Study: Cannabis Consumers Have More Sex
Fri / Oct 27th
A new study by the Stanford School of Medicine purports that individuals who consume cannabis have an average of about… Read More
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UC Davis Partners with Colorado Biotech Firm to Decode Hemp DNA
Fri / Oct 27th
The University of California, Davis has partnered with Front Range Biosciences, a Boulder, Colorado-based agricultural biotech company, on a project… Read More
Gallup Poll: 64% of Americans Support Legalizing Cannabis, Including GOP Majority
Thu / Oct 26th
Support for cannabis legalization in the U.S. has reached record levels, as a recent Gallup poll found 64 percent of… Read More
University of Florida Receives NIDA Grant to Explore MMJ Effects on HIV Patients
Wed / Oct 25th
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded a $3.2 million grant to the University of Florida to study the… Read More
Biotech Startup Awards Grant to Cannabis Pioneer to Explore CBD as Asthma Therapy
Tue / Oct 24th
CIITECH, a cannabis biotech startup developing Israeli cannabis products in the United Kingdom and European Union, has awarded research funding… Read More
By Prohibiting MMJ Access, Lawmakers Complicit in Opioid Epidemic
Mon / Oct 23rd OPINION
The opioid overdoses death toll is staggering – reaching 64,070 in 2016 – and at least one estimate suggests opioids… Read More
Focus Group Study Explores Reasons Consumers Prefer Cannabis Edibles to Smoking
Fri / Oct 20th
According to research by RTI International, an independent nonprofit research institute, cannabis consumers in legal states prefer edibles to smoking… Read More
Sessions: ‘Healthy’ for Feds to Approve More Cannabis Research Applications
Thu / Oct 19th
During a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions admitted that it would “be healthy to have some… Read More
Study: Opioid-Related Deaths Decrease after Colorado Legalization
Wed / Oct 18th
According to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health, cannabis legalization in Colorado has led to a… Read More
Australian University Nets Multi-Million-Dollar Grant for Cannabinoid Research
Thu / Oct 12th
The University of Newcastle, in Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia, has received a $2.5 million (USD$1.95 million) grant from the… Read More
Another Study Finds MMJ Patients Replacing Prescription Meds with Cannabis
Mon / Oct 9th
Yet another study suggests that cannabis could be useful as an exit drug from traditional medications, including opioids, although the… Read More
Analysts Suggest Massachusetts Cannabis Industry Could Reach $450M During First Year
Mon / Oct 2nd
Analysts from New Frontier Data project Massachusetts’ legal cannabis industry could be worth $450 million during the first year of… Read More
Report: Wholesale Cannabis Prices Remain Stable into Q2
Tue / Sep 26th
According to New Leaf Data Services’ Cannabis Benchmarks report, wholesale cannabis prices averaged $1,614 per pound in the first half… Read More
Study: One in Four Cancer Patients at Washington Clinic Use Cannabis to Treat Symptoms
Mon / Sep 25th
According to a study published in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, 24 percent of cancer patients… Read More
Study: THCA ‘Worth Consideration’ as Huntington’s Therapy
Fri / Sep 22nd
Scientific advisory board members of Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc., a Canadian licensed medical cannabis company, have co-authored a study suggesting… Read More
Study: 34% of Chronic Pain Patients Enrolled in MMJ Program Quit Pharmaceuticals
Wed / Sep 20th
A new study by researchers from the University of New Mexico found that 34 percent of chronic pain patients enrolled… Read More
Zelda Therapeutics-led Observational Study Finds Hope for MMJ as Autism Therapy
Mon / Sep 18th
In an observational study by Australia’s Zelda Therapeutics Ltd., 21 autism patients demonstrated significant symptom improvements when treated with medical… Read More
National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Adolescent Cannabis Use at Lowest Point Since 1994
Fri / Sep 8th
Monthly cannabis use among American adolescents aged 12-to-17-years-old is at its lowest point since 1994, according to a federal National… Read More
Millennials Drive On-Demand MMJ Sales in California
Wed / Sep 6th
According to a report from New Frontier Data and greenRush.com, millennials account for 80 percent of online cannabis purchases, which… Read More
Research Review: Does Cannabis Kill Leukemia Cells?
Wed / Sep 6th
Recently, an article was published covering the use of cannabis in the treatment leukemia, which caused quite a stir within… Read More
Hocking College to Apply for Ohio MMJ Testing License, Launch Cannabis Lab Major
Tue / Sep 5th
Hocking College, a two-year technical school in Nelsonville, Ohio, announced that they intend to serve as a cannabis testing facility… Read More
Washington State Think Tank Finds Legalization Has Not Increased Teen Cannabis Use
Tue / Sep 5th
The Washington State Institute for Public Policy has released their second round of reports required under the state’s cannabis legalization… Read More
New York Firm Partners with MS Researcher for Phase 2 FDA-Approved Study
Mon / Aug 28th
MMJ Bioscience has partnered with the executive director of the New York State Multiple Sclerosis Consortium, Dr. Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, on… Read More
National Institute of Health Awards New York Researchers MMJ-Opioid Grant
Fri / Aug 25th
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $3.8 million research grant to Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore… Read More