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If you smoke marijuana, you will permanently lose 8 IQ points as chronic THC exposure hastens the age-related loss of hippocampal neurons. The resulting impairments
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director It was less than a year ago when the mainstream media was chock-full of headlines like this one: ‘Brain
Marijuana opponents constantly claim that marijuana harms your brain. When pressured for proof, marijuana opponents always offer up the same studies that have been debunked
NORML’s Deputy Director today on Alternet.org addressed new media claims that cannabis use can potentially shrink the brain: [excerpt] A new study identifying minor differences
Courtesy of The Joint Blog A new study being published in next month’s issue of the journal Biochemical Society Transactions, and published online early by the National Institute of
London, United Kingdom: The administration of THC, the primary psychoactive component in cannabis, modulates emotional processing in healthy volunteers, according to placebo-controlled crossover trial data published online by the journal European
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director The administration of THC modulates emotional processing in healthy volunteers, according to placebo-controlled crossover trial data published online by the journal European Neuropsychopharmacology. Investigators
Courtesy of The Joint Blog A new study published in the journal Cerebral Cortex has found evidence that activation of the body’s cannabinoid receptors may lead to neuroprotective benefits which
Courtesy of The Joint Blog A new study published recently in the journal Neurochemistry International has found that a compound in cannabis can help grow brain cells. “We tested
Courtesy of The Joint Blog A new study published in this month’s issue of the journal Neuropsychopharmacology has found that compounds in cannabis may offer protection against chronic stress, including
By TheJointBlog.Com A new study published in this month’s issue of the International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology has found that cannabidiol (CBD) - one of the primary compounds of cannabis –
A new study conducted at the Institute of Molecular Psychiatry at the University of Bonn in Germany has found that cannabis triggers the release of antioxidants, which
New research published in the journals Behavioural Brain Research andExperimental Brain Research has found that even minimalistic amounts of marijuana may help fight brain damage. Pharmacologist Josef Sarne of Tel
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Brain imaging research published this month in the journal Molecular Psychiatry provides physiological evidence as to why cannabis may mitigate certain symptoms of post-traumatic
Marijuana supporters have long known that marijuana has amazing medicinal properties. It seems like the rest of the world is just now catching up to
The April issue of the scientific journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Results is scheduled to contain a report analyzing brain scans of teenage alcohol and marijuana users. The results
UK–(ENEWSPF)–21 December 2012. The pain relief offered by cannabis varies greatly between individuals, a brain imaging study carried out at the University of Oxford suggests.
Your Brain Likes Hemp Research has shown that a diet with a proper balance of Omega-6 to Omega-3 fatty acids – such as in hemp
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