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Articles tagged with: Marijuana
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2018’s most popular health article promoting cannabis’ safety found to be biased and misleading
in urhealthguide, by John Regan
— 20 Dec 2018
“The article fails to point out that only very limited, low-quality evidence supports the use of cannabis for treating chronic pain. The article also fails to describe the potent...
CLAIM REVIEWS
No clinical evidence supports using cannabis to treat cancer or other conditions, although specific chemicals found in cannabis can be medically useful
CLAIM
Cannabis can treat cancer, PTSD, seizures, anxiety, glaucoma, and depression
SOURCE: Drug Possession Laws, Facebook
Published: 09 Sep 2022
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No, marijuana and ginger have not been shown to cure COVID-19
CLAIM
Boil weed and ginger for Covid-19 victims, the virus will vanish
SOURCE: Anonymous, Nsemwoha.com
Published: 31 Mar 2020
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Endocannabinoids in human breast milk are important for human development, but not present in cannabis
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human breast milk naturally contains the same cannabinoids found in the Cannabis plant
SOURCE: Anonymous, CBDLife
Published: 15 Nov 2019
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Study did not report that cannabis smoking leads to “complete remission” of Crohn’s disease, contrary to widely-circulated claim
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smoking marijuana causes ‘complete remission’ of Crohn’s disease
SOURCE: Anonymous, UK Health Expert, BloomsMag
Published: 10 Oct 2019
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Article claiming that the National Cancer Institute “admits marijuana kills cancer” is inaccurate and unsupported
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Cancer Institute Finally Admits Marijuana Kills Cancer
SOURCE: Anonymous, USA Health Times, Healthy Food House
Published: 09 Jul 2019
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No, science has not proven that “cannabis cures cancer”, even though it helps manage some symptoms arising from cancer
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There Are Now 100 Scientific Studies That Prove Cannabis Cures Cancer
SOURCE: Anonymous, Health Magazine
Published: 01 May 2019
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Marijuana has significant health risks, contrary to claims by Internet meme
CLAIM
Marijuana is non-addictive, cures cancer, and grows brain cells
SOURCE: Anonymous, Truth Teller
Published: 25 Apr 2019
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News article accurately reports negative impact of marijuana on teens’ intellectual development
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Marijuana could be making teens less intelligent
SOURCE: Marcelino Benito, KHOU
Published: 15 Mar 2019
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2018’s most popular health article wrongly claims that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol
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Federal study finds marijuana a hundred times less toxic than alcohol, safer than tobacco
SOURCE: John Regan, urhealthguide
Published: 20 Dec 2018
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