Cannabinoids

Pain and Pain Medication Abuse: Two Epidemics in Tension

Steve Heilig | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Cannabinoids, Addiction, San Francisco Medicine, San Francisco Medical Society, Pain, Yoga and Pain, Oxycontin, Oxydodone, Opiod Abuse, Addiction and Recovery, Healthy Living News
Steve Heilig

Clearly there is much to be done in terms of addressing both epidemics of under-treated pain and pain medication abuse and addiction.

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Top Ten Cannabis Science Stories of 2011

Russ Belville | Posted 02.28.2012

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Russ Belville

Today we continue our Year-End Retrospective with a look at the biggest news stories of scientific research into cannabis, public opinion polls on legalization, and statistical research on cannabis consumers.

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Pot Versus 'The Superbug'

Paul Armentano | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Cannabinoids, Mrsa, Cannabis, Staph Infection, Marijuana, Health, Dea, Thc, Msm, Medical Marijuana, Pot, Aids, Healthy Living News
Paul Armentano

According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, colloquially known as MRSA or 'the s...

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When It Comes To Medical Pot, Rats Are Smarter Than Our Politicians

Paul Armentano | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Armentano

If rats can deduce that whole cannabis works better as a medicine than a single synthesized molecule, what's stopping our politicians from reaching this same conclusion?

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What Your Government Knows About Cannabis And Cancer -- And Isn't Telling You

Paul Armentano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cannabinoids, Politics, Medical Cannabis, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Norml, Drug Enforcement Administration, Dea, Glioma, Thc, Pot, Cancer, Drug Policy, Ted Kennedy, Marijuana, Nida, Politics News
Paul Armentano

What possible advances in the treatment of cancer could have been achieved had U.S. government officials chosen to advance, not suppress, research into the anti-cancer effects of cannabis?

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