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Biological Activity of Cannabis sativa L. Extracts Critically Depends on Solvent Polarity and Decarboxylation

SCC Member Gretchen E. Maurer, DO, MS and colleagues examine the current research potential for cannabis in sports medicine.

Cannabinoids infused mouthwash products are as effective as chlorhexidine on inhibition of total-culturable bacterial content in dental plaque samples

Author: Kumar Vasudevan & Veronica Stahl Published in The Journal of Cannabis Research June 2020 Abstract Background  Dental plaque is a global health problem affecting people of various age groups. Cannabinoids…

Prenatal marijuana and alcohol exposure and academic achievement at age 10.

Authors: Lidush Goldschmidt, Gale A Richardson, Marie D Cornelius, Nancy L Day
Neurotoxicology and Teratology, July-August 2004

The effects of prenatal marijuana and alcohol exposure on school achievement at 10 years of age were examined. Women were interviewed about their substance use at the end of each trimester of pregnancy, at 8 and 18 months, and at 3, 6, 10, 14, and 16 years. The women were of l…

Chronic administration of cannabidiol to healthy volunteers and epileptic patients.

Authors: Jomar M. Cunha, E.A. Carlini, Aparecido E. Pereira, Oswaldo L. Ramos, Camilo Pimentel, et al
Pharmacology, 1980

In phase 1 of the study, 3 mg/kg daily of cannabidiol (CBD) was given for 30 days to 8 health human volunteers. Another 8 volunteers received the same number of identical capsules containing glucose as placebo in a double-blind setting. Neurological and physical examinations…