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Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  [[{“value”:” A federal government agency has published a wide-ranging series of scientific reports on marijuana and cancer as part of an effort to better understand “core questions” around patients’ relationship with cannabis—including sourcing, cost, behavioral patterns, patient–provider communications and reasons for use. One study looks specifically […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  [[{“value”:” Researchers looking into the effects of medical marijuana use on brain processes say in a new federally funded paper published by the American Medical Association that cognitive attributes such as working memory, reward and inhibitory control were not significantly affected after a year of cannabis […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  [[{“value”:” A new federally funded study on cannabis use and parenting finds that parents typically don’t consume marijuana while their kids are present. Those who used cannabis, however, were also significantly likely to report positive parenting behaviors in the same timeframe that they consumed the drug. […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  [[{“value”:” New research by the medical cannabis company Leafwell suggests that state-level medical marijuana legalization may significantly reduce health insurance costs. In states with legal medical cannabis, companies paid 3.4 percent less for health insurance premiums compared to where marijuana remained illegal—a savings of about $238 […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  [[{“value”:” A new study finds that patients who used medical marijuana for three months improved on a variety of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measures, including physical functioning, bodily pain, social functioning, fatigue and general health. “Gains were observed in all HRQoL domains assessed after three […]