(HealthDay)—Medical marijuana extracts appear to help children with autism, reducing their disruptive behavior while improving their social responsiveness, a new Israeli clinical trial reports. Kids treated with either a whole-plant cannabis extract or a pure combination of cannabidiol (CBD) and …
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Denver first US city to decriminalize ‘magic mushrooms’
Proponents point to studies that say psilocybin is not considered addictive and could be used against depression or opioid addiction Denver on Wednesday became the first US city to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms, as voters approved a ballot initiative by a …
Read More »Lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescents at elevated risk for engaging in polysubstance use
LGBT Health, published 8 times a year online with open access options and in print, facilitates and supports the work of researchers, clinicians, academics, and policymakers to address barriers to care and advance efforts to improve the health, well-being, and …
Read More »Denver voters to decide legalizing ‘magic mushrooms’
Voters decide this week whether Denver will become the first U.S. city to decriminalize the use of psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in “magic mushrooms.” A citizen-led initiative appearing on ballots Tuesday follows a path that led to marijuana’s legalization in …
Read More »Marijuana tied to increased risk for LUTS medications in BPH
(HealthDay)—Marijuana use is associated with both sperm functional defects and an increased risk for being on a lower urinary tract symptom (LUTS) medication among men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)/LUTS, according to two studies presented at the annual meeting of …
Read More »Marijuana use among Illinois teens unchanged but ‘cool factor’ increasing, survey finds
The number of Illinois high school seniors who think that using marijuana would make their peers perceive them as cool doubled during the past decade, according to a new report based on the 2018 Illinois Youth Survey, conducted by senior …
Read More »Looking for solutions to physician burnout in other professions
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In light of the fact that many doctors report experiencing burnout, Stanford researchers interviewed people in other professions to see how they and their organizations foster professional wellness on the job. Physician burnout in the United …
Read More »Cannabis-based medicine may reduce seizures for children with difficult-to-treat epilepsy
Generalized 3 Hz spike and wave discharges in a child with childhood absence epilepsy. Credit: Wikipedia. Taking a pharmaceutical formulation of cannabidiol, a cannabis-based medicine, cut seizures nearly in half for children with a rare and severe type of epilepsy …
Read More »The new ‘runner’s high’? MJ users often mix weed, workouts
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Eight out of 10 marijuana users in states where cannabis is legal say they partake in the drug shortly before or after exercise, and most report that it motivates them to work out, helps them enjoy …
Read More »New research offers insight into the proteins in the brain that detect cannabis
A neuron grown in a dish. Cannabinoid receptor 1 is found on the surface of the long, thin axon (yellow), but not the dendrites (purple). Credit: University of Bristol Researchers at the University of Bristol have made new progress in …
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