Resident physicians report lack of preparedness for counseling patients on medical cannabis

A recent study from Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, highlights the need for further education among resident physicians in the use of medical cannabis. It found 38% of resident physicians thought medical marijuana was a prescribed substance, while 78% did not know into what category medical cannabis fell within the Controlled…

Adult-use marijuana bill carefully crafted to make new industry, Maine communities safer

Failure to support the proposal will allow flawed aspects of the original referendum to take effect, says Falmouth Rep. Teresa Pierce. Last November, Maine citizens narrowly passed a referendum to legalize the adult use of recreational marijuana. Once that referendum was passed, the Legislature was tasked with the critical, and considerable, responsibility of implementing the…

Topical Medical Cannabis: A New Treatment for Wound Pain-Three Cases of Pyoderma Gangrenosum

The ideal methods of pain relief for wound patients are modalities that are topical, lack systemic side effects, noninvasive, self-administered, and display rapid onset of analgesia. Extracts derived from the cannabis plant have been applied to wounds for thousands of years. The discovery of the human endocannabinoid system and its dominant presence throughout the integumentary system provides a valid and logical scientific platform to consider the use of topical cannabinoids for wounds

Canada: New Rapid Drying Technology For Cannabis Triples Shelf Life

All-new, cutting-edge technology will cut the time required to dry cannabis by 90 percent A letter of intent has already been signed between Kaamos Inc. and Protein Solutions Group (PSG) to purchase an exclusive license that allows Kaamos Inc. to sell PSG’s proprietary Protein Dried™ technology to Canadian licensed producers. The Protein Dried product is basically…