Isle of Man medicinal cannabis dispensing service begins
A medicinal cannabis dispensing service has begun on the Isle of Man as part of a one-year trial.
Medicinal cannabis helped get my life back after endometriosis
Charlie James loved her job as a lifeguard, along with running three or four times a week. But just over a year ago, the excruciating pain caused by a bad flare-up of endometriosis forced her to quit her job.
New insights on the structural biology of medical cannabis
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Grenoble, France, researchers have investigated the interaction between D9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and some proteins it might bind to.
Nearly 1/3 of People With Chronic Pain Turn to Cannabis
As more U.S. states legalize cannabis (also known as marijuana) for medical and recreational use, increasing numbers of people are experimenting with it for pain relief.
First-time cocaine and cannabis users will not be prosecuted under new plan
First time users of cocaine and cannabis will be offered education or drug treatment under new plans that have been put forward by police chiefs.
Medical marijuana usage is increasing in the US
Imagine you are walking home from the last day of school before spring break. You plop on your bed, kick off your shoes and take a sigh of relief. No school for a week. At least that is what Tatiana Tipton and the class of 2020 thought.
Nurse’s and Medical cannabis
The likelihood of cannabis use becoming federally legal is increasing, so it’s important for nursing professionals and nursing students to be able to provide knowledgeable and effective medical cannabis care to their patients.
Kentucky’s medical marijuana executive order goes into effect
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive order to partly legalize medical marijuana in the Bluegrass State for certain individuals goes into effect Jan. 1.
Rats blamed for eating 500 kilograms of cannabis stored by Indian police
Rats in northern India have been accused of eating hundreds of kilograms of cannabis seized from drug dealers and stored in police warehouses.
Not so high and mighty: it’s time to legalise cannabis
While countries like Canada, Portugal and Thailand have either legalised or decriminalised the drug, debates about whether to adopt a similar approach in the UK are often shut down before they really begin.