CBD Is A ‘Promising Candidate’ For Treating Depression With ‘Few Side Effects,’ New Scientific Review Concludes
Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More A new scientific review says there’s “accumulating” evidence that the marijuana component CBD “has antidepressant properties in humans and animals with few side effects” and may also aid in the reduction of inflammation and formation of new brain cells. “In summary,” says the manuscript, newly accepted […]
CBD Reduces Cravings For Alcohol Among People With Drinking Problems, New Study Shows
Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More Results of a new study indicate that a single, 800-milligram dose of CBD can help manage certain alcohol cravings among people with alcohol use disorder (AUD), supporting the use of the marijuana component as a potential treatment option for problem drinkers. Published this month in the […]
Researchers Published More Than 35,000 Studies On Marijuana Over The Past Decade, NORML Analysis Shows
Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More Researchers worldwide published more than 4,000 scientific papers related to marijuana in 2024, according to a new analysis by the advocacy group NORML. It’s the fourth consecutive year see that level of output. All told, since the beginning of 2014, there have been more than 35,000 […]
New Study Finds ‘No Support’ For Fear That Marijuana Legalization Normalizes Impaired Driving
Contrary to concerns among some critics that legalizing marijuana would normalize cannabis-impaired driving, a new study found “no support that marijuana legalization increased tolerant behaviors and attitudes toward driving after marijuana use.” The report, authored by researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University and published late last month in Biometrical Journal, used data […]
Legalizing Marijuana Led To ‘Immediate Decline’ In Opioid Overdose Deaths In U.S. States, New Research Concludes
A newly published paper examining the effects of adult-use marijuana legalization on opioid overdose deaths says there’s a “consistent negative relationship” between legalization and fatal overdoses, with more significant effects in states that legalized cannabis earlier in the opioid crisis. Authors of the new analysis, published to the preprint repository Social Science Research Network (SSRN), […]
Teen Marijuana Use Continues To Drop As More States Legalize, Federally Funded Study Shows, Contradicting Opponents’ Claims
Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More [[{“value”:” Even as more states have legalized marijuana, rates of teen use are on the decline. There was also a significant drop in perceptions by youth that cannabis is easy to access in 2024 despite the widening adult-use marketplace, according to the latest federally funded national […]
