Tag: medical cannabis
Study says CBD Could Help Prevent Addiction Relapse
A study published in peer review Neuropsychopharmacology showed that cannabidiol, more commonly known as CBD, can potentially help decrease relapse behavior in cases of...
Pennsylvania to Allow Medical Cannabis Program to Expand and Greenlights Research
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Regulators in Pennsylvania have approved a major expansion of the state's medical cannabis program.
On Thursday officials announced that the program will...
UPDATE: Gene Simmons Endorses Medical Cannabis
UPDATE: KISS icon, former anti-weed advocate, and cannabis investor Gene Simmons on March 20, told the Toronto Sun that after doing his research, he...
Michigan Shuts 40 Cannabis Dispensaries
Officials from Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs last Thursday shuttered 40 cannabis dispensaries and said hundreds more will be closed in coming...
Hawaii Green Lights 5th Dispensary in State
The Hawaii State Department of Health has given formal notice to proceed to Cure Oahu, a dispensary located at 727 Kapahulu Avenue, in Honolulu....
European Doctors Call for Cannabis Medicines to be Mainstreamed
The European Journal of Internal Medicine (EJIM) has published a special issue for March titled “Cannabis in Medicine.”
Victor Novak, a professor at Ben-Gurion University...
VA Secretary Questioned About Medical Cannabis for Vets
U.S. Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin yesterday faced a hard line of questioning from the House Appropriations subcommittee, on the...
Bloomberg Says U.S. ‘Giving Away’ Medical Cannabis Business
Financial publication Bloomberg BusinessWeek this week profiled the nearly impossible process undertaken by U.S. researchers that would like to conduct studies on medical cannabis,...
Clinical Study Shows Medical Cannabis Relieves Fibromyalgia
In a study published in February in peer review Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, researchers found that medical cannabis had “significant favorable effect on patients...
Israeli Company Signs $110 Million Deal to Export Medicinal Cannabis
JERUSALEM - An Israeli cannabis producer has announced a $110 million dollar deal to cultivate and produce medicinal cannabis for a European purchaser...assuming the...
