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Marijuana Prescription Drug Hopes for FDA Approval by 2013

A British company known as GW Pharma hopes to get approval for the first ever prescription drug derived from the cannabis plant to help treat cancer patients. The company hopes to have FDA approval by 2013 so they can release the medicine in the form of a mouth spray. They are now in advanced trial periods testing the drug which will be developed from raw marijuana rather than synthetic equivalents. Continue Reading

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Traits of Individuals Who Use Both Marijuana and Alcohol

There has been extensive research conducted on the effects of alcohol. There has been increasing understanding of the effects of marijuana as well. Because those who use alcohol are most likely to choose to also use marijuana over other types of drugs, it is important to understand the consequences of pairing the two substances. Continue Reading

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Mouth Spray Could Help Kick Cannibas Addiction

Currently, there is no drug to combat the craving for marijuana. In order to kick the habit, individuals work through the rigorous weeks of detox and rehabilitation. But a new study gives hope to those who would like to speed their recovery with the aid of medicine. Continue Reading

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Marijuana Smokers Twice As Likely to Cause Automobile Accidents

Researchers at Columbia University say that drivers who smoke marijuana and drive within three hours of using it are two times more likely than other drivers to become involved in an automobile accident, according to a recent post on USA Today. They also said that users face higher risks of crashes if they smoke it more often or have larger concentrations of marijuana compounds in their blood. Continue Reading

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Is Legalized Marijuana Destroying Your Community?

Few topics are more controversial than the legalization of drugs. Fears abound, with many believing that legal marijuana is leading to increased drug abuse among youth and entire communities that have fallen victim to marijuana addiction.

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Cannabis Associated with Depressive Symptoms

Cannabis is often heralded for its euphoric effects. Its use has been a popular debate because many feel it could be beneficial to those who suffer from chronic pain. However, many experts feel that some suspected negative effects of cannabis, such as psychosis, may be too dangerous to seriously consider the drug for medical use. Continue Reading

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Linking Psychosis to Synthetic Cannabis

There is widespread debate about the medical use of cannabis for treating chronic pain in some patients. While advocates believe that the uses of cannabis are significant for those suffering, there have been some concerns about the side effects associated with the drug. For instance, previous research has linked cannabis use with psychotic episodes, in some instances the psychosis becoming an ongoing problem. Continue Reading

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The Connection between Marijuana and Emotions

Despite marijuana’s reputation as an effective painkiller for chronic conditions, it has been connected with serious risks, such as the development of psychotic episodes as use continues and some studies have designated marijuana to be dangerous because it often leads to the use of other, more potent drugs. Studies have also linked marijuana use early in life to the development of schizophrenia later.

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Study Examines the Way Marijuana Alters Emotions

Marijuana and other drugs act on the cannabinoid receptors in the brain, but the mechanisms underlying the mood-altering effects of these drugs in the brain are mostly unknown. Steven Laviolette of the University of Western Ontario has identified an important brain pathway that is responsible for the effects of cannibinoid drugs on the brain’s processing of emotional information. These findings could also help explain the possible association between marijuana use and schizophrenia.

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DEA Announces Ban on Fake Marijuana

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued its emergency scheduling authority to control the five chemicals used to make “fake pot” products (JWH-018, JWH-073, JWH-200, CP-47,497, and cannabicyclohexanol) in an effort to prevent what it describes as an “imminent threat to public health and safety.” Because these chemicals—used in such brand name products as “K2,” “Spice,” “Red X Dawn,” and “Blaze”—have not been approved by the FDA for human consumption and no oversight of their manufacturing process is currently in place, the DEA has placed a 12-month ban on the chemicals so it and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) can investigate whether the synthetic chemicals should be permanently controlled.

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