Marijuana Research Reviews
 


Marijuana Research Review, February 1998, Drug Watch Oregon.
Contents: A British review of Cannabis. Review of medical research on Dronabinol (Delta 9-THC) and marijuana. Editorial review of impact of cannabis use on mental health. Study examines impact on tracheobronchial health of habitual smokers of "crack", marijuana and/or tobacco. Profuse bleeding results from marijuana smoker's experiment.

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.

 

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