New research suggests the majority of US physicians who treat chronic pain patients support legalising medical cannabis at a federal level.Chronic pain is a common issue with varying impacts on quality of life. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), an estimated 20.9% of U.S. adults experienced...

As hemp becomes a more important crop, so too does research into pests and diseases impacting it.It's a hardy plant, but various diseases and hemp insect pests can negatively impact yields or kill plants altogether. One of the major threats to the crop is Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused...

Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris has given further insight into her views on marijuana use and legalization in the USA.It's hard to say if cannabis is a hot-button election topic given everything else going on in the USA, but the candidates' stances will certainly sway some voters.In an interview last...

As of the start of this month, new restrictions on hemp products manufactured and sold in Georgia have come into effect.Like many other states, Georgia has been grappling with the proliferation of intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoid products, which have been available throughout the state with little oversight as to who...

The list of qualifying conditions for Ukraine's medical cannabis program has been released, with a couple of glaring omissions given the country is at war.In June 2023, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy threw his support behind legalizing medical cannabis. The country’s unicameral parliament supported a related bill at its first...

U.S. Senator Rand Paul, who represents Kentucky, last week re-introduced his Hemp Economic Mobilization Plan (HEMP) Act.In the USA, hemp is defined as Cannabis sativa L. with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.Why 0.3 per cent? That's a really...

A couple of trials in Australia examining whether cannabis can improve quality of life in palliative care patients are still looking for participants.The second stage of a trial in New South Wales is investigating whether the cannabinoid THC can enhance the quality of life for adults with advanced cancer....

Marijuana has been a cash cow for Colorado, and while not running dry, the state has seen a reduction of related revenue flowing into its coffers. Here's why.Medical cannabis has been legal in Colorado since 2000 and marijuana for recreational use since late 2012. To the end of September...

A recently published study has found adult medicinal cannabis patients do not experience adverse changes in either brain morphology (form and structure) or cognitive performance after a year of regular use.The study sought to establish if there is an association between year-long cannabis consumption for medical symptoms and brain...

A survey of more than 1,000 people in Germany who had used cannabis in the last 12 months reveals some interesting insights.After legalising cannabis for medical use in 2017, Germany's parliament passed the Cannabis Act early this year legalising possession and cultivation for recreational purposes. But Germans can't...