Cancer Treatments

The following story first appeared on The Conversation. It’s written by Dr Wai Lui, a Senior Research Fellow at St George’s, University of London, who was the lead researcher on a study which investigated the anti-cancer effects of Sativex in glioma cells. Here he describes his work in detail. Widely...

Marijuana can help in the fight against cancer, according to the United States Federal Government. Say what? Yes, that’s the same United States Federal Government which classifies cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance with no accepted medical benefits. Since 1970, it has been categorically illegal...

This article originally appeared on Cannabis Now. THC has a miraculous capacity to help those who suffer from cancer. The wonder compound increases appetite, reduces nausea and can even help to quell pains that patients suffer from cancer and its unpleasant list of symptoms. However,...

Over the years, I’ve found that many people don’t seem to realize that the vast majority of malignancies aren’t palpable and don’t create symptoms for several years, and sometimes decades. This is a critical point to understand, as our choices today are unmistakably what...

Patients with legal access to medical marijuana reduce their consumption of conventional pharmaceuticals, according to a demographic review of patient characteristics published online in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs.Investigators affiliated with the Medical Marijuana Research Institute in Mesa surveyed responses from 367 state-qualified patients...

There’s an old saying, “Why should a man die while sage grows in his garden?” Sage won’t make anyone immortal, but its anti-viral, anti-microbial and drying effects make it essential for alleviating the mucus and phlegm that come with colder weather. As a culinary herb,...

As you read this review of the scientific literature regarding the therapeutic effects of cannabis and cannabinoids, one thing will become quickly evident: cannabis has a profound influence on the human body. This one herb and its variety of therapeutic compounds seem to affect...

The National Cancer Institute acknowledged in a recent report that marijuana has impressive tumor fighting properties and can help reduce rates of various types of cancers. In a recent update to their website, the NIC published research which has shown that cannabis can have...