A 2017 World Health Organization (WHO) report has found no adverse health outcomes but rather several medical applications for cannabidiol, a.k.a. CBD, despite U.S. federal policy on this cannabinoid chemical. Read full article.
Research: Cannabidiol (CBD) Pre-Review Report, World Health Organization (Nov 2017)
Recent World Health Organization report finds that the main ingredient in medical cannabis is non-addictive and non-toxic.
Can marijuana ease the opioid epidemic? Pew Charitable Trust
- A recent PEW Charitable Trust article explores the relationship between medical marijuana and opioid reduction in New York State. Read full article.
Research: State medical marijuana laws linked to lower prescription overdose deaths, Johns Hopkins University (2014)
- A 2014 study from researchers at Johns Hopkins University finds that U.S. states with medical marijuana laws have 25% fewer opioid deaths when compared with states that do not have medical marijuana laws.
Research: Cannabinoids used in sequence with chemotherapy are a more effective treatment for cancer, International Journal of Oncology (May 2017)
- A 2017 study on cells from researchers at St. George’s University in London and published in the International Journal of Oncology suggests that using cannabinoids alongside chemotherapy may be a more effective treatment for killing cancer cells than using chemotherapy alone. Furthermore, this research suggests that using cannabinoids alongside chemotherapy could achieve the same anticancer effect with a lower dose of chemotherapy. Summary here.