Some are tapping into marijuana’s psychoactive effects to quiet the brain during intense yoga sessions and other mind-oriented sports, such as running or swimming. Others use cannabis products that don’t make them high but, instead, create effects that users insist help them train harder and longer, with less pain and faster recovery times Before Tyler…
Constellation Brands will pay CAD 245 million ($191 million) for a 9.9% stake in Canopy Growth Corporation, a Canadian supplier of medicinal marijuana, paving the way for it to launch a series of cannabis-infused alcoholic drinks. Constellation, the owner of vodka brands like Svedka and the importer of US beers like Corona and Modelo, said…
Dutch Passion collected a special ’30 Year Achievement Award’ at the 2017 Expogrow event in Spain. The award recognises the 30 years of contribution including the discovery of feminized cannabis seeds in the 1990’s by Henk van Dalen, Dutch Passion’s founder. Dutch Passion also collected another two cannabis cups at the recent Elite Cup contest…
Companies have begun applying to Denmark’s medicines regulator to grow cannabis plants ahead of the drug becoming legalised for medicinal purposes next year, it’s reported. Some 13 companies have already submitted applications for growing cannabis plants to the Laegemiddelstyrelsen, so that they can help treat Danes suffering from painful illnesses such as cancer and multiple…
Governmental debate in Ireland on the de facto decriminalisation of cannabis and legalisation for medical use is ongoing. A cannabis-based medicinal product (Sativex®) has recently been granted market authorisation in Ireland. Male GPs and those with higher levels of addiction training are more likely to support a more liberal drug policy approach to cannabis for personal use.
The use of cannabis products in the treatment of epilepsy has long been of interest to researchers and clinicians alike; however, until recently very little published data were available to support its use. As cannabinoids and cannabis-based products are studied for efficacy as anticonvulsants, more investigation is needed regarding the specific targets of action, optimal drug delivery, and potential drug-drug interactions. This article is part of a Special Issue titled Cannabinoids and Epilepsy.
Much of his collection includes hand-blown bottles and containers that have been preserved by an underground network of controlled substance artifact collectors. Prior to 1937, marijuana was considered medicine, and its versatile parent plant, hemp, was grown and refined for the production of paper, textiles, clothing, biofuels and more. But that all changed with a…
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…
There are 43 state medical marijuana programs in the USA, yet limited evidence is available on the demographic characteristics of the patient population accessing these programs. Moreover, insights into the social and structural barriers that inform patients’ success in accessing medical marijuana are limited. A current gap in the scientific literature exists regarding generalisable data on the social, cultural, and structural mechanisms that hinder access to medical marijuana among qualifying patients.