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BudMed Bulletin for 12 Mar 2026
In this issue:
No evidence cannabis causes dementia!
Has a trigger for CMS been found?!
CBD kills skin cancer cells!
CBD with B12 could supercharge protection against neuro degeneration!
People using cannabis for anxiety saw anxiety plummet 35-40%!
Welcome to this week's edition of our Medical Cannabis Newsletter (March 10, 2026) — your go-to source for the freshest research and insights on cannabis in health and wellness.A major new study in the British Medical Journal Mental Health (February 2026) provides reassuring evidence: cannabis use shows no strong link to accelerated cognitive decline, faster brain aging, or increased dementia risk in older adults, based on large UK and US cohorts plus genetic analyses ruling out causation — and some prior research even suggests benefits for symptom management in dementia patients.Let’s dive in!
The British Medical Journal reports: No evidence cannabis causes dementia!
Or robs older adults of brainpower over time!
Cannabis use doesn't seem to cause faster brain aging, thinking decline over the years, or higher dementia risk in older adults.
Based on these very large groups, there's no strong sign that using cannabis seriously harms brain health or speeds up dementia in this age group.
The genetic tests found no evidence that cannabis use actually causes poorer thinking or higher dementia risk
Many studies show cannabis actually helps dementia patients!
A PubMed study reports: Has a trigger for CHS been found?!
Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome is in all the news lately, and doctors are stumped as to what triggers it. Is alcohol the trigger?
Each time, his severe vomiting attacks started about one week after he drank just a single dose (like one shot) of alcohol.
The pattern was the same every time (alcohol → about 1 week later → attack), so this suggests that even one small amount of alcohol might act as a new and specific trigger for CHS in some users.
This is something doctors haven't reported much before.
Why Burned-Out Professionals Are Turning to CBD
Long hours, heavy workloads and frustrating coworkers: job burnout is on the rise. Savvy professionals are turning to CBD and its sister compound, CBG, to manage work stress and burnout without losing focus.
Like CBD, CBG is a non-intoxicating compound found naturally in the hemp plant that is known for helping to manage mild/temporary anxiety. And these benefits are backed by science: participants in a 2022 CBDistillery study who took CBD + CBG reported:
Reduced mild or temporary anxiety and tension
Increased focus and mental clarity
That CBD + CBG was more effective than other treatments they tried in the past
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This study reports: CBD kills skin cancer cells TWICE as effectively as common chemo cream!
CBD killed the cancer cells more effectively:
it took only about half the concentration to stop half the cells compared to 5-FUIn other words, CBD was roughly twice as potent at killing these cancer cells in the dish.Combining computer predictions and real lab tests,
CBD looks like a promising option for treating this skin cancer.
A study from NIH reports: CBD with B12 could supercharge protection against neuro degeneration!
CBD (one main non-psychoactive cannabinoid) is especially good at:
Reducing inflammation in the brain by calming down immune cells called microglia
Providing multiple layers of protection for brain cells (neuro protection), including helping prevent harmful protein clumps
There's growing interest in combining cannabinoids (especially CBD) with vitamin B12:Both support overall brain health, balance in the body, and proper nervous system function
Vitamin B12 helps with nerve protection, energy in cells, and even new brain cell growth in areas like the hippocampus (important for memory)
Together, CBD + vitamin B12 might work better than either alone (a synergistic effect), offering a more complete approach to slowing or managing these brain diseases.
This PubMed study reports: People using cannabis for anxiety saw anxiety plummet 35-40%!
For flower (smoked/vaped products): Products with THC + CBD led to the biggest drop in anxiety (about 39.5% reduction).
Mostly CBD products came next (about 34.8% reduction).
Mostly THC products helped the least (only about 7.8% reduction). For edibles: When people used mostly CBD edibles, their anxiety dropped by about 24.9% over the month.
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