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.S, February 13, 2020 (CANNABISBUSINESSTIMES) A bill to legalize medical cannabis in Alabama has been introduced in the state legislature following a study commission’s discussions on the best approach to a legislative proposal.
Alabama Sen. Tim Melson (R-Florence) is sponsoring Senate Bill 165, titled...
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...
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....
CBD is taking over the healthcare and pharma industry throughout North America. People are using it for everything from mental illness to chronic pain and cancer prevention. And many people are discovering that CBD offers them amazing results.
Here’s a brief look at what’s happening when people use CBD for...
U.S,December 6, 2019 (MERRYJANE) This April, New Mexico passed a law to expand its medical marijuana program, which, among other things, prevents employers from firing workers who use medical cannabis. But while most employers in the state are bound by this new law, the state government itself continues to exclude...
U.S, January 19, 2020 (OPENACCESSNEWS) Michael Jacobs, marketing and creative content specialist at GotVape.com offers his insight into how medical marijuana has the potential to help people lose weight.
Using marijuana and losing weight might seem like a contradiction. One of its most well-known effects...
For more than a decade, dozens of people have spoken about medical cannabis, and for many, their use of the plant is legal under some states’ laws in the U.S. Understandably, you, like others, want to know how one plant provides relief for so many symptoms and conditions.
Cannabis and...
U.S, January 13, 2020 (ANALYTICALCANNABIS) The end of 2019 saw the 'vaping crisis' in North America. As of January 7 this year, over 50 people have died and thousands were left inflicted with lung injuries linked to tobacco and cannabis vaping products containing vitamin E acetate.
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...