Researchers in Rhode Island studied the value of motivational interviewing + mindfulness meditation. (more…)

Researchers from the Cheyenne Veterans Affairs Medical Center, in Wyoming report that when taken together, 1 patient experienced bleeding from the blood “thinner” warfarin (Coumadin). (more…)

Researchers at Kaohsiung Medical University, in Taiwan reviewed the evidence related to music’s effect on people with different mental illnesses. (more…)

The left coast is a source of many useless studies of “medical” marijuana.

Here’s another from researchers at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, in Kelowna, British Columbia. (more…)

“14 states and the District of Columbia have launched a medical experiment that doesn’t follow any of the rules of science. By approving the use of marijuana as a medicine, they are bypassing the federal government’s elaborate processes for approving medicines.”

It has happened only once before. (more…)

Given that multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with cognitive (reasoning) deterioration, researchers at the University of Toronto, in Ontario, determined the neuropsychological effects of cannabis use in these patients.

Listen up, Montel Williams. (more…)

Medical cannabis is associated with a number of adverse medical and psychiatric consequences.

Dr. Gary Reisfield (photo), who is Chief of Pain Management Services at the University of Florida College of Medicine, in Gainesville, has reviewed the risks. (more…)

The effects of cannabis are mediated via cannabinoid CB1 receptors in the brain.

Researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health, in Bethesda, Maryland, measured the effects of chronic daily cannabis smokers on these receptors. (more…)

Researchers at the University College London, in the UK, report on the acute negative effects of smoking pot.

Here are their results and why they’re important. (more…)

Researchers at the University of Toronto, in Ontario studied the relationship. (more…)

Effective options to treat patients with chronic pain are limited.

Researchers at the University of Toronto reviewed lots of different forms of cannabis. (more…)

Researchers at Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tennessee, studied non-treatment seeking cannabis-dependent adults. (more…)

Neuropathic pain is a complex, chronic pain state that usually is accompanied by tissue injury.

Researchers at McGill University, in Montreal, Quebec, report that inhaled medical marijuana is better than no treatment… but not by much. (more…)

Researchers at Prince of Wales Hospital, in New South Wales, Australia, reviewed the evidence to determine the extent to which use of cannabis, alcohol, and other psychoactive substances affect the age at onset of psychosis. (more…)

Researchers at Universite de Toulouse, in France, assessed cannabis-related adverse events leading to hospitalization, and the corresponding annual risk. (more…)

Ms. Leslie Bohner at Touro University in Vallejo, California summarizes the risks of medical marijuana. (more…)

Past studies on the impact of driving under the influence of cannabis on traffic safety showed that during the acute period of intoxication, cannabis diminishes driving faculties and raises the risk of collision.

Researchers from University de Montreal, in Quebec studied the association between impulsivity or sensation-seeking and the risk of driving under the influence of cannabis. (more…)

Research suggests that cannabis use has a negative effect on onset and outcome of schizophrenia.

Now, researchers at Eli Lilly Nederland at Houten, The Netherlands report, “cannabis users experienced less satisfaction with life and had a lower probability of having a relationship compared with nonusers.” (more…)

Researchers from the University of Patras Medical School in Greece have reviewed the data.

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The Cochrane review concludes there’s not enough supporting data. (more…)