by adminTorusBrand | Jun 9, 2016 | Scientific Research
Lawmakers passed legislation aimed to stop the United States Department of Veterans Affairs from interfering with veterans seeking their doctor’s recommendation for medical marijuana. Congress has given VA doctors the ability to discuss medical marijuana with...
by adminTorusBrand | Jun 8, 2016 | Scientific Research
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Arizona prevents lecture aimed at recruiting veterans for landmark PTSD study. Dr. Sue Sisley, the long maligned researcher hoping to prove that cannabis will work as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in...
by adminTorusBrand | May 11, 2016 | Scientific Research
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] After being delayed for over half a decade, critical research into the usefulness of cannabis for veterans with PTSD is finally near beginning. “I’m not pro-marijuana,” Dr. Sue Sisley once said. “I’m pro-science.” Nearly six years...
by adminTorusBrand | May 9, 2016 | Scientific Research
A team of Chinese scientists has discovered that cannabinoids help prevent the progression of osteoarthritis by inhibiting a protease enzyme associated with the degradation of joint cartilage. Cannabinoid treatments are effective for reducing osteoarthritis-related...
by adminTorusBrand | May 7, 2016 | Scientific Research
University at Buffalo’s Gene Morse spoke on the potential therapeutic role medical cannabis could play in treating diabetes and nervous system disorders at the 22nd Annual International Diabetes Conference, which ran April 28-30, 2016. University at Buffalo’s Gene...
by adminTorusBrand | Apr 11, 2016 | Scientific Research
A common concern over the passing of cannabis legislation is that it could encourage use by teenagers, but researchers at Columbia University have found that medical marijuana laws do not cause an increase in underage cannabis use. With several states considering...
