Insomnia And Marijuana - Articles
Medical marijuana
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Jason Schwartz, LMSW
The Los Angeles Times ran a pair of opposing pro / con pieces recently. I saw the headline for the con piece and thought it might be reefer madness rant, but thankfully it's much smarter than that. Acknowledging that marijuana's risks are relatively small, he argues that the FDA refuses to approve or yanks approval of drugs with fewer risks than ma ...
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Cannabis (marijuana) for cluster headaches
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Dr. Alexander Mauskop
Smoking marijuana and taking its legal medicinal derivative, dronabinol helped one patient with cluster headaches, according to a report from the Montefiore Headache Clinic. Dronabinol is approved for the treatment of nausea and loss of appetite. The effectiveness of smoking marijuana or taking dronabinol for the relief of pain has been reported ...
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Synthetic marijuana for use as a ...
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Medical Quack
Synthetic marijuana for use as an anti depressant? This one appears to get rid of the "high" associated with marijuana according to the article...BD American and Italian researchers have found that boosting the amounts of a marijuana-like brain transmitter called anandamide produces antidepressant effects in test rats. Led by Daniele Pio ...
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Is Marijuana Addictive?
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Dirk H.
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The argument continues. Marijuana may not be a life-threatening drug, but is it an addictive one? There is little evidence in animal models for tolerance and withdrawal, the classic determinants of addiction. For at least four decades, million of Americans have used marijuana without clear evidence of a withdrawal syndrome. Most recreational mari ...
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Marijuana Updates
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Vicki B.
There are some marijuana research results that might be interesting to MSers. Check it out: The L.A. Times reported research investigating marijuana effects on pain in several conditions and diseases including MS. In one study, nearly half experienced improvement in muscle spasms. Another study showed no objective measures in arm tremors al ...
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Marijuana - California's Salvation?
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Dr. John D.
The BigMoneyMarijuana is California's largest cash crop. It's valued at $14 billion annually, or nearly twice the value of the state's grape and vegetable crops combined, according to government statistics. But the state doesn't receive any revenue from its cash cow. Instead, it spends billions of dollars enforcing laws pegged at shutting down the ...
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On Medical Marijuana
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Ned Wicker
Over the years I have read a lot about the pros and cons of medical marijuana, and from time-to-time there is a piece on the news about it, usually profiling somebody who is in trouble with the law. The debate continues.Marijuana is so common. It grows everywhere. During my days as a sports writer, I recall Hall of Fame baseball player Robin Yount& ...
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Marijuana and ADHD
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Tara McGillicuddy, SCAC
I recently came across this MSNBC segment about medicinal marijuana and ADHD. I'm actually quite disturbed by this video. They failed to mention that research has shown that smoking marijuana has a negative affect on teens and adults with ADHD. This segment ( up until the very end ) also leads people to believe that are talking about smoking mariju ...
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Marijuana Withdrawal
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Dirk H.
For Some Users, Cannabis Can Be Fiercely Addictive. For a minority of marijuana users, commonly estimated at 10 per cent, the use of pot can become uncontrollable, as with any other addictive drug. Addiction to marijuana is frequently submerged in the welter of polyaddictions common to active addicts. The withdrawal rigors of, say, alcohol or hero ...
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