June 5th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

Medical marijuana users may soon have their choice of a nationally branded cannabis option, as a former Microsoft executive announced plans for developing “the Starbucks” of both recreational and medical cannabis.
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McNuggets? Starbuds? Former Microsoft Exec to Launch First National Marijuana Brand
Tags: cannabis, Jamen Shively, mearijuana, medical marijuana, Microsoft
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May 16th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

Marijuana continues to make its case as being more than just something to do while listening to Pink Floyd records. The latest: it may prevent the development of bladder cancer.
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New Research Shows Marijuana May Lower Cancer Risk
Tags: bladder cancer, cancer, cannabis, marijuana, medical marijuana
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October 14th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

Multiple sclerosis sufferers may have a new weapon in treating painful muscle stiffness affecting nearly 90 percent of its victims: marijuana.
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Marijuana Twice as Effective as Placebo in Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
Tags: marijuana, marijuana treatment, medical marijuana, multiple sclerosis, multiple sclerosis treatment, uses for marijuana
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August 24th, 2012 - Lacy

A U.S. company called Medical Marijuana Inc. has acquired a 50 percent stake in CanChew BioTechnologies, a company that focuses on making marijuana chewing gum for use in pain management, anti-nausea applications and other medical areas.
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Chew, Chew, Blow? Medical Marijuana Chewing Gum Coming to a Retailer Near You
Tags: cannabis, medical marijuana
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July 16th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

A medical marijuana drug in development may actually aid in weight loss, says new research currently underway at the University of Buckingham in Buckinghamshire, England in partnership with GW Pharmaceuticals.
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Medical Marijuana ‘Drug’ May Aid in Weight Loss (But What About the Munchies?)
Tags: aid in weight loss, cannabinoids, marijuana, marijuana drug, marijuana drugs, medical marijuana, smoking marijuana, the munchies, weight-loss
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