Cannabis

Cannabis Use in Adolescence May Alter Development of Cerebral Cortex
More than a third of 12th graders report having used marijuana, also called cannabis. And 78 percent of first-time marijuana users are between the ages of 12 and 20 years. Concerningly, cannabis use… Read More
Cannabis Use in Adolescence May Alter Development of Cerebral Cortex
More than a third of 12th graders report having used marijuana, also called cannabis. And 78 percent of first-time marijuana users are between the ages of 12 and 20 years. Concerningly, cannabis use… Read More
In Young Men, 15% of Schizophrenia Might Be Prevented If Cannabis Use Disorder Is Not Present, Study Finds
A large study involving the health records of 6.9 million people in Denmark over 5 decades has found “strong evidence” of a linkage between cannabis use disorder (CUD) and schizophrenia, in both men… Read More
Large Genome Study Finds a ‘General Addiction Risk Factor’ Commonly Inherited Across Multiple Substance-Use Disorders
In recent years, studies involving large numbers of individuals have identified numerous locations in the human genome where commonly occurring variations in DNA sequence are associated with… Read More
Study Suggests Why Cannabidiol (CBD) Can Help To Reduce Epileptic Seizures in Severe Cases
While there are many different kinds of epileptic seizures, and a diversity of known causes, they share one thing in common: seizures are the result of imbalances in the brain between excitation and… Read More