research

Cannabis shows promise against chronic insomnia

Australian researchers have uncovered evidence that a cannabis-based treatment could be effective against chronic insomnia.

5 years ago

Medical cannabis can treat seizures if safely integrated

For the last 15 years, I have been treating children and adults who have treatment-resistant epilepsy. I work as a…

5 years ago

Love & Cannabis podcast: Dr. June Chin

New York Medical Marijuana Doctor Junella Chin MD MedleafRX is one of the first doctors in the state to treat her patents…

5 years ago

Cannabis use associated with positive effects on sleep duration in older adults

The daily use of cannabis by older adults is associated with improved sleep duration, according to data published in the journal Cannabis. Researchers…

5 years ago

FAQs about cannabis for women’s sexual health

Women have been using cannabis for their sexual health and pain relief for centuries. The plant has been used for…

5 years ago

The Endocannabinoid System, Explained

Think of the endocannabinoid system, or ECS, as a system that lies over or interfaces with all of the other…

5 years ago

Using cannabis while pregnant does not impair children’s cognition, decades of studies suggest

Across the US, children and their parents routinely face separation and other forms of punishment due to legal and medical…

5 years ago

Five-year follow-up of rural Jamaican children whose mothers used marijuana during pregnancy

Using standardized testing procedures, this study followed the development of children from the prenatal period to the age of 5…

5 years ago

Prenatal Marijuana Exposure and Neonatal Outcomes in Jamaica: A 1994 Ethnographic Study

The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of marijuana (or "'ganja" as it is called in Jamaica)…

5 years ago

Cannabis for stress & anxiety during COVID-19

These days, the majority of patients are contacting me for three reasons: 1) insomnia, 2) anxiety 3), and managing PTSD…

5 years ago