CONTACT Research Archives - Page 3 of 11 - Dr. Christian Thurstone

CDC study omits marijuana states

The marijuana states of Colorado, Oregon and Washington are not included in the 2015 state-level Centers for Disease Control’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) study released today. Those states either did not participate or did not have adequate...

Marijuana study has limitations

The Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), recently published a study claiming a significant drop in marijuana-related problems among teenagers, such as addiction and having trouble at school. As with all review of scientific...

DEA eases CBD research requirements

Research of cannabidiol, a non-intoxicating component of the cannabis plant, has been made easier because of new regulations released this week by the Drug Enforcement Administration. The federal agency has waived certain registration requirements for researchers...

Epidiolex helping kids with epilepsy

This week’s annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society has included the presentation and discussion of several papers about Epidiolex, a purified CBD oil produced by GW Pharmaceuticals. Epidiolex, which is now in clinical trials, is widely considered among...

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