| Marijuana Research Reviews |
Marijuana Research Review, September 1997, Drug
Watch Oregon.
Contents: Prenatal exposure to cocaine and marijuana may lead to craving
by infant. Impact of marijuana intoxication on the brain studied. New controlled
study compares alcohol and marijuana impairment. Significant predictors
of marijuana dependency extracted from national surveys. Dust in cannabis
hemp factories has deleterious impact on workers.
Marijuana Research Review, July 1997, Drug Watch
Oregon.
Contents: Poor results shown using THC to treat AIDS wasting syndrome.
Tashkin study in perspective: Marijuana smoking has serious negative impact
on life expectancy. Pancreas function impaired by alcohol and Marinol/marijuana.
Study reflects double mortality in AIDS patients who used marijuana. Use
of marijuana poses hazards for the elderly.
Marijuana Research Review, March 1997, Drug Watch
Oregon.
Contents: Costa Rican study observes short term memory loss in long
term cannabis users. Study of marijuana-using college students shows impairment.
New Zealand marijuana users view drug's impact on their lives. Cannabis
withdrawal syndrome observed by founders of Haight Ashbury Free Clinics.
Marijuana Research Review, January 1997, Drug
Watch Oregon.
Contents: Marijuana causes Aspergillosis in Kidney Transplant Patient.
Even infrequent marijuana use impairs cognitive skills. Study implicates
THC in suppression of immune system response. Study describes cannabis
dependence. Marijuana use associated with Antisocial Personality Disorder.
Marijuana Research Review, October 1996, Drug
Watch Oregon.
Contents: Study cites marijuana as factor in increased crime and emergency
room episodes. marijuana users incur increased health costs. Lung cancer
causing carcinogen more prevalent in marijuana than tobacco. Marijuana
interferes with brain's ability to metabolize glucose. researcher calls
for more studies of impact of marijuana on brain.
Marijuana Research Review, June 1996, Drug Watch
Oregon.
Contents: Marijuana Smoking associated with kidney damage. British
study illuminates negative aspects of regular marijuana use. Marijuana
cigarett triggers severe hyperthermia. THC causes abnormalities in immune
molecules. rectal THS effective as an appetite stimulant.
Marijuana Research Review, March 1996, Drug
Watch Oregon.
Contents: Damaging effects of prenatal use shows up in older children.
Prenatal use of tobacco and marijuana by adolescent mothers causes increased
damage to infants. Attention imparied by marijuana use. Passive exposure
to cocaine and marijuana impacts children.
Marijuana Research Review, September 1995, Drug
Watch Oregon.
Contents: Use of marijuana and other illicit drugs may play role in
increase of ginital abnormalities and infertility in males. Lower I.Q.
in toddlers linked to prenatal exposure to marijuana. Sleeping probvlems
found in toddleres exposed to marijuanda. Subastance use dureing Vietnam
conflict associated with nine times higher mortality rate thatn that for
civilians. toxic psychosis produced by marijuanda smoking while on Antabuse.
Marijuana Research Review, June 1995, Drug Watch
Oregon.
Contents: Increase in unprotected sex in urban minority youth blamed
on use of alcohol or marijuanda . Delta THC affects matabolism in jumand
blood cellls. Attept made to use marijuanda to treat Tourette's Syndrome.
Study finds self-reporting of illicit drug use differs greatly from actual
test results.
Marijuana Research Review, March 1995, Drug
Watch Oregon.
Contents: Cannabis found to increase frequency of relapse in patients
with schiziphrenia. Smoking tobacco or marijuana reduces antioxidant levels
in HIV infected patients. Study examines the use of phychoactive and addictive
drughs by physicians. Study shows two marijuana cigarettes as harmful as
28 of tobacco.
Marijuana Research Review, January 1995, Drug
Watch Oregon.
Contents: Study shows MS paatients futher impaired by smoking low -THC
marijuana. Low doses of THC found to cause learning deficiits. Marijuana's
implication in a number of chronic diseases reflects its harmful impact
on the immune system. Marijuana not listed in lates review of beneficial
treatment for Multiple Scelerosis. Marijuana use linked to homicide.
Marijuana Research Review, October 1994, Drug
Watch Oregon.
Contents: Dangerous side effects of cocaine are amplified when used
in conjunction with marijuana. Study on use of TH C to treat HI B wating
syndrome shows no weight gain. Review of antin-nausea drugs show restricted
use fo synthetic cannabinoids. Study looks at immunologic impac of tobacco
and marijuana smoke on the lungs.
Marijuana Research Review, July 1994, Drug Watch
Oregon.
Contents: Fungal sinus infection associated with marijuana use. Marijuana
implicated in fatal fungal infection. Marijuana use impairs function in
all areas. Marijuana smokin linked to increased lung dameage. Pre-employment
scteening for maijuana use makes good economic sense. Marijuana continues
to be availale for scintific research.
Marijuana Research Review, February 1994, Drug
Watch Oregon.
Contents: Marijuana absent in 1993 Scientific review of glaucoma treatment.
Suppository form of Delta 9 THC better than oral form for treating appetite
loss. Marijuana carries serious risk for those under treatment for mental
illness. Marijuana components damage the ability of human immune cells
to function.