The US state of Utah has made changes to its medical cannabis program enabling more health care professionals to recommend cannabis.Previously recommendations could only be provided by Utah-licensed medical doctors, osteopathic physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants and podiatrists with a controlled substance licence and registered with...

With medical marijuana gaining more credibility in recent years, doctors are becoming increasingly accepting of it - but it appears not much has changed in Colorado.Medical cannabis use has been legal in Colorado since 2000 after 54% of the state's voters supported allowing the use of marijuana for approved...

Medicinal cannabis and hemp healthcare company Bod Australia Limited (ASX: BOD) has been given authorisation in the UK to trial a cannabis-based medicine with long-COVID patients.Most people unfortunate enough to get COVID-19 and have symptoms will experience those symptoms for a few days to a few weeks. However, some...

The number of qualified patients with an active ID card for Florida's medical cannabis program has grown significantly over the past year.The Florida Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative (Amendment 2) received the green light from the state's voters back in November 2016 after 71.32% supported the use of marijuana for...

University at Buffalo and University of Michigan researchers have published papers based on a survey of more than 500 participants’ experiences with delta-8-THC.Delta-8 THC is cannabinoid that can be created by manipulating cannabidiol (CBD) extracted from legally grown hemp. As with the more commonly known delta-9-thc, delta-8 has intoxicating...

Australian medical cannabis and hemp company ECS Botanics (ASX:ECS) is expecting revenue of $1.5 million for the final calendar quarter of last year; a new record for the company.The increase in quarter ended December 31 represents a 65% rise on the previous quarter and more than four times the...

New Oregon State University research indicates certain hemp compounds could prevent the coronavirus causing COVID-19 from invading human cells.Hemp and cannabis generally contain a large number of compounds called cannabinoids. Cannabinoid research to date has mainly focused on two of these - tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). There's still...

Another report on Australian women using medical cannabis to help manage endometriosis has been released.Endometriosis is an often painful and sometimes debilitating condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows outside it. It's estimated more than 10% of Australian women experience endometriosis at some point in...

A UK project that aimed to cut the costs of medical cannabis while collecting valuable data is about to jack up its prices.Project Twenty21 was launched back in 2019 to establish not only the UK’s largest body of evidence for the effectiveness and tolerability of medical cannabis, but also...

Colorado-headquartered biotech pharma company Ananda Scientific says it has been approved by the FDA to kick off a clinical trial evaluating CBD in treating Opioid Use Disorder.Between 1999–2019, close to 500,000 Americans died from an overdose involving prescription and illicit opioids. In 2020 alone, there were 69,710 deaths -...