Mexico is on the brink of legalizing cannabis after lawmakers voted to permit recreational use in a step towards curbing the power of the country’s drug cartels and the narcotics-related violence that claims thousands of lives a year…
U.S. Health Officials Investigating 215 Possible Cases of Severe Lung Disease Associated with Vaping…
U.S. health officials are investigating 215 possible cases of severe lung disease associated with vaping across 25 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said in a joint statement Friday. The agencies said they need more information to understand whether there’s a relationship between specific products or substances […]
Study Confirms Cannabis Oil Can Reduce or Eliminate Epileptic Seizures in Kids…
A small study conducted by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan adds to the growing body of evidence that cannabis can be used to successfully treat seizures in children, according to the CBC. A study funded by Jim Pattison’s Children’s Hospital Foundation monitored seven children suffering from severe pediatric epilepsy, in which up to 1,200 […]
Canadians Love Their Legal Weed, They’ve Run Out of Stock on First Day of Legalization…
Canadians loved their legal weed so much that many stores ran out of stock of the first day of legalized cannabis and no one is sure when the shortages will end. Across the country, smokers of all pedigrees (including one brilliant dude named Tim) either logged onto a website or waited for hours outside a […]
Cannabis Set to Disrupt $500 Billion Market Amid DEA Approvals and Canadian Legalization…
The CEO of Canadian marijuana producer Canopy Growth says that marijuana is set to disrupt $500 billion in global markets. Bruce Linton – whose company recently shipped cannabis from Canada to the United States using a yet-undisclosed “DEA-approved partner,” told CNBC’s Jim Cramer that the “back-of-the-envelope math” pencils out – between therapeutic cannabinoid treatments to […]
Trump Administration Seeks Public Comments on Marijuana Reclassification…
The federal government wants your input on whether marijuana should be reclassified under global drug treaties to which the U.S. is a party. Specifically, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is asking for public comments about the “abuse potential, actual abuse, medical usefulness, trafficking, and impact of scheduling changes on availability for medical use” […]
STUDY: Cannabis Extract Dramatically Cuts Seizures in Rare Fatal Form of Child Epilepsy…
Non-psychoactive cannabis extract cannabidiol (CBD) dramatically reduces the number of convulsive seizures affecting children with a rare and sometimes fatal form of epilepsy known as Dravet syndrome, a study shows. The extremely debilitating condition renders sufferers unconscious for the duration of seizures and stiffens the muscles which jerk uncontrollably…
Clinical Trial Using Marijuana to Treat PTSD in Veterans Gets Underway…
The first participant in a clinical trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness of smoking marijuana to treat PTSD in veterans was given cannabis on Monday, according to the organization conducting the study. \The study is the first such trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of using marijuana to manage symptoms of post traumatic stress […]
Cannabis Medicine Soon to be Legally Available in the UK…
One of the main ingredients in cannabis, cannabidiol (CBD), is to be classed as a medicine in the UK. The decision by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) stems from claims that the drug successfully treats serious diseases…
Landmark Court Ruling: THC In Blood Insufficient Grounds For DUI…
A Court of Appeals in Phoenix delivered a ruling on Thursday that could set a precedent as legal systems grapple with the question of driving under the influence of cannabis…