Tag: research
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...
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,...
Opioid Overdose Rates Surge 30 Percent in the Last Year
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that in the last year opioid overdose rates increased across the United States by 30...
Increasing Study Data Indicates Medical Cannabis Can Reduce Opioid Use, Deaths
Libertarian think tank The Cato Institute last week posted an article citing a study report issued by the Minnesota Department of Health. Study results,...
Study Shows No Link Between Smoking Cannabis and COPD, Poor Lung Function
Study results published in October 2017 indicate that cannabis smokers were not adversely affected with “increased risk of cough, wheeze, or chronic bronchitis when...
Greece Closer to Allowing Medical Cannabis Use
According to media reports, the Greek parliament within weeks is set to approve legislation that would allow use of medical cannabis, opening the door...
Op-Ed on The Hill Urges Feds to Quit War on Cannabis
An op-ed published this week on political online media outlet The Hill urged federal officials and the Attorney General to end the war on...
Cannabis Use Among Expectant Mothers Increasing
The Journal of the American Medical Association, known as JAMA, published on December 26, a research letter on data analysis that indicates cannabis use...
DOJ Considers ‘Rational’ Policy, Even as Sessions Voices Opposition to Cannabis
The Department of Justice and Attorney General Jeff Sessions made an announcement during a news conference on Wednesday, stating that the DOJ is now...
Study Finds Cannabis Use May Benefit Heart Failure Patients
In an unpublished study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions meeting in Anaheim, California, held this month, researchers found a possible link...
