UC San Diego Health are conducting what they say is the first known randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial examining cannabis as a treatment for acute migraines.
Around 20 participants are already enrolled in the trial, with the aim to reach 90 participants aged 21-65....
COBOURG, September 4, 2019 (NORTHUMBERLANDNEWS.COM)- Clients with a prescription for medicinal cannabis who want locally-grown strains can now order them online or over the phone.
Grown indoors with a hydroponic system, Cobourg’s FV Pharma Inc. (FV Pharma) began selling dried cannabis on Aug. 19 and the company says it hopes to receive...
U.S, January 9, 2019 (HEMPGAZETTE) Showing just how much we are yet to learn about cannabis, another two cannabinoids have been identified.
A cannabinoid is a chemical compound that acts on cannabinoid receptors in the body. Endocannabinoids are produced in the body of...
U.K, December 03, 2019 (ANALYICALCANNABIS) The first national charity to support medical cannabis patients in the UK is to be launched next year by the team behind Sapphire Medical Clinics, the first British medical cannabis clinic to be approved by the Care Quality Commission.
COLORADO, June 01, 2019 (MARIJUANA BUSINESS DAILY) - Changes to regulations governing New Mexico’s medical marijuana program have led the state’s health department to declare that patients from other states cannot buy medical cannabis there.
The rule extends to out-of-state patents who are enrolled in a legal MMJ program and have registered in...
U.S, March 19 2019, (MERRYJANE) Professional athletes are prone to complications from head concussion injuries. A new study led by the National Hockey League’s Alumni Association wants to know if cannabis can help.
For the past few years, professional NFL football players have pushed cannabis as an alternative treatment for sports-related head...
U.K, November 7, 2019 (ANALYTICALCANNABIS) One year on from the legalization of medical cannabis in the UK, a medical cannabis prescription still remains difficult to come by.
Only a handful of patients have been able to access the medication through the NHS so far, as most doctors are hesitant to prescribe a...
AUSTRALIA, December 6, 2019 (HEMPGAZETTE) Australia’s THC Global (ASX:THC) announced on Wednesday the first medicinal cannabis had been processed at its Southport, Queensland facility.
The company has wasted little time in getting things moving at the site after being granted a Medicinal Cannabis Manufacture Permit for the facility last month....
U.S, October 30, 2019 (CANNABISTECH) The chemical reaction that removes a carboxyl group, releases carbon dioxide, and activates the potential of cannabinoids.
UNDERSTANDING DECARBOXYLATION
The raw cannabis plant consists of cannabinoids in their acidic form. When one states that cannabinoids are in their “acidic form,” they are referring to the chemical...
BRITAIN, November 11, 2019, (INDEPENDENT) Approximately 1.4m British people are using “street cannabis” to treat medically-diagnosed chronic health conditions, a poll has found.
Previous research estimated between 50,000 and 1.1m people in the UK regularly use cannabis bought illegally as a form of medicinal treatment.
However, according to a new study of the “largest ever polling sample”,...