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OCT 17, 2018Cannabis SciencesYou may be wondering, with all of these changes in marijuana laws occurring around the country, is anybody monitoring these products? In terms of medical m
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MAR 13, 2025Cannabis SciencesA study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that young adults are more likely to self-report consuming unregulated, hemp-derived
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FEB 07, 2020Health & MedicineUnder federal law, cannabis is illegal and considered a class 1 drug, meaning that it is perceived to have no medical value, with a high potential for
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JUN 08, 2023Cannabis SciencesCannabis use disorder, also known as CUD, is described as the addiction to cannabis, with approximately 14 million cannabis users in the United States affl
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SEP 10, 2020Health & MedicineCannabis researchers in the U.S. have often had their research efforts frustrated by the difficulties in being able to access marijuana and marijuana p
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AUG 04, 2022Cannabis SciencesThe U.S. House recently revised and passed an updated version of a cannabis research bill, which could significantly affect how the science community works
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NOV 22, 2017Health & MedicineSince marijuana has been listed as a Schedule I drug since the 1970s, many still hold reservations about its use for medical conditions. In fact, you may h
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DEC 20, 2017Cannabis SciencesAccording to a report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2015, 3.4 million Americans have epilepsy, a neurological disorder th
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FEB 06, 2018Cannabis SciencesAustralia is quickly joining the ranks of countries beginning to more widely accept the use of cannabis for medical treatment purposes. Australian cultivat
OCT 15, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
As U.S. states continue to legalize the use of marijuana, so is the number of American women using cannabis before becoming pregnant and to treat morning s
JUL 07, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
It’s hard to keep up with all of the cannabinoids that the science community is constantly discovering. There are over 100 known to date, and we can
OCT 11, 2019
Health & Medicine
Gavin Newson, the governor of California and the leading 2016 proponent of the recreational pot legalization initiative Proposition 64, signed a bill on We
NOV 10, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
As the still-young cannabis industry adapts to becoming a legal one, it still has a lot of catching up to do in several areas from the black-market days. P
MAR 18, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
A group of Australian clinical experts have developed consensus advice about medical cannabis recommendations for patients living with epilepsy. Epileptolo
AUG 24, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
As cannabis products have grown in popularity, the stigma around them is falling, while knowledge is increasing. CBD, the non-psychoactive ingredie
JUN 27, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A drug derived from marijuana has been the first to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment epilepsy. The drug, w
SEP 20, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Hemp is a form of the cannabis plant that was specially bred for its use in textiles. It contains very little of the psychoactive component tetrahydrocanna
JAN 21, 2021
Health & Medicine
It’s estimated that the number of visits to emergency rooms because of cannabis overdose tripled between 2011 and 2019, a period of time when recreat
JUN 20, 2019
Health & Medicine
A study from the University of Arkansas for Medical Science suggests that CBD may be damaging to our livers in the same way that alcohol and other drugs ar
AUG 01, 2022
Cancer
A growing number of states have legalized marijuana for medical and/or recreational purposes. Cannabis is a plant that produces resin-containing compo
DEC 29, 2017
Cannabis Sciences
Over the past few years, there’s been a renaissance in cannabis research. Though we still have a long way to go to figure out exactly how cannabi
SEP 22, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
CBD is known for its healing qualities, popular for easing everything from anxiety to chronic aches to TMJ. But while it’s non-intoxicating, and seen
OCT 21, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Fibromyalgia is a common disease impacting millions of adults in the United States. The condition can be extremely debilitating, causing pervasive bodi
NOV 16, 2021
Health & Medicine
Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research just received a $4.9 million grant to study how psychedelic treatmen
JUL 29, 2021
Health & Medicine
People with epilepsy report better well-being when they self-medicate with cannabidiol (CBD) according to a new study published in the journal Epilepsy
NOV 29, 2017
Health & Medicine
Recreational marijuana is illegal in the US under federal law (with the exception of a few states); however, medical cannabis is currently legal in man
