Around 40 percent of children with an uncommon disorder had 50 percent fewer seizures while taking the marijuana derivative. Cannabidiol, a compound derived from marijuana, lessoned seizures in some children with a severe epileptic disorder, according to a double-blind, placebo-controlled study published yesterday (May 25) in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study was sponsored by GW
Those were the basics, below are a few more details about each point. The minimum age is 21. Marijuana is now treated similarly to alcohol, so no underage growing. While teenagers love growing weed – it’s a fun science project – the current law says growing is an adult sport. Possess no more than 6
In young mice, THC had the opposite effect. Treatment with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the activate ingredient in marijuana, can restore cognition in old mice and induce molecular changes that make them more similar to young animals, scientists reported today (May 8) in Nature Medicine. Previous studies have reported that as humans age, the brain’s endogenous cannabinoid system begins to
As more states legalize therapeutic cannabis, some caution against overprescribing the drug, the benefits of which have not been rigorously tested in clinical trials. With New York State poised to become the latest inductee into the legal medical marijuana club, The New York Times explored the science behind weed’s effect on the variety of ills it’s used