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First medicinal cannabis drug goes on PBS
A medicinal cannabis product designed to help Australians living with a rare form of epilepsy has become the first drug of its kind to be subsidised by the government. From…
EU allows Lesotho’s MG Health to export cannabis flower for medicinal use
CAPE TOWN, April 15 (Reuters) - Lesotho start-up MG Health has become the first African cannabis-grower to win European Union permission to export cannabis flower for medicinal use - which…
The Open Cannabis campaign makes sense of medical cannabis
Open Cannabis, a public education campaign, has been launched in the UK. Founded and backed by Grow Pharma, Open Cannabis is a multi-media, multi-stakeholder public education campaign. Through Open Cannabis,…
Medicinal cannabis could be available prescription-free in Australia by next year – but you won’t be able to smoke it
TGA announces plans to make medical cannabis prescription-free by next yearThe product will be reclassified from a prescription to non-prescription drugIt could save patients a doctor visit and give them access to CBD…
Cannabis for IBD: Can it help?
(nenetus/AdobeStock) For those living with inflammatory bowel disease or IBD, digestion can be a minefield. Inadvertent snacking on a trigger food can provoke excruciating pain or even numbness. A stressful…
Why seniors are consuming cannabis?
Barbara Krause makes a purchase at Vela Cannabis in Seattle, Washington. Krause was part of a group from Sound Vista Village, an assisted living facility in Gig Harbor, that visited…
Ireland to begin importing medicinal cannabis
Health Minister, Simon Harris, has announced special measures to import medicinal cannabis during COVID-19. It’s a welcome move by the Department of Health for those who rely on medicinal cannabis.…
Zelira shares soar on marijuana trial
Zelira Therapeutics shares have surged more than 25 per cent after a clinical trial showed its medical marijuana drug candidate successfully treated chronic insomnia. Twenty-three chronic insomniacs who were treated…
Pot sales hit a new high! Weed vendors say customers are stocking up on cannabis as coronavirus quarantines may last months
Marijuana vendors say legal cannabis sales are up because customers are stocking up in response to coronavirus quarantines that could last monthsSales are reaching new highs as customers across the…
Finding perfect balance: How cannabis affects homeostasis
(Liliya Sudakova, SaulHerrera/iStock) We humans function best when all of our systems are performing at a consistent baseline level. Our bodies prefer a core temperature of about 98.6F (37.0C), and…
Meet THCP and CBDP: Study reveals the identification of two new cannabinoids
(Leafly) Cannabis is the botanical gift that keeps on giving. As research into cannabis ramps up, the chemical complexity and potential of the plant are becoming ever more apparent. On…
Could cannabis reduce headaches?
Life is full of headaches, right? Whether from staring at screens all day or just daily stress. But a new study published in the Journal of Pain showed that cannabis…
Italy court rules home-growing cannabis is legal, reigniting dispute
ROME, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Italy's Supreme Court has ruled that small-scale domestic cultivation of cannabis is legal, in a landmark decision triggering calls for further legalisation from weed advocates…
CANNABINOIDS MAY REDUCE STROKE DAMAGE
CB2 receptors are activated following brain hemorrhage, and this is where cannabinoids will help stop further damage. When the brain suffers a stroke or a traumatic injury, damage to the…
French committee to draft rules for medical cannabis trial
A committee created by the French Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) has drafted a list of rules concerning cannabis ahead of a two-year medical cannabis…
Hope for dozens of families as country’s first medical cannabis charity plans to offer grants to epilepsy and MS patients forking out for private prescriptions
Sapphire Medical Foundation aims to dish out grants to 20 patients next yearThey will target poor families unable to afford expensive private prescriptionsIt will heap pressure on government as drugs still…
Two medicinal cannabis products approved for use in Ireland
TWO MEDICINAL CANNABIS products have been approved and registered for use in Ireland under the new Medical Cannabis Access Programme. The two products are Aurora High CBD Oil Drops and CannEpil.…
Medicinal cannabis will be given to 20,000 British patients in first major trial of drug’s impact – a year after it was made legal on the NHS
Project, named Twenty21, was launched yesterday and will run until end of 2021To test impact on chronic pain, MS, epilepsy, PTSD, Tourette's, anxiety, addictionMedical marijuana been legal since last November…
N.Macedonia banks on medicinal cannabis growth to boost economy, exports
Slave Ivanovski was among North Macedonia's biggest exporters of tomatoes and peppers until two years ago he switched to growing cannabis for medical use. The country legalised the growth of…
US growing largest crop of marijuana for research in 5 years
The U.S. government is growing the largest crop of research marijuana in five years, responding to interest in varieties with high levels of THC and CBD. The government is the…