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Last week I attended Cannalex in Paris, a conference presenting the results of a study conducted by French academics comparing regulation experiences of cannabis in the States of Washington, Colorado, and Uruguay. The results show that reforming cannabis is no easy task. This study focused on the context in which the reforms took place and […]
The complex relationship between cannabis and anxiety has been well documented, with some sufferers reporting that the drug helps them to relax into the present moment and others saying it has a tendency to exacerbate their symptoms by fuelling nervous thoughts. For the first time ever, however, a study has found that routine cannabis use […]
ALAMEDA — Trustees with the Alameda Unified School District want any marijuana business to be at least 1,000 feet from any school, pointing to research that shows marijuana can be especially harmful to young people. Trustees also want revenue generated from pot clubs and dispensaries — predicted to be up to $1.6 million annually — […]
Salinas A Castroville cannabis operation seeking to become the state’s first supplier for federally approved and funded marijuana research got Monterey County’s blessing on Wednesday. By a unanimous vote, the county Planning Commission approved a use permit for the Biopharmaceutical Research Company’s proposed medical cannabis facility in an existing 8,000-square-foot Commercial Parkway industrial building. The […]
Posted October 12, 2017 18:09:27 Photo: Ben Oakley with his father Michael, right, and a family friend. (Supplied: Ben Oakley) Ben Oakley’s life would be far more challenging without the medicinal cannabis oil he is forced to buy on the black market. The 21-year-old suffers from a one-in-a-million neurological disease called stiff-person syndrome that causes […]
Seriously ill patients who are turning to medical cannabis for life-saving treatment are being sold fake, poisonous and intoxicating products manufactured in backyard laboratories across Australia. The unlicensed suppliers are sending cannabis oil that contains dangerous chemicals that could lead to cancer, and then charging people $6000 for up to three months’ supply. The unregulated products […]
Let’s start with some weed trivia. Did you know marijuana plants have more than 120 chemical compounds? The primary — and most infamous — is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which gets you high. That’s why the majority of cannabis research has focused on THC. Until recently. In the past decade, there has been a surge of studies […]
According to a report by New Frontier Data, medical cannabis sales in 2017 are forecast to grow to $5.3 billion, which is 67% of total cannabis sales. The report projects that by 2025, medical sales in current legal states are forecast to grow to $13.2 billion, which will account for 55% of total cannabis sales. Adult use […]
The legalisation of medicinal cannabis in Australia was largely enabled by the Narcotic Drugs Amendment Act 2016 (Cth), which permits research, cultivation and production of medicinal cannabis and related products. Corresponding amendments have also been made to the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth) to facilitate regulatory approvals and alternative access schemes for unapproved medicinal cannabis […]
The legalization of cannabis in Colorado has been followed by an explosion in numbers of road traffic deaths, hospital emergencies and crime, a US drugs agency report said. It also said that the state – viewed as a testbed for the drug’s decriminalization – has become a base for illegal shipments of it to the […]
ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK In the first peer-reviewed study of Illinois medical cannabis pilot program, researchers hear stories about how patients are leveraging cannabis against the negative effects of opioid use. The 30 subjects interviewed most commonly qualified for the state’s medical cannabis program by having either rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, spinal cord injury/disease, or cancer. Douglas […]
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Chronic pain is a growing problem in healthcare, as patients live longer. Cancer care is a good example. As a pharmacologist and research scientist, I rarely meet cancer patients in a professional capacity. However, I recently met some suffering from sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer most common in children and teens. During our […]
Posted October 12, 2017 18:09:27 Photo: Ben Oakley with his father Michael, right, and a family friend. (Supplied: Ben Oakley) Ben Oakley’s life would be far more challenging without the medicinal cannabis oil he is forced to buy on the black market. The 21-year-old suffers from a one-in-a-million neurological disease called stiff-person syndrome that causes […]