Marijuana is slowly gaining public and legal acceptance, but there’s still a lot to be learned about the plant. With that in mind, researchers from the University of California Davis have started a project to map the cannabis genome. Hemp and marijuana are two different species, but they’re both strains of the cannabis (Cannabis sativa) plant. The main…
Within the cannabis industry, it’s well known that Israel is leading the world in medical marijuana research. The tiny country is home to a fully legal medical cannabis program that serves 30,000 patients, while THC itself — the cannabis plant’s main psychoactive compound — was discovered by renowned Israeli chemist Raphael Mechoulam in the early…
The first Ottawa Cannabis & Hemp Expo is taking place in the nation’s capital to allow people to learn about the medical marijuana business and how the business could change once the drug is legalized for recreational use in July 2018 A trade expo in the nation’s capital is showcasing how big the marijuana business is…
Anxiety and migraine sufferers may get a chance to use medical cannabis as a treatment in the Garden State New Jersey’s notoriously strict medical marijuana program may be on the road to expansion, thanks to the approval of five new ailments as qualifying conditions for medical cannabis by state regulators. Patch reports that the state’s Medicinal Marijuana Review Panel…
The Medical Cannabis Commission also issued dispensary licenses to two additional businesses, bringing the total number approved to sell medical marijuana to 6 Medical marijuana regulators in Maryland have approved licenses for two cannabis businesses that were under investigation for potential conflicts of interest, after concluding that no evidence had been uncovered that should preclude…
I joke with my children and friends that I’m the poster pensioner for pot now I’ve joined this campaign. The 64-year-old said the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis have left her dependent on the illegal drug for the pain relief she feels it gives her. Mrs Cox, from Cwmbran, Torfaen, served with Gwent Police in…
Brenda Davidson, 55, has told how she was left stunned with the results of just a few drops of the oil after it was recommended by her hairdresser The 55-year-old mum of three from Orkney has revealed she couldn’t believe the results after over a decade of taking strong painkillers offered her little relief. Former…
Is the whole cannabis plant entourage effect the best? Today, THC no longer hogs the limelight in the cannabis industry. For several decades, the community was so focused on THC because breeders were growing cannabis plants that could contain as much THC as possible, because all people wanted was to get high. The discovery of…
Researchers have unearthed receptors in the brain and body, that respond to THC, the psychoactive ingredient of cannabis Any medicine, touted for everything from autism to asthma, sounds like snake oil. But there is biological plausibility for these claims. Researchers have unearthed receptors in the brain and body, that respond to THC, the psychoactive ingredient…
Jamaica’s medical marijuana (ganja) industry is finally poised to take root following the granting of two licences: to Epican Medicinals to legally cultivate the herb and Everyting Oily Labs Limited to process the raw material supplied by Epican into oil. The signing of a tripartite agreement, which will see Everyting Oily buying ganja only from…