cannabis

The University of Colorado Boulder announced last week that the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has awarded two CU professors $5.5 million to study possible behavioral changes in the years since recreational use of cannabis was legalized in Colorado. According to CU, the study is the...

Pennsylvania's medical cannabis law requires patients to go through registered doctors to get into the program, but none are available yet. Now, some overenthusiastic groups are jumping the start in an attempt to drum up business. Welcome to the bizarre world of for-profit physicians opening up...

With temporary licensing on the horizon, California's cannabis industry is obviously on the cusp of really big things. With this green rush, our California cannabis business attorneys have been brought on to work on all kinds of M&A deals and a bevy of MAUCRSA and local law regulatory compliance...

Constellation Brands is buying 10 percent of a Canadian weed firm, as capitalism's embrace of the green boom tightens. Attorney General Jeff Sessions continues to hint that his team is working up reasons to crack down on states that have legalized cannabis, despite a surprising quiescence on...

Every now and then, the culture experiences a watershed, a moment when we look up and say, wow, things really have changed. I know you think I am talking about sexual harassment, but I'm not. It's far too early to say whether the torrent of revelations about sexually predatory men will shame...

Cancer patients are using marijuana to relieve a variety of symptoms. But even in states where it's legal, patients are not getting the information they need. About 25 percent of cancer patients use marijuana. At least that appears to be the case in Washington, a state with legalized...

Those who enjoy a toke are traveling more to do it within the states where it's legalized, and the travel industry is responding. Today, there are more destinations and even retreats that cater to the cannabis crowd. Sari Gabbay, founder and CEO of Cannabliss Retreats recently organized a...

WanaCapsXR set to launch in Nevada, Arizona, Illinois, Florida and Oregon Boulder, Colo. (Oct. 30, 2017) – Wana Brands, Colorado’s top-selling infused products manufacturer, will provide its popular family of extended-release cannabis capsules, WanaCapsXR in five new states, Nevada, Arizona...

The posh nail salon has jumped on the CBD wellness bandwagon. As someone who never really went through a hippie phase or noodle danced through the parking lot of a Grateful Dead show, I've been somewhat dubious about the rising popularity of cannabis merchandise in fashion and beauty because...

A grandmother has told how a malignant tumour discovered in her breast has shrunk dramatically since she started taking cannabis oil. Now Lin Coxon’s case is being studied by medical researchers to see if it offers hope to others battling cancer. Doctors at the Royal Derby Hospital told her...

Entrepreneur Alan Gertner hopes Calgarians will soon visit his Beltline store to purchase cannabis accessories, coffee and eventually – if everything goes according to plan – cannabis itself. The Toronto CEO behind cannabis-themed retail outfit Tokyo Smoke is bringing his stylish coffee shop...

Children with intractable epilepsy have uncontrollable seizures that can be catastrophic, even deadly. Cannabis improves quality of life, often through the CBD or cannabidiol it contains. Yet, instead of educating themselves, and helping parents use this medicine in forms now available...

Within the cannabis industry, it's well known that Israel is leading the world in medical marijuana research. The tiny country is home to a fully legal medical cannabis program that serves 30,000 patients, while THC itself – the cannabis plant's main psychoactive compound – was discovered by...

Before Tyler Hurst sets out for his morning run, he slips on a pair of those shoes that fit each toe like a glove. Then he takes a few hits off a vape pen packed with Agent Orange, a particularly uplifting strain of cannabis. "The chemicals that are released in our brains when we run are the...

Cannabis can be used in the treatment of numerous conditions, from epilepsy to alleviating the side effects of cancer therapies, but the full extent of the plant's medicinal benefits remain largely unexplored. A new research initiative hopes to address this by mapping the cannabis genome in a...

Can Cannabis Replace vaccines? Dedicated to Professor Ester Fride It's not every day that a 2 month old baby gets admitted to hospital and leaves without having any medicine administered. The parents of this baby made a decision after a traumatic few nights after this baby's first set...

A trade expo in the nation's capital is showcasing how big the marijuana business is and will be when recreational use of the drug is legalized in July 2018. Licensed producers, soil experts and companies that sell marijuana paraphernalia are exhibiting their products and expertise at the...

A professor who has studied cannabis legalization for much of the last decade will be in Edmonton on Monday to speak at a research forum hosted by Alberta Health Services. Jonathan Caulkins is a professor of operations research and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh...

Among men, daily users reported 6.9 times compared with 5.6 for non-users. The findings were published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. The researchers reached the conclusion after a retrospective analysis of data on 50,000 Americans ages 25 to 45, compiled between 2002 and 2015 by the...

When Gov. Kate Brown last week released her new list of appointments to boards and commissions, much of the focus was on two senior state senators moving on to new positions. But just as she acted to renew the Senate chamber, Brown also proposed new blood for the Oregon Liquor Control...