Results from a new study have challenged beliefs held by some about the interaction of CBD and THC.It's been often claimed non-intoxicating cannabidiol (CBD) can reduce the intoxicating effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), or some of the more undesirable effects.But in a study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers involving...

A new study has linked hundreds of deaths to cannabinoid consumption, but there's an awful lot of devil in the detail.Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing delved into data from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement from 2014 to 2020 looking for deaths related...

Ahead of the UK Budget scheduled for 15 March 2023, an organisation representing the nation's cannabis industry has urged Treasury to unlock the very significant economic potential of cannabis.It continues to be an odd state of affairs in the UK. Although the largest producer of medical cannabis in the...

Medical cannabis company Cronos Australia Limited announced this week it has changed its name to Vitura Health Limited.The company says that since its merger with CDA Health Pty Ltd., it has been busy integrating the two businesses into one company. Adoption of the new name reflects the vision, values...

Australian medical cannabis company Medlab Clinical Ltd (ASX:MDC) announced on Tuesday it had received an export permit from the Australian Office of Drug Control (ODC) for a CBD and THC based medicine.The export permit is in relation to NanaDol, which is a spray containing 9.62 mg/mL of cannabidiol (CBD) ...

A new report analysing the effectiveness of state medical cannabis programs finds most are falling short in fulfilling needs of patients.The USA's first medical cannabis law passed in 1996 in California. Today, 48 states have such laws. But the nature and efficacy of programs varies greatly between states. Americans...

Population-wise, it's a tiny nation. But even the Cook Islands government is considering making medical cannabis legal.The Cook Islands is a self-governing country with strong ties to New Zealand. It's made up of 15 islands with a total land area of just 237square kilometres - but they are spread...

The vast majority of Texans are supportive of legislation that would make marijuana legal in the state for a wide variety of treatments.Medicinal cannabis in the Lone Star state is accessible via the Compassionate Use Program (CUP) administered by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Under the program,...

CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy researchers suggest medical cannabis could help patients on long-term opioid treatment to lower their dosages.The use and abuse of opioids, legally acquired and otherwise, continue to pose a major challenge in the USA - so much so that the situation...

Continuing its support of Pennsylvania's hemp sector, another $200,000 in grants have been awarded by the state's agricultural department - and there's more to come.With the exception of prohibition in the 20th and early 21st centuries, hemp has played an important role in Pennsylvania since at least the late...