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An overwhelming majority of West Virginian physicians are "interested" in medical cannabis, according to a survey conducted by the Department of Health and Human Resources. Of 1,455 physicians who took the online survey, 82 percent of them indicated their interest in medical marijuana, which...

As part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ongoing efforts to protect consumers from health fraud, the agency today issued warning letters to four companies illegally selling products online that claim to prevent, diagnose, treat, or cure cancer without evidence to support these...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration may start cracking down on claims that marijuana has health benefits that haven't been proven, the agency's commissioner said Tuesday. "I see people who are developing products who are making claims that marijuana has antitumor effects in the setting of...

Hey, in another thread someone mentioned making a tinture. After hunting around on the web I found a recipe that claims you can use the leafs of the plant (granted a fair amount, about 4 oz and probably the more leaf matter the better) to more or less a 1/5th of vodka. Declare the lead, soak for...

On February 9, the FDA sent out a number of warning letters to companies that make and sell products containing cannabidiol (CBD), a type of cannabinoid found in marijuana. Some of the products that the FDA tested contained no CBD in them at all. Even more troubling, many of the products...