If THC makes people forgetful, one might expect that blocking the CB1 receptor will promote focus. It doesn’t.
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Cannabis has been at the center of one of the most exciting—and underreported—developments in modern science. Research on marijuana’s effects led directly to the discovery of a hitherto unknown biochemical communication system in the human body, the Endocannabiod System, which plays a crucial role in regulating our physiology, mood, and everyday experience.
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Placebo Genetics
The placebo effect accounts for roughly half of the efficacy of opioids and antidepressants.
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Cannabis Is Not Toxic in Pregnancy
To what extent is research on cannabis in pregnancy complicated by tobacco?
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Why Pregnant Women May Justifiably Choose to Use Cannabis
“What about the children?” is a mantra that has been used to propel prohibition with misplaced fear.
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Can Cannabis Harm Your Fetus?
Project CBD responds to California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
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Birthing Complications
CBD could protect against hypoxic ischemia, a complication that prevents a baby from getting enough oxygen during birth.
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Cannabis Mitigates Alcohol Toxicity
Drinking was associated with increases in interleukin 6, but the association was ameliorated in cannabis users.
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THC with Antipsychotics
A new study suggests an antipsychotic called haloperidol decreases the psychoactive effects of THC.
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CB1 Kinetics
This study shows that measuring a compound’s affinity for CB1 should be done at multiple time points.
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CB1, Gene Expression & Obesity
A new study describes how CB1 inhibition by Rimonabant leads to changes in gene regulation.