis Kills Brain Cancer Cells:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19425170

J Clin Invest. 2009 May;119(5):1359-72. Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't