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Can a cannabis-based medicine help treat aggressive brain tumors? Scientists in the UK are getting closer to answering that question. Ongoing lab research is about to become real-world as the project just recruited its first volunteers. The ARISTOCRAT study on the effectiveness of Sativex, a

The current Pennsylvania laws are completely nonsensical. If a bill passes in Pennsylvania, medical cannabis patients will no longer be at risk of being charged with a DUI just because drug tests show the presence of THC in their system, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. However, that doesn’t

Do cannabinoids aid in migraines, and which types of migraines have been studied? Let’s take a look at existing data on migraines and cannabinoids. This research will highlight the knowledge gaps where there could be further data collection and clinical studies in the future. This review is critical

AUGUSTA - A medical cannabis dispensary could be on the way to Augusta. A Georgia company gave the full commission a presentation last week. The president of Botanical Sciences spoke to commissioners last week about the benefits of having a dispensary in Augusta. Medical cannabis is legal in Georgia

In a stunning display of the financial potential of legal cannabis, states across the US have collected a combined total of more than $15,1 billion in tax revenue from adult-use cannabis sales since 2014. As cannabis business owners navigate regulations that can change by state and face growing

One activist group is looking to put legalizing medical marijuana on the ballot and this isn't their first attempt. Herbal Wonder LLC employee Zack Thumann says he knows his way around the joint but despite his occupation, he’s not in support of seeing medical cannabis on the ballot. “We support

Google Cloud introduced two new AI-powered tools that hold the potential to revolutionize the drug development process for biotech and pharmaceutical companies. (Benzinga) With the aim of expediting the discovery and advancement of new drugs, these tools, Target and Lead Identification Suite and

Legalising cannabis in Western Australia could see the state's fortunes boosted by $243,5 million per year in the first five years, according to a report from the University of Western Australia. The report quantified the revenue the state could make through legalising cannabis. It considered data

The new bill renews a moratorium on cannabis business licenses and cracks down on illegal cannabis activity in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt recently renewed a moratorium on new medical cannabis businesses. Stitt originally signed legislation for the ban in May 2022, which took effect in

In just three months of recreational marijuana, Missouri’s emerging industry surpassed $1 billion in sales. Trade experts says the state has managed to avoid the problems that plagued others like Illinois, such as long lines, limited access and high taxes. Legal marijuana in Missouri has quickly

But let’s talk about drunk driving. Neither the legalization of adult-use cannabis nor the uptick in retail sales is correlated with an increase in car accidents, NORML reports. The data comes from a study published earlier this month in the Drug and Alcohol Review. Canadian scientists looked at the

High-potency marijuana associated with psychosis, curbs anxiety, depression. An advertising campaign by One Chance to Grow Up displays warnings from the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division regarding marijuana concentrate use. Is high potency marijuana bad for individuals with preexisting mental

During a budget hearing, a Republican lawmaker questions Department of Health's oversight of medical marijuana doctors in Pennsylvania amidst ongoing disputes. HARRISBURG - During a recent budget hearing, a Republican lawmaker questioned how the Department of Health uses data to provide oversight of

Lehigh Township officials are reviewing plans for a medical marijuana campus on 35 acres of farmland along Route 145. Though not yet licensed by the state, the facility is projected to created at least 80 high-paying grower/processor jobs in addition to three jobs at a dispensary on-site and another

2023 has been a banner year for Illinois’ cannabis industry (so far) and this is a market that we are excited about. During the first quarter of the year, the state sold more than $380 million of recreational cannabis products (according to Illinois’ Department of Financial and Professional

Skymint, which primarily operates under the parent company of Green Peak Innovations Inc., remains in receivership. Lawyers entangled in the court-ordered receivership of Lansing marijuana giant Skymint continue to battle over the company's finances. The alleged trouble stems from Skymint's $78

Excess taxes are expected to increase in 2023. According to data from the cannabis research firm Whitney Economics, the cannabis industry paid an excess of $1.8 billion in additional taxes in 2022 alone. And, spoiler alert: This article doesn’t have a happy ending. Cision PR Newsletter reports that

Those kinds of studies don't exist with these products,” says a prescribing doctor, “because it has been illegal to study them for most of the last 100 years. Seven years after its legalization, the medical marijuana industry in Pennsylvania is booming. According to data from the Pennsylvania

Adult-use sales in Missouri began in February, Missouri has a new billion-dollar industry. Cumulative sales for marijuana reportedly topped that lofty threshold in the Show Me State earlier this month, just three months after the adult-use marijuana market launched there, and nearly three years

Local cannabis growers say their business is being undercut by cheaper illegal imports from overseas. Bangkok/Pattaya, Thailand — Nearly a year after Thailand decriminalised cannabis amid promises of an economic bonanza, Thai growers and sellers say they are being undercut by illegal imports from