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....
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, November 22, 2019 (MERRYJANE) New Mexico has been aggressively expanding its medical marijuana program lately, and a new proposal may make it the first US state to admit canines into its medicinal cannabis registry.
Dogs, humans’ best friends, suffer from many of the same ailments we do. One of...
AUSTRALIA, January 21, 2020 (HEMPGAZETTE) There’s a lot of activity on the Australian cannabusiness scene, but what is happening at the patient end of things? Statistics from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) indicate significant growth in approvals, but it wouldn’t even be touching the sides of potential...
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...
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, 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.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, February 03, 2020 (ANALYTICALCANNABIS) We often hear that cannabis is a gateway drug. And in the case of edibles, there’s a little truth to that. Those gates open to reveal things like cheesy Doritos, chewy candies, and chocolate-dipped pretzels. Cannabis’ ability to induce a serious case...