Cannabis use during pregnancy may harm baby's brain!
Prefrontal cortex is a region of the brain which controls memory, complex cognition, decision-making, and is linked to a person's personality.
Jun 21, 2016, 14:06 PM IST
Long-term marijuana use can lead to tooth loss!
Tobacco users were found to have gum disease as well as reduced lung function, systemic inflammation and indicators of poorer metabolic health.
Jun 02, 2016, 13:50 PM IST
Enforce strict laws to curb drugs: Himachal CM
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday said there are areas in the state that are known for cultivation of cannabis and opium and the practice needs to be curbed by enforcing strict laws.
Apr 18, 2016, 21:39 PM IST
New-found hope for epilepsy patients in the form of Marijuana
Various reports have suggested that parents of children with severe epilepsy have claimed incredible recoveries when their children were given cannabidiol, a derivative of marijuana.
Apr 04, 2016, 08:53 AM IST
Cannabis use can affect your ability to recognise emotion
Cannabis users showed a greater response to faces showing negative expression, particularly angry, than controls.
Mar 01, 2016, 12:39 PM IST
Colombia fully legalises marijuana for medical use!
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a decree legalising the medical use of marijuana.
Dec 23, 2015, 18:03 PM IST
How marijuana use leads to severe mental disorder
Cannabis or marijuana use increases neural noise in the brain, leading to a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality, says an Indian-origin researcher.
Dec 04, 2015, 14:47 PM IST
`Skunk-like` weed risks your brain
The study found that frequent use of high potency cannabis was linked to significantly higher mean-diffusivity (MD), a marker of damage in white matter structure.
Nov 29, 2015, 09:25 AM IST
High-potency cannabis kills white matter in brain
Smoking high-potency cannabis can damage a crucial part of the brain responsible for communication between the two brain hemispheres, researchers warn.
Nov 27, 2015, 13:19 PM IST
Marijuana use in US doubled in past decade
Marijuana use disorders also increased substantially, from 1.5 percent of the adult population in 2001-2002 to 2.8 percent in 2012-2013.
Oct 22, 2015, 16:50 PM IST
Marijuana may not be `gateway` drug
Contradicting the common belief that weed is a gateway drug, a researcher has claimed that smoking pot does not necessarily cause addiction to other drugs.
Oct 17, 2015, 16:21 PM IST
Croatia legalises cannabis for medicinal use
The Croatian government on Thursday legalised the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes, which may be prescribed to patients suffering from diseases such as multiple sclerosis, cancer, epilepsy or AIDS.
Oct 16, 2015, 00:22 AM IST
Australian state to grow cannabis for medical reason
The Victorian state of Australia is preparing to grow marijuana in a bid to treat a plethora of serious medical illnesses.
Sep 11, 2015, 14:31 PM IST
