Entries by Ohana Gardens

NIDA Research on the Therapeutic Benefits of Cannabis and Cannabinoids

December 15, 2014 in /by

Currently there is considerable interest in the possible therapeutic uses of marijuana (see our fact sheet, “Is Marijuana Medicine?”). As of January 31, 2014, there were 28 active grants related to this topic, funded by NIDA, in 6 different disease categories (see table, below). Therapeutic research is defined here as projects that include (as at […]

Ten Things You Didn’t Know About the History of Marijuana

December 15, 2014 in /by

What do Bill Clinton, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Justin Bieber, Maya Angelou and well over 100 million Americans all have in common? They’ve all smoked pot. Throughout its history, marijuana has attracted plenty of unexpected users and proponents. And much of the history of greenery is now familiar to us—thanks to CNN and History Channel specials, […]