Category archives for: Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR)

Leading U.S. Medical Marijuana Researcher Says Current Classification “Not Tenable”

University of California, San Diego psychiatry professor Dr. Igor Grant is the director of the CMCR. (Photo credit: Sam Hodgson)

Director of cannabis research center says classification and political controversy are “obstacles to medical progress” By Kris Hermes  |  Published in Americans for Safe Access Dr. Igor Grant, director of the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR), and two other investigators published a study in the most recent issue of The Open Neurology Journal, which concluded [...]

Jul 30 2012 | Posted in 411 Contributors,Americans for Safe Access,California,Cancer,Cannabidiol,Cannabinoid Receptors,Cannabinoids,Cannabis Science,Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR),Crohn's Disease,Endogenous Cannabinoid Signaling System (eCBss),Featured,Inflammation,Kris Hermes,Latest Headlines,Legislation,Medical 411,Multiple Sclerosis,Organizations,States and Laws | Read More »

Co-Director at UC San Diego’s Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research Reveals Medicinal Use in Contrast to DEA’s Position

"Neuropathy... suggest that cannabis may have a therapeutic value... It reduces pain by about 30% in roughly half of the subjects," says Dr. Atkinson, from the University of California's CMCR Study.

By Uprising Radio |  July 15, 2011 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently ruled that Marijuana has “no accepted medical use.” This came in a long-overdue response to The Cannabis Rescheduling Petition, which was successfully circulated in 2002. The petition outlines a scientific argument for why the federal government must legally recognize the accepted medical [...]

Jul 15 2011 | Posted in California,Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR),Featured,Latest Headlines,Medical 411,Neuropathy,Organizations,Pain Management,Physician Story,Sleeping disorders,States and Laws | Read More »

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