U.S, December 21, 2019 (INDEPENDENT) Thousands of people with severe epilepsy will be able to access a cannabis-based treatment on the NHS from the new year, it has been revealed.
Epidyolex, a cannabidiol (CBD) oral medication, has been fast-tracked by the health service in England to be available from 6...
A new study suggests CBD could play a role in fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Many U.S. cannabis advocates say it’s further evidence that legal barriers to cannabis research need to come down — and fast.
Amid all the utopian sensationalism about the supposedly salubrious properties of the cannabinoid CBD, some are...
The potential of therapeutic cannabis is real. Since 1995, there have been over 25,000 peer-reviewed articles in various medical journals in the U.S. and around the world about the plant’s medicinal characteristics and potential for therapeutic use. Also during that time, over 30 states have approved medical cannabis programs...
CANADA, October 2 2019 (ANALYTICALCANNABIS) Researchers at Western University, Canada, have uncovered the exact molecular mechanisms that cause CBD to block some of the negative psychiatric side effects associated with high levels of THC in cannabis.
Their study, the results of which were recently published in the Journal of Neuroscience, identified extracellular-signal regulated...
U.S, January 9, 2020 (MERRYJANE) It is well known that cannabis can help treat nausea induced by chemotherapy, but many older women with cancer are actually using medical marijuana to treat pain and anxiety.
We know that cannabis can treat a variety of ailments,...
U.S, December 26, 2019 (MERRYJANE) A short list of discoveries that MERRY JANE believes will have far-reaching consequences — not only in terms of pot science, but also for the industry and cannabis culture as a whole.
2019 proved to be...
Updates in science and the explosive growth of LEDs.
The last five years brought incredible developments to the world of cannabis lighting. From advances in light recipes, the infectious rise of Light-emitting diode lights (LEDs) across the industry, and to the upsetting of the long-heralded...
AUSTRALIA, Ocotber 8, 2019, (CANNABISNOW) In the decades since the medical marijuana movement began in earnest in the 1970s, cannabis has been anecdotally touted as an effective treatment for a variety of illnesses, including those impacting brain function, such as seizures, anxiety and depression. However, peer-reviewed research into the...
(U.S, December 3, 2019 (CANNABISTECH) Cannabis is a fascinating plant to study, although the cultivation process is long and meticulous. Today, marijuana growing and cultivation keep evolving in order to achieve the best harvest methods. There are multiple ways to grow marijuana, including soil, hydroponics, aquaponics, and aeroponics. The systems have...
U.S, February 5, 2020 (HEMPHAZETTE) (South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) announced on Friday it was to begin accepting hemp cultivation, handling and processing applications from February 1.
For the 2020 growing season, there won’t be any caps on the number of permits that...