Medicine

Researchers at the University of Washington are undertaking a study to measure the effects of cannabis use during pregnancy.

Washington state has officially passed two laws meant to improve the state’s medical cannabis program; one bill allows student patients to be administered cannabis products at school and the other allows patients to renew their annual qualification online.

Recent changes to New Mexico’s medical cannabis rules could potentially grant access to inmates throughout the state.

A medical cannabis proposal in Alabama seeks to improve access for patients with debilitating conditions and would establish the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission.

Michigan has added Cerebral Palsy and rejected Chronic Aggressive Behavior as qualifying conditions for medical cannabis.

A source in the National Football League has indicated that the league will make a large shift in its substance abuse policy in regards to cannabis.

Researchers at the University of New Mexico have uncovered a stronger-than-expected correlation of symptom relief with THC.

A bill allowing the administration of cannabis medicine in public schools quickly passed the New Mexico state Senate and now moves to the House.

An analysis of state-legal medical cannabis programs shows that 85% of the reasons reported for seeking medical cannabis show conclusive scientific evidence that cannabis is an effective treatment.

The study shows that not only do they have higher-than-average sperm counts but they are also less likely to have below-average sperm counts.

A similar bill was vetoed last year, but Colorado’s new Gov. Jared Polis supports adding the condition.

The governor of the Virgin Islands has signed into law the Virgin Islands Medical Cannabis Patient Care Act.

The study hopes to correct a lack of double-blind, placebo-controlled studies regarding cannabis’ effects on cancer symptoms.

The proposed bill would simplify treatment for students who require medical cannabis, no longer forcing them to consume their medicine off-campus.

Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are eyeing 2019 as the year to legalize medical cannabis. Some advocates, however, worry the proposal might not go far enough for patients.

Medical experts will study six new conditions to see if there is sufficient evidence for adding them to the state’s medical cannabis program.