cannabis

I recently took an online course on Cannabis Delivery and Dosing taught by Deborah Malka, MD, PhD. This thread is my notes, with some additional materials added. There will be other additions as I get further into the study of all things cannabis. I welcome any information you might have that...

The Justice Ministry is exploring the possibility of Israel decriminalizing the use of soft drugs such as cannabis, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked said Wednesday. Shaked told Army Radio said that under potential guidelines, those caught using soft drugs would have to pay a fine, but it would no...

Chicago FOX 32 News - It is likely Illinois legislators will adjourn their spring session later this week having failed for the second straight year to enact a balanced budget. Governor Rauner and Democratic leaders, though, did agree to extend Illinois' troubled medical marijuana program, and...

Australia Legalized The Cultivation Of Medical MarijuanaThe newly announced legalisation of medical marijuana in Australia poses huge benefits, not just to Australians, but to the worldwide cannabis industry. However, we may still be a long way from its actual use and distribution. The...

Oroville: There is some agreement among people on both sides of the two marijuana-related issues going before voters June 7. Proponents and opponents of Measures G and H recognize that the two items are modifications to current ordinances that will remain in effect regardless of the outcome...

Panaxia has devised a method of extracting precise dosages of medical cannabis. Israel generic drugs and medical devices company Panaxia has signed an agreement with Ultra Health, the leading medical cannabis distribution company in New Mexico, to build a cannabis processing plant. The plant...

Among the lofty pines of timber country across the street from the Little Creek Casino on State Highway 108, the first tribal-owned-and-operated recreational cannabis store in the US is open for business. Customers flow into the nondescript cabin storefront, on the Squaxin Island tribe's...

(Menafn Press) Oregon Hemp Convention come June by leading Oregon ODA Hemp farmer (state licensed) Jerry Norton is to bring in who''s who from cannabis industry to educate the masses about the healing and many other benefits or legal marijuana. Portland, Oregon, 28th May 2016: Leading Oregon...

Chico Ryder was just 10 when he was diagnosed with a rare form of soft tissue cancer. The debilitating side-effects left him constantly nauseous or vomiting, with fevers, infections and nerve damage to his legs that put him in a wheelchair. His symptoms were relieved by cannabis oil, supplied...

Chico Ryder was just 10 when he was diagnosed with a rare form of soft tissue cancer. The debilitating side-effects left him constantly nauseous or vomiting, with fevers, infections and nerve damage to his legs that put him in a wheelchair. His symptoms were relieved by cannabis oil, supplied...

NSW Premier Mike Baird has been heckled at an event in Sydney and accused of moving too slowly on medicinal cannabis. Baird was confronted by dying patients and their carers at a medicinal cannabis conference in Sydney on Saturday where he gave the opening address. The NSW Government is...

NSW Premier Mike Baird has been heckled at an event in Sydney and accused of moving too slowly on medicinal cannabis. Baird was confronted by dying patients and their carers at a medicinal cannabis conference in Sydney on Saturday where he gave the opening address. The NSW Government is...

A judge has ruled that the Arizona Department of Health Services wrongly denied a hearing to petitioners who want people with Parkinson's disease to qualify for medical marijuana. "In a desire for professionalism, the department has utilized a standard of proof that is higher than the rules...

The safety of vaping is highly questionable, many studies have time and again proved that the liquid used in electronic cigarettes is heated at a high temperature which produces heavy metals that are as harmful as tobacco smoke from regular cigarettes. Read–E-cigarettes do more harm than good...

While medicinal cannabis is federally legal in Canada, patients, until now, had to order from one of the licensed producers (LPs) and wait for it to arrive in the mail as directed by Health Canada rules, which require the LP to "use a shipping method that ensures the tracking and safekeeping of...

Nimbin, Australia - Jai Whitelaw was 10 when he first took medical cannabis, given to him by his mother in a bid to treat the debilitating epilepsy that saw him endure up to 500 seizures a day. Support for the legalisation of cannabis has grown in Australia in recent years, with 91% in favour...

Nimbin, Australia - Jai Whitelaw was 10 when he first took medical cannabis, given to him by his mother in a bid to treat the debilitating epilepsy that saw him endure up to 500 seizures a day. Support for the legalisation of cannabis has grown in Australia in recent years, with 91% in favour...

A judge sentenced cannabis activist Billy Hayes to two years in prison on Friday for his role in two medical-marijuana businesses. Hayes, 40, is a hero to those who oppose monopolistic practices and tight restrictions in the marijuana industry, and was the subject of a November 2014 feature...

Medical marijuana advocates are applauding Gov. Bruce Rauner's about-face on expanding Illinois' pilot program in length and qualifying conditions, saying it will allow time to show the program is worthwhile and will help more patients – including many veterans – who are suffering. Democratic...

Medical marijuana advocates are applauding Gov. Bruce Rauner's about-face on expanding Illinois' pilot program in length and qualifying conditions, saying it will allow time to show the program is worthwhile and will help more patients – including many veterans – who are suffering. Democratic...