2018 Benchmark Cannabis Research Studies

April 5, 2018

Only three full months in and we’ve seen three exciting benchmark cannabis research headlines already. 2018 is shaping up to be the year of cannabis!

A Case For Balanced THC And CBD In Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Published: January 1, 2018

This study by Austrian scientists determined that CB1 receptor activation has tumour-suppressing effects in colon cancer.

This isn’t the first laboratory study hinting at the anti-cancer effects of certain cannabinoids. But with the aggressive nature of colon cancer and the prevalence in men after a certain age, prevention is a problem for which a solution is much sought after.

Cannabis Is Safe And Effective At Treating Pain In The Elderly

Published: February 2, 2018

This study found that cannabis therapy is safe and effective for elderly patients (65 and older) experiencing:

cancer symptoms
Crohn’s disease
multiple sclerosis
Parkinson’s disease
post-traumatic stress disorder
ulcerative colitis

Six months in, over 18 percent of patients in the study quit using opioid analgesics or at least reduced their use.

The most common side-effects the subjects had to deal with? Dizziness and dry mouth reported in just 10% and 7% of cases, respectively.

THC Enhances The Pain-Relieving Effects Of Opioids In Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Study

Published: February 5, 2018

Using a double-blinded, placebo-controlled design to test smoked cannabis (0% or 5.3% THC) in combination with oxycodone at either the lowest pain-relieving dose (5 mg) or sub-threshold (2.5 mg), scientists found that in combination, 5.3% THC cannabis and sub-threshold oxycodone caused substantial pain reduction.

April 5, 2018

by Alana Armstrong

Alana Armstrong writes about cannabis, marijuana, pot, weed, and whatever else you might call it. As a newly-minted ACMPR patient, she gained first-hand experience of the amazing benefits cannabis; now she is a passionate advocate for legalization and entrepreneurship. While she stills continues to hypothesize about why the collaboration between Vanessa Beecroft and Kanye matters, her mission is now re-focused on the Green Rush in Canada and the US