cannabis

Health Minister Simon Harris has announced a review of Ireland's policy on medicinal cannabis, which is currently strictly controlled. The announcement comes a day after mother Vera Twomey began a 150-mile protest from Cork to Dublin to try to persuade the government to legalise cannabis for...

An attorney who represents the head of a business leasing one of the cannabis processing units closed by a sheriff's raid Oct. 27 said on Wednesday that the action ignores the spirit of the Calaveras County urgency ordinance that regulates commercial cultivation. "The ordinance allows drying...

The Health Products Regulatory Authority has been asked to provide expert scientific advice on medicinal cannabis by Minister for Health Simon Harris. Mr Harris said he wanted to review current policy and have the latest evidence on the potential medical benefits of cannabis for some people...

The Health Products Regulatory Authority has been asked to provide expert scientific advice on medicinal cannabis by Minister for Health Simon Harris. Mr Harris said he wanted to review current policy and have the latest evidence on the potential medical benefits of cannabis for some people...

While lawmakers in Washington continue to uphold the federal government's Schedule 1 status for cannabis, practitioners are now lending their own voices to the debate. The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) recently released a public statement strongly...

While lawmakers in Washington continue to uphold the federal government's Schedule 1 status for cannabis, practitioners are now lending their own voices to the debate. The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) recently released a public statement strongly...

The Colorado cannabis industry has quickly gone from bud to full flower, as indicated by a new in-depth data analysis by the Marijuana Policy Group. Using a new "Marijuana Impact Model" they say is the first to "accurately characterize how this industry impacts the overall state economy," the...

In the shadow of one of the most divisive presidential elections in our country's history, a second plot line could have big consequences for cities around the United States. Voters in nine states are considering expanding access to legal marijuana on Tuesday, November 8. Five states will vote...

One woman says medicinal marijuana helped her drop weight. "The weight loss was dramatic in first 90 days to 4 months," said a 42-year-old mother of 4. Becca Foster is a veteran yo-yo dieter since the age of 13. Two years ago, she started something different and she has never been...

You may have seen the number 6630507 online - maybe posted in selfies, written on someone's hand or arm. It's a US patent number, issued in October 2003 to the Department of Health and Human Services. The patent is titled "Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants," and it was filed...

You may have seen the number 6630507 online - maybe posted in selfies, written on someone's hand or arm. It's a US patent number, issued in October 2003 to the Department of Health and Human Services. The patent is titled "Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants," and it was filed...

It's incredible to think that we are less than a decade removed from George W. Bush's presidency and California might legalize adult-use of cannabis next week. It was just eight years ago that most medical-cannabis dispensary owners operated on the down-low, and law-enforcement agencies locally...

In her first year as a massage therapist, Jennifer Chan became used to her hands aching at the end of a day's work. But one day, one of her clients brought her own massage oils for Chan to use. Afterward, Chan noticed that her hands, normally sore after eight hours of kneading, didn't hurt as...

By most accounts, the marijuana industry is growing like a weed. Since California became the first state to legalize medical cannabis in 1996, two dozen additional states have also legalized medical pot, and four states - Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska - along with Washington, D.C...

The £250,000 project will be carried out by Ulster University and pharmaceutical start-up Greenlight Medicines. The research will examine the effects of cannabis as pain relief, on inflammation and which compounds of the plant are most effective. Greenlight Medicines focus on the potential use...

The £250,000 project will be carried out by Ulster University and pharmaceutical start-up Greenlight Medicines. The research will examine the effects of cannabis as pain relief, on inflammation and which compounds of the plant are most effective. Greenlight Medicines focus on the potential use...

The eventual fate of 2016's version of the pro-medical marijuana Amendment 2 is still up in the air, yet one of the state's primary beneficiaries of the "Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014," which has facilitated the slow-motion deployment of Charlotte's Web to some with qualifying...

The eventual fate of 2016's version of the pro-medical marijuana Amendment 2 is still up in the air, yet one of the state's primary beneficiaries of the "Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014," which has facilitated the slow-motion deployment of Charlotte's Web to some with qualifying...

A young mother launched a 300km walk to Dublin to personally plead with Health Minister Simon Harris to fast-track synthetic cannabis oil treatment for Irish children facing potentially life-threatening seizures. Vera Twomey-Barry decided on the desperate action after her daughter, Ava (6)...

A young mother launched a 300km walk to Dublin to personally plead with Health Minister Simon Harris to fast-track synthetic cannabis oil treatment for Irish children facing potentially life-threatening seizures. Vera Twomey-Barry decided on the desperate action after her daughter, Ava (6)...