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A new ‘hemp scanner’ determines level of THC in cannabis plants - Cannabis News
A team of researchers have created a ‘hemp scanner’ that can determine the level of THC in cannabis plants instantly, without damaging any of the product.
Scientists discovered a weed compound that may be 30 times more powerful than THC - Cannabis News
A newly discovered cannabis compound has been shown in the lab to potentially be 30 times more potent than THC, the most studied psychoactive compound in marijuana.
Cannabis can help save the bees: Cornell University - Cannabis News
Hemp might prove more useful to bees than humans, and that’s saying a lot.
The director of the National Institute of Health explained that federal laws make it very hard to study marijuana in the U.S.
At the turn of the new year, a team of Italian scientists announced the discovery of two new cannabinoids found in marijuana.
As a growing number of states legalize cannabis, health officials are increasingly sounding the alarm for technology that can quickly determine when drivers are stoned.
An agricultural technology company has announced that it will be sending cannabis to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a scientific experiment.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has already issued several patents for specific kinds of cannabis (most recently one for a variety of high-CBD hemp), and for more wide-ranging “utility patents,” but so far they’ve gone unenforced and even unnoticed.
The entourage effect describes how different components of the cannabis plant interact to create the unique effects of various strains and products.
The 'Father of Cannabis Research' on the Untapped Potential of Marijuana as Medicine - Cannabis News
Raphael Mechoulam discovered THC over 50 years ago. Decades later, he's still convinced cannabis could help millions.
Coffee and weed are a pairing that is here to stay. They go together like they were made for each other, and maybe they were. But here’s how coffee can throw a wrench into that relationship.
Scientists have studied the trichomes (or "cellular factories) of the cannabis plant in extreme detail, revealing that flowers with mushroom-shaped hairs are the most potent -- both in terms of smell and cannabinoid content.
In response to a rapidly expanding commercial hemp industry driven by interest in products with CBD oil, the University of Connecticut recently opened a laboratory where the plant can be tested for a variety of compounds.
Before marijuana is ready for sale in Nevada dispensaries, it must first go through a laboratory screening process for a variety of pesticides and contaminants, as well as tests to determine potency levels.
Decades after Raphael Mechoulam linked CBD with treating epilepsy, his latest finding may help develop new drugs for psoriasis, arthritis and anxiety.
The U.S. government will spend $3 million to find out if marijuana can relieve pain, but none of the money will be used to study the part of the plant that gets people high.
Researchers accidentally proved that marijuana has the potential to ease the pain of capsaicin, which is the chemical responsible for putting the “hot” in hot peppers.
Chocolate can throw off potency tests so labels aren’t always accurate, and now scientists are trying to figure out why.
Arizona-based researcher Dr. Sue Sisley is spearheading an extraordinary lawsuit against the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), demanding that the agency stop dragging its feet on a years-old promise to end the federal government’s monopoly on growing cannabis for clinical research.
