No significant links between cannabis and diabetes – but ‘the munchies’ could be to blame, say NHS.

There are no poignant links between cannabis use and diabetes, NHS has stressed.

Experts say the commentary of a new investigate suggesting there is a couple do not tell a whole story – and a risk means of weed users building form 2 diabetes could be bad diet brought on by ‘the munchies’.

The strange news came from the University of Minnesota, where scientists analysed some-more than 3,000 Americans, and found that regular, stream users had a 65 per cent aloft risk of building pre-diabetes.

An Irish mother has launched an appeal to help her fund specialist medical marijuana treatment in the US for her baby who has a potentially life-threatening condition.

Yvonne Cahalane, from Dunmanway in West Cork, said she needs to raise €35,000 to fund the treatment for her 21-month-son, Tristan, who has a very rare form of epilepsy which triggers severe seizures.

“We missed out on a place on a medical trial in Carolina because he was too young,” Yvonne said.

“But a neurologist in a hospital in Colorado has agreed to take him on. We would like to be there early in the new year, and we are starting him on a new medication soon to stabilise him for travel. We hope that one year in the States will be enough.”

Compared with young adults who had never smoked marijuana, those who had used it more than 100 times were 40% more likely to develop prediabetes by the time they were middle aged, in a new observational study.

However, heavy use of pot in young adulthood was not associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes in middle age.

LONDON, Sept. 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GW Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq:GWPH) (AIM:GWP) ("GW," "the Company" or "the Group"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapeutics from its proprietary cannabinoid product platform, today announced positive top line results from an exploratory Phase 2a placebo-controlled clinical trial of Cannabidiol (CBD) in 88 patients with schizophrenia who had previously failed to respond adequately to first line anti-psychotic medications. In the trial, patients remained on their anti-psychotic medication and were randomized to receive CBD or placebo as adjunct therapy.

(NaturalNews) A great misunderstanding regarding the therapeutic value of the cannabis plant persists, even within some reform circles. Marijuana is often lumped into the same category as cigarettes, hard drugs, and even alcohol, with the latest trend being to designate cannabis as "less harmful" than these other substances. In reality, cannabis isn't actually harmful at all, and it can help improve the way people think, process and understand information, and even function physically.

Marijuana users may face future risks of developing prediabetes — elevated levels of blood sugar that can be a precursor to full type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.

Current users and those who have used marijuana earlier in life are more likely to have or develop prediabetes than people who have never used it, the researchers say.

Five new cannabis-centric studies warrant major attention

Scientific discoveries are published almost daily in regard to the healing properties of the cannabis.

But most of these findings appear solely in subscription-only peer-reviewed journals and, therefore, go largely unreported by the mainstream media and by the public.

Here are five just-published cannabis-centric studies that warrant attention.

Men Who Smoke Pot Possess a Reduced Risk of Bladder Cancer

Is cannabis use protective against the development of certain types of cancer?

The findings of a just released study in the journal Urology imply that it might be.

After being pushed to the edge, Laura Bryant has found a way to get her life back. Now she lives in fear of having it taken away again.

One in five Australians suffers from chronic pain. For many, conventional medication offers little relief.

This article is part of a series looking at the medical cannabis debate.

Part 1: Cannabis kids

Part2: The politics of pot