Scholarly Papers

Dreher: Breastfeeding and Cannabis

Is it safe to use cannabis while pregnant or nursing? Cannabis can be very effective for the hyperemesis gravidarum (intractable vomiting) that sometimes accompanies pregnancy, but is it toxic for babies? Continue reading

Hazekamp & Grotenhermen: Review on clinical studies with cannabis and cannabinoids

To date, a large number of controlled clinical trials have been done evaluating the therapeutic applications of cannabis and cannabis-based preparations. This current review reports on the more recent clinical data available. Continue reading

Henquet & Cooper: Does Cannabidiol Protect Against the Negative Effects of THC?

Published in the British Journal of Psychiatry (2010) 197, 259-260. Continue reading

Izzo: Non-Psychotropic Plant Cannabinoids

The plant Cannabis sativa produces over 421 chemical compounds, including about 80 terpeno-phenol compounds named phytocannabinoids that have not been detected in any other plant. Continue reading