The White House Removes Marijuana Research Restrictions
Tue / Jun 23rd
The Obama Administration has announced that the federal government will drop current marijuana research restrictions, leaving the door open to… Read More
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Poll Shows AZ Voters Support Recreational Marijuana and MMJ Research
Mon / Jun 8th
A Rocky Mountain Poll published Wednesday finds that more than half of Arizona voters are in favor of legalizing recreational… Read More
Historically Anti-Cannabis Senators Urge Removal of Barriers for MMJ Research
Tue / May 19th
U.S. Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) have long been some of the staunchest anti-marijuana lawmakers in Congress.… Read More
Cannabis Researcher Debuts Public Discussion of MMJ Research
Wed / Apr 29th
Dr. Ethan Russo — a top medical marijuana researcher who lives and works on Vashon Island, Washington — gave a lecture… Read More
Breaking Down Israel’s Role in Medical Marijuana Research
Wed / Feb 18th
For more than 50 years, medical researchers in Israel have been forging new ground in the field of cannabis research, particularly… Read More
Cannabis and Cancer: Searching for a Cure
Fri / Feb 13th
A recent study published in Urology medical journal’s February issue supports the hypothesis that cannabis use may be linked with… Read More
DEA Allows University of Hawaii to Import Hemp Seeds from Australia
Wed / Feb 4th
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has allowed officials from the University of Hawaii to import Australian hemp seeds to kick… Read More
Crowd Funding Campaign for Clinical Trial of MMJ Treatment for ADHD
Wed / Jan 28th
Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder (ADHD) can be a debilitating condition for many people, including children. ADHD can interfere heavily… Read More
Legal Marijuana Is Developing Faster than Any Other U.S. Industry, Report Finds
Tue / Jan 27th
A new report from The Arcview Group, a premium investment and research firm based in Oakland, California, has found that… Read More
2014 Saw Marijuana Investments Increase 942%
Thu / Jan 15th
A recent report published on Inc.com estimates that business investments in the cannabis industry have increased 941.5% in recent years, particularly… Read More
Colorado Requests Access to Legal Marijuana for State Colleges, Universities
Fri / Jan 2nd
Colorado has requested that federal health and education officials allow the state’s colleges and universities to access marijuana from sources other than the… Read More
Brief: Colorado Health Officials Propose $7M for Clinical Cannabis Trials
Sun / Nov 30th
State Public Health Department officials in Colorado have proposed a series of state-funded clinical trials to study the effectiveness and… Read More
Science: Making Medical Marijuana More Medical
Sun / Nov 9th
One of the casualties of the “War on Weed” has been science. With less than half of the states in… Read More
Brief: 92% of MMJ Patients Say Marijuana Treatment is Effective
Thu / Oct 2nd
Despite endless accusations that medical marijuana programs are chalk full of fakers just looking for an easy fix, evidence is mounting… Read More
Brief: Israeli Company Develops New Hospital-Grade Vaporizer
Thu / Sep 18th
An Israeli start-up company has developed a new vaporizer that they claim will help grant doctors the confidence to safely prescribe medical marijuana.… Read More