Researchers in the United Kingdom will be studying the effects of medical cannabis on children with brain tumors in a first of its kind study.
09 May
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05 Feb
Medical Marijuana And Mesothelioma
Several studies have found biologically active marijuana components called cannabinoids are effective in managing symptoms associated with mesothelioma.
02 Feb
Medical Marijuana and Chemotherapy
Patient Story: Jeff Moroso Newsweek – Medical Marijuana and Chemotherapy – After a successful surgery to remove a cancer-ridden section of Jeff Moroso’s large intestine in the spring of 2013, the oncologist sat down with his patient to prepare him for what would come next: 12 rounds of punishing chemotherapy, once every two weeks for
01 Feb
Patient Story – Daughter Starts Medical Marijuana Collective After Mothers Passing
After her mothers quality of life improved, Diana Peña became an advocate for medical cannabis. Her mother outlived life expectancy by more than a year.
18 Jan
Grandfather Arrested For Giving Granddaughter With Cancer Pot Cookies
“My granddaughter means more to me than some stupid Texas law that would rather she suffer. I was doing this out of compassion and for all the right reasons” Makayla Farley, 20, left, has stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Her grandpa Phillip Blanton, right, traveled from California to Houston to bring her pot-laced cookies to help
09 Jan
New Pancreatic Cancer and Medical Marijuana Study
Pancreatic Cancer One of Deadliest Diseases New Pancreatic Cancer and Medical Marijuana Study- Researchers are to test whether medical cannabis can pave a breakthrough in the treatment of pancreatic cancer, one of the most lethal diseases on the planet. Curtin University’s School of Biomedical Sciences is poised to start testing cannabis formulations against human pancreatic
14 Dec
United States Senator Admits to Using Marijuana As Medicine
Senator Uses Medical Marijuana For Hodgkin Lymphoma United States Senator Admits to Using Marijuana As Medicine- State Sen. Mike Folmer, who pushed a medical marijuana legalization bill (That became law) in Pennsylvania earlier this year, used medical marijuana while undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He used marijuana in conjunction with chemotherapy and said he has
12 Oct
Illinois Patient Waits 5 Months for Marijuana
Cancer Patient Waits 5 Months for Medicine At the moment, Illinois has 19 grow facilities spread across the state. Those sites serve about 11,000 patients. Thats about 578 patients for each football-field sized lot, used exclusively for growing marijuana. With the amount they are harvesting you would think there would be a surplus of medical marijuana,
26 May
University Study Finds That Most Patients Benefit From Medical Marijuana Treatment
First research into legal cannabis usage revealed at international health conference in Jerusalem. The first study on the characteristics of patients with Health Ministry permission for treatment with medical marijuana – until now an unknown field – was revealed on Wednesday at the Sixth International Jerusalem Conference on Health Policy. The conference was organized by