Melbourne, Australia: The adjunctive use of CBD safely and effectively reduces severe anxiety in young people, according to clinical data published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Australian researchers assessed the daily administration of CBD in a cohort of 31 young people (ages 12 to 25) with refractory anxiety. Participants self-titrated their daily doses of CBD (between 400 mgs and 800 mgs) over a …
Quebec, Canada: Authorized medical cannabis patients are at low risk for psychiatric hospitalizations resulting from their marijuana use, according to data published in the journal Substance Use & Misuse. Canadian researchers assessed marijuana-related hospitalizations among a cohort of over 23,000 authorized medical cannabis patients. (Canada has legalized the use of cannabis products for both medical purposes and for adult use.) Specifically, investigators tracked incidences …
Los Angeles, CA: Current cannabis use is associated with deceased disease severity in patients hospitalized for COVID 19, according to data published in the Journal of Cannabis Research. Researchers affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles conducted a retrospective analysis of 1,831 COVID patients admitted to two medical centers in California. They reported, “Active cannabis users …
Montreal, Canada: Cannabis products are associated with symptom relief among fibromyalgia (FM) patients, according to data published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research. Canadian researchers assessed the efficacy of medical cannabis products (flower or extracts) over a one-year period in a cohort of patients with FM. Investigators assessed patients’ levels of pain intensity, sleep quality, and depression/anxiety every three months. All of the …
Washington, DC: Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA) and David Joyce (R-OH) have introduced legislation, the Developing and Nationalizing Key Cannabis Research Act of 2022, to provide designated funding for clinical research into the therapeutic benefits of cannabis. The legislation authorizes the Director of the National Institutes of Health to designate “institutions of higher education as Centers for Excellence in Cannabis Research for the purpose of interdisciplinary research …
Syracuse, NY: Patients with advanced cancer respond favorably to medical cannabis, according to data published in the journal Cureus. Investigators affiliated with Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, New York evaluated cancer patients’ use of cannabis for palliative purposes. All of the participants in the trial were enrolled in the state’s medical cannabis registry. Consistent with prior data, the majority of subjects (85 percent) reported symptom …
Belmont, MA: Many middle-aged women acknowledge consuming cannabis products to alleviate menopause-related symptoms, according to survey data published in the journal Menopause. A team of researchers affiliated with McLean Hospital and with Harvard Medical School in Boston surveyed 258 women (median age: 51 years old) regarding their use of cannabis. The majority of respondents (79 percent) said that cannabis effectively treats menopause-related symptoms. Women …
Baltimore, MD: A significant percentage of hemp-derived CBD topical products contain percentages of CBD and THC that differ significantly from what is listed on their packaging, according to data published in the journal JAMA Network Open. A team of researchers affiliated with John Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration assessed the purity of 105 commercially available hemp-derived CBD …
Montgomery, AL: Whole-plant CBD extracts exhibit anti-bacterial activity against various species of salmonella, according to preclinical data published in the journal Molecules. Salmonella species are among the most common and prevalent foodborne pathogens worldwide. A team of scientists affiliated with Alabama State University assessed the efficacy of CBD as an anti-bacterial agent against salmonella newington and salmonella typhimurium. Researchers determined that CBD extracts inhibited salmonella …
New York, NY: Patients with a history of cannabis use are less likely than non-users to experience adverse medical outcomes following thoracolumbar (lower back) spinal fusion (TLF) surgery, according to data published in The Iowa Orthopedic Journal. A team of orthopedic specialists affiliated with the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn assessed the relationship between cannabis use and …