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California researchers are going to have access to the highest-grade medical cannabis for research - far surpassing the federal government's awful supplies - under new rules approved in the California legislature Wednesday. The California State Assembly green-lit more medical pot research in...

Much has changed since the book "Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know" was first published four years ago–so much so that at least 60 percent of the material in the second edition is new, says Beau Kilmer, co-director of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center and a co-author of the...

For years, Lisa Tollner, co-founder of the California marijuana edibles company Sensi Products, says she's received calls and emails from customers reporting her cannabis-infused Sensi Chew caramels had helped alleviate pain, insomnia, nausea and other ailments. But Tollner wanted more. "These...

Critics are calling "reefer madness" on a new study from Australia claiming smoking pot will give your kids cancer. Cannabis has been shown in cell, animal and limited human trials to prevent, halt or kill cancer, researchers note. Australia is getting world-famous for their reefer-madness...

Lincoln, Neb. AP - Researchers in Nebraska are one step closer to starting research on using hemp as a field crop. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's agronomy and horticulture department has received a permit that will allow it to research hemp. But they're still waiting for the U.S. Drug...

Bridgetown, Barbados CMC - A Barbados Government legislator has criticised the University of the West Indies UWI for its failure to lead the regional efforts on the research of marijuana for medicinal purposes. "We have this talent at the UWI and we should have been at the forefront of...

Lincoln, Neb. AP - Researchers in Nebraska are one step closer to starting research on using hemp as a field crop. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's agronomy and horticulture department received a permit last week that will allow it to research hemp, the Lincoln Journal Star reported. But...

A bill to allow research on growing hemp for industrial uses passed the Alabama Legislature tonight. Gov. Robert Bentley could sign it into law. The bill, by Rep. Ken Johnson, R-Moulton, authorizes the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries to administer research, including...

Hemp and cannabis research was illegal until 2014 when Congress allowed it in the Farm Bill. A little-noticed provision of the new medical marijuana law in Florida allows state universities to conduct research. That's a first for Florida, but not for other states such as Kentucky, which is leaps...

A group comprised of doctors, patients, health charities and scientists is urging Ottawa to invest $25 million over the next five years for research into the health effects and potential therapeutic benefits of medical marijuana. In a report released Wednesday, the Medical Cannabis Research...

The research to develop cannabis as a medical drug can go much further if the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) were to reclassify it. The plant that is used to produce medical marijuana can be found under the DEA's Schedule 1 listing which practically identifies it as a dangerous substance...

On Earth Day last week, a writer on the USA Today opinion page argued for the use of paper in classrooms because studies show students learn better when reading and writing on paper, as opposed to using electronic screens. (A belief apparently not shared by New York City public schools, which...

The Drug Enforcement Agency has given its blessing to a study on the effect of medical marijuana on post-traumatic stress disorder, the first randomized, controlled research in the U.S. for PTSD that will use the actual plant instead of oils or synthesized cannabis. According to the...

The Drug Enforcement Agency has given its blessing to a study on the effect of medical marijuana on post-traumatic stress disorder, the first randomized, controlled research in the U.S. for PTSD that will use the actual plant instead of oils or synthesized cannabis. According to the...

It's that time of year when we take a look at the rapidly changing status of marijuana in the US. Yes, the Drug Enforcement Agency still categorizes marijuana as a schedule I drug, one that has no accepted medical use, but since the late 1990s, a majority of Americans have thought medical pot...

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., along with a bipartisan group of 24 senators and representatives, on Friday urged President Obama to remove barriers to research on medical marijuana and facilitate new medical research on cannabis and its derivatives...

Green Leaf Medical, LLC, a prospective applicant for one of the Maryland Medical Cannabis cultivation and processing licenses, has just signed a research agreement with Dr. Maneesh Sharma and the Interventional Pain Institute, located in Baltimore, MD. Per the research agreement, Green Leaf...

Calgary sleep specialist Dr. Adam Moscovitch and New Brunswick physician Dr. Paul Smith join Ontario's Dr. Paula Williams on investigation team The study is open to participants diagnosed with PTSD including Veterans and First Responders to assess the benefits of Medical Cannabis TORONTO...

People wanting to learn more about the latest scientific findings on medical marijuana can attend a free symposium on the topic Wednesday at UC San Diego. The event, scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., is slated to be held in the university's Medical Education and Telemedicine Building in...

The possibility of rescheduling marijuana could ease research on the medical uses of weed. The current picture of medical marijuana research in the U.S. is bleak, and with the wide range of weed's potential medical uses, experts cannot help but be inspired by the reclassification news. The...