Thousands of people in Chile will benefit from the first major government-approved cannabis crop harvest in the country.Harvesting of the country's largest legal marijuana field (and also the largest in Latin America) began earlier this week.The 6,440 marijuana plants will be processed and made into various phytopharmaceuticals, to be...

In addition to medical cannabis assisting opioid addicts in withdrawal, new research also indicates it helps reduce prescription opioid consumption.Last year, researchers at Columbia University assessed the usefulness of dronabinol, a pharmaceutical formulation of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), in opioid withdrawal; with favourable results.Now, a University of Michigan study has found...

The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) has chosen a selection panel for review of the first medical cannabis dispensary licensees in the state. The DOH says the candidates were selected for their relevant experience and knowledge, and carefully screened for any potential conflicts.“It is critical that the selection process...

Medical cannabis legislation was approved by Pennsylvania's House of Representatives last week and will now move on to the Senate.The legislation was introduced by State Rep. Jim Cox (R-Berks/Lancaster) in 2014 and its primary sponsor is Senator Mike Folmer.“This vote is a victory for children suffering due to seizures,...

Anecdotal evidence suggests cannabis could be useful in treating or perhaps even curing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). A University Of Calgary research project intends to find out if this is the case.Post-traumatic stress disorder is a form of anxiety disorder with its origin in a traumatic event or...

A young Australian sufferer of the rare condition Stiff Person Syndrome is lobbying the New South Wales government for access to medical cannabis.Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) affects approximately one in a million people. It's neurological disorder characterized by progressive rigidity and stiffness and often accompanied by chronic pain and...

A UK-headquartered biopharmaceutical company has announced positive results from the first Phase 3 study of its cannabidiol (CBD) based drug for the treatment of a severe form of epilepsy.Dravet syndrome, also known as severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI), usually appears at around six months of age; with seizures...

The U.S. legal cannabis industry is set for another record-breaking year, and the road ahead is one to more massive growth states the Marijuana Business Factbook 2016.Produced by Marijuana Business Daily, the authors of the Factbook estimate retail sales of medical marijuana (MMJ) in the USA will reach USD...

Our good friends across the ditch are likely to follow Australia's lead on medical cannabis laws says a New Zealand government official.In a Radio NZ interview,  Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne said viable products identified in trials in Australia that receive the Therapeutic Goods Administration's (TGA's) blessing would...

A recent claim that the introduction of medical cannabis laws in the USA increases juvenile cannabis use has been challenged.A 2015 article, published recently in in the journal International Journal of Drug Policy, concluded that it was "reasonable to speculate that medical cannabis laws amplify juveniles' use of cannabis...