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You now have permission to grow marijuana in NSW — if you are the state government. NSW is the first state to have been given approval to grow cannabis under licence from the federal government as part of research into the best way to cultivate the plant. That step will lay the foundations...

At a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing convened last week to consider "the potential medical benefits of marijuana," lawmakers heard from cannabis advocates and doctors alike. Their testimony overwhelmingly supported marijuana being used for medical purposes; many of the speakers also...

At a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing convened last week to consider "the potential medical benefits of marijuana," lawmakers heard from cannabis advocates and doctors alike. Their testimony overwhelmingly supported marijuana being used for medical purposes; many of the speakers also...

A UB psychologist who studies substance abuse issues has been appointed to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine ad hoc committee that will review the health effects of marijuana use. R. Lorraine Collins, professor of community health and health behavior, School of Public...

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., wants the federal government to allow more marijuana research licenses. Bennet has introduced an amendment that would allow at least three research licenses in each state that has legalized medical and recreational marijuana - such as Colorado. Currently, the...

Buffalo, New York — A University at Buffalo psychologist who studies substance abuse issues has been appointed to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine's ad hoc committee that will review the health effects of marijuana use. R. Lorraine Collins, PhD, a professor of...

Salisbury, Maryland Cannamed Pharmaceuticals based in Wicomico County describes their mission as "being a model cultivation resource for Maryland's licensed processors and dispensaries" for medical marijuana. The company has committed $20 million from their net revenue, to go towards what they...

Washington, DC: A bipartisan coalition of House and Senate lawmakers have proposed legislation, the Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2016 and the Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act, to facilitate and accelerate clinical investigations into the safety and efficacy of cannabis. Passage of...

Japan prides itself on having a low tolerance for guns and drugs, but a tiny political party has become the first to adopt an election plank of scrapping a research ban on medical use of marijuana. Proponents say such use could ease cancer-related pain, prevent dementia, and cut soaring...

Japan prides itself on having a low tolerance for guns and drugs, but a tiny political party has become the first to adopt an election plank of scrapping a research ban on medical use of marijuana. Proponents say such use could ease cancer-related pain, prevent dementia, and cut soaring...

One of the world's first large, controlled trials of cannabis for melanoma launches in Australia Marijuana is being called in to fight one of the world's deadliest, scariest killers - a type of cancer caused by your next summer vacation. Researchers at the University of Canberra have...

One of the world's first large, controlled trials of cannabis for melanoma launches in Australia Marijuana is being called in to fight one of the world's deadliest, scariest killers - a type of cancer caused by your next summer vacation. Researchers at the University of Canberra have...

Manuel Guzman, a biochemist who has studied cannabis for 20 years in Spain, has captured the headlines when it comes to brain cancer. Clinical trials based on Guzman's work are now underway at St. James' University Hospital in Leeds, England. Neuro-oncologists are treating patients with...

Manuel Guzman, a biochemist who has studied cannabis for 20 years in Spain, has captured the headlines when it comes to brain cancer. Clinical trials based on Guzman's work are now underway at St. James' University Hospital in Leeds, England. Neuro-oncologists are treating patients with...

Senator Gillibrand, Joined By Bipartisan Group Of Senators And Representatives, Urge DEA To Remove Barriers To Research On Medical Marijuana, Request Meeting Citing New Information from the State Department and Documents from HHS, Senators and Representatives Urge DEA to Remove Cannabis from...

Senator Gillibrand, Joined By Bipartisan Group Of Senators And Representatives, Urge DEA To Remove Barriers To Research On Medical Marijuana, Request Meeting Citing New Information from the State Department and Documents from HHS, Senators and Representatives Urge DEA to Remove Cannabis from...

Colorado's Health Department has $2.4 million to put toward studies about marijuana use, and now it is looking for researchers to help spend it. The department on Thursday began accepting grant applications for its Retail Marijuana Health Monitoring Program. The department already has a...

The medicinal marijuana movement started by former Ravens tackle Eugene Monroe seems to be gaining some steam, and they're trying to pick up a significant ally in the process. According to Nicki Jhabvala of the Denver Post, one of the doctors Monroe's working with the advocate research into...

The medicinal marijuana movement started by former Ravens tackle Eugene Monroe seems to be gaining some steam, and they're trying to pick up a significant ally in the process. According to Nicki Jhabvala of the Denver Post, one of the doctors Monroe's working with the advocate research into...

Brit Burch was determined to get some pot. It wasn't that the Brandon University student was looking for a buzz. She wanted it to combat the negative side-effects of chemotherapy treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma. But finding a physician to prescribe it was more challenging than...