What Does n Equitable Cannabis Industry Look Like?
The cannabis market is thriving, but advocates are still fighting to transition from previous eras of stigma and incarceration, to…
Cannabis extract found to be effective for lower back pain
A clinical trial has found that VER-01, a drug derived from cannabis, eases chronic lower back pain without serious side…
Cannabis Product Beats Placebo for Common Chronic Pain
MedPage Today) -- Patients with chronic low back pain experienced clinically significant relief when taking an investigational cannabis extract called…
Screen for Cannabis Use in Pregnancy, Guidance Says
MedPage Today) -- Universal screening for cannabis use should take place before, during, and after pregnancy, according to updated clinical…
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A cannabis worker in Mass. died on the job from an asthma attack. It’s the first reported case in U.S.
Advocates for safety in the marijuana industry have called for more safeguards to make sure the cannabis business doesn’t put…
A cannabis worker died on the job from an asthma attack. It’s the first reported case in US
A 27-year-old cannabis industry worker died in Massachusetts from an asthma attack related to her work...Read More
Cannabis can harm young brains but may improve learning in older age
There is growing evidence that cannabis use may disrupt adolescent brain development, but in older adults it seems to lead…
Cannabis use is on the rise in the US – except among younger teens
Cannabis is more popular in North America than anywhere else and its use continues to grow – but, somewhat surprisingly,…
The cannabis of the future might not come from plants
We can now synthesise THC, CBD and other cannabinoids in bioreactors – these could be used to make new therapeutic…
Contaminants in cannabis and hemp flowers create potential for health risks
Cannabis use, even for medical purposes, could make some people sick due to harmful fungi that contaminate the plants...Read More
The surprising ways cannabis can be part of drug addiction treatment
The idea that overcoming addiction means abstaining from all psychoactive substances for good is outdated and misguided - particularly as…
Why we know so little about cannabis – and why scientists are worried
While research on marijuana has surged in the last 20 years, our understanding of the drug is decades behind that…
One of the cannabis industry’s major opponents reemerged this week
The cannabis industry has many champions, but it also has some powerful enemies...Read More
