Add Alzheimer’s and Cancer to the List of Diseases Helped by Marijuana

(The Best Years in Life) Just about everyone who has witnessed a group of people using marijuana knows the conversation is different from the usual. Instead of sports, TV or politics, marijuana users choose topics you’d never expect. Their minds have been expanded, even if what they say seems off the wall to those who are not partaking. They are full of new ideas and new slants on old ideas. Why is this? A study from the Salk Institute published in June has found evidence that the psychoactive component of marijuana, known as THC, may stimulate brain function and remove the plaque buildup on brain neurons that is associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Read More.