New Study Outlines ‘Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines’
Wed / Jun 28th
According to a study published by the American Public Health Association, eating cannabis products is better for consumers than smoking… Read More
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After-Legalization Traffic Studies Draw Conflicting Conclusions
Mon / Jun 26th
Last week, two studies on highway safety after cannabis legalization purported different findings and both drew headlines – one claimed… Read More
Australian Firm Set to Trial Two Cannabis-Derived Drugs
Mon / Jun 19th
Australia’s Medlab Clinical Limited is expected to begin trials of two cannabis-derived medicines after receiving approval from the Human Research… Read More
Study: Cannabis Laws Do Not Lead to Increased Teen Use
Wed / Jun 14th
According to a June 10 study published in the journal Addiction, the enactment of medical cannabis laws is not associated… Read More
Study: Legal California Cannabis Market Estimated at $5B
Mon / Jun 12th
According to a study by the University of California Agricultural Issues Center, California’s recreational cannabis market could be worth more… Read More
Oregon Economist Finds First-Year Cannabis Sales On Pace with Colorado’s
Fri / Jun 9th
The Oregon Office of Economic Analysis has released its forecast for the state’s recreational cannabis revenue, projecting $156 million in… Read More
Study: Cannabis Legalization Has Little Impact on Border States
Thu / Jun 1st
A working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that cannabis legalization has had little effect on neighboring… Read More
CBD Seizure Drug Considered Effective Following FDA-Recognized Trials
Fri / May 26th
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine confirms what many patients, parents, advocates, and physicians already… Read More
WA State University Enlisting Volunteers to Get High in Breathalyzer Study
Mon / May 22nd
Researchers at Washington State University have put out a call for volunteers to help create a breathalyzer that can detect… Read More
Federal Agency Reports on Worker Safety in Cannabis Cultivation Jobs
Thu / May 18th
In an April report issued by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), which comprises the industrial hygienic research… Read More
Study: Cannabis Could Help Wean Crack Addicts
Wed / May 17th
Researchers at Canada’s BC Centre on Substance Use have found that using cannabis might help wean people off of crack… Read More
Study: Cannabis Could Help Reverse Brain Aging
Tue / May 9th
Researchers at Germany’s University of Bonn, along with colleagues from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, report that low… Read More
National Institute on Drug Abuse Adds MMJ-Opioid Studies to Website
Wed / May 3rd
The National Institute on Drug Abuse, a division of the National Institutes of Health, has updated their website to reflect… Read More
Researchers Find Shifting Cannabis Consumer Buying Habits
Thu / Apr 27th
Two new studies show changes in not just cannabis consumer buying habits but the consumers themselves, according to a report… Read More
Think Tank: UK Digital-Only Cannabis Sales Model Could Raise £800M
Tue / Apr 25th
According to a report by Volte Face, a pro-drug legalization think tank, a regulated digital-only cannabis market in the United… Read More
Study: MMJ Could Have Saved Medicaid $1B in 2014
Thu / Apr 20th
According to new research published as a Web First in the journal Health Affairs, medical cannabis prescriptions could have saved… Read More
Literature Review Finds Cannabinoids Effective ‘Treatment of Itch’
Thu / Apr 20th
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have concluded that cannabinoid-infused topicals may be effective against atopic and… Read More
Study: Patients Drop ‘Benzo’ Pharmaceuticals with MMJ
Mon / Apr 10th
An observational study from Canabo Medical Inc. found that 40 percent of patients prescribed medical cannabis to treat pain and… Read More
Cannabinoid Research Center Officially Launches at Israel’s Hebrew University
Thu / Apr 6th
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has launched the Multidisciplinary Center of Cannabinoid Research which will conduct and coordinate research on… Read More
Australian Cannabis Researchers Net $466K Government Grant
Wed / Apr 5th
Australia’s government is giving $466,000 to researchers who are hoping to improve how parts of the cannabis plant used for… Read More
Survey: 57% of Americans Support Legalizing Cannabis
Thu / Mar 30th
The General Social Survey – a nationwide biannual poll considered the gold standard for public opinion research – found that… Read More
Canadian Researchers Identify Genes Behind Cannabis Terpenes
Thu / Mar 30th
Researchers at the Canadian University of British Columbia have identified the part of the cannabis genome responsible for giving strains… Read More
Johns Hopkins Drops Out of MMJ for PTSD Study
Wed / Mar 29th
Johns Hopkins University has dropped out of a study exploring whether cannabis can help relieve post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, according… Read More
Colorado Ag Dept. Could Begin Hemp-as-Feed Research if Gov. Signs Bill
Tue / Mar 28th
The Colorado Department of Agriculture will soon begin researching the use of hemp in livestock feed if Gov. John Hickenlooper… Read More