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At a Paul McCartney concert at San Francisco's AT&T Park in 2010, Matthew Springer, PhD, wasn't shocked to be surrounded by a haze of marijuana smoke. He was, however, amazed that the audience tolerated it without complaint. "All of these people knew to avoid smoke from cigarettes, because...

Utah State University is not interested in doing research on the effects of medical marijuana on humans, and even if the university had the facilities necessary to grow the controlled substance for research purposes, it would only consider growing it if federal and state laws become untangled...

Florida A&M University, along with the University of Florida, has been given the go-ahead to conduct research pilot projects on growing and selling industrial hemp. Gov. Rick Scott late Friday signed the Industrial Hemp Pilot Projects bill into law. It was sponsored by Sen. Bill Montford...

Utah lawmakers balked again this year at joining more than half of all U.S. states and passing a broad medical marijuana law. Instead, they gave state colleges and other institutions a green light to study the medical impacts of the drug with the hope of having comprehensive data by next...

Rodale Institute, the nation's leading organic farming research institution, has started a new industrial hemp research project focused on examining the crop's role in soil health and regenerative organic agriculture. The PA Department of Agriculture Industrial Hemp Pilot Project granted 16...

Research into the potential medical benefits of marijuana-derived substances like cannabidiol (CBD) would be supported under legislation recently introduced by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) with support from U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC). Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration hasn't...

Seeds are in the ground at the site of an industrial hemp research plot in Perry County. On Tuesday afternoon, farmer Jeremiah Elsesser worked the tractor pulling the seed drill filled with the first hemp seeds to be legally planted in the local area for decades. "Our hopes are that it...

Among the $409 million in projects vetoed by Governor Rick Scott, there were three items that would have provided over three million dollars to Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of Florida. The state budget called for the money to be used to begin studying medical marijuana and its...

The latest veterans group to join the quest to explore the medical benefits of medical marijuana to treat PTSD is the illustrious American Legion. In a letter sent to President Trump, the group asked for a much-needed meeting with the Commander-in-Chief to discuss rescheduling cannabis, so that...

Ever since the 2014 Farm Bill authorized industrial hemp research, there has been more interest in growing hemp as an agricultural product for either seed production or fibers such as textiles, paper, and cordage. In Canada, industrial hemp was legalized in 1998, and 80,000 acres are currently...

One of the nation's most conservative veterans' groups is appealing to President Donald Trump to reclassify marijuana to allow large-scale research into whether cannabis can help troops suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. The change sought by The American Legion would conflict with...

Three South American countries have issued policies to regulate cannabis use for medical or recreational purposes. In recent weeks, moves that see the region taking firm steps forward to legalize the controversial plant. The move also opens new opportunities for research into its therapeutic...

The New Brunswick government is moving ahead with plans to establish a thriving marijuana industry once the drug is legalized in Canada. Premier Brian Gallant issued a statement Friday confirming that St. Thomas University in Fredericton will establish a new research chair on cannabis. The...

Just about everything we know about cannabis comes from tales told. While there is scant science to back up the claims of marijuana's health benefits, Pennsylvania is moving forward to implement its medical marijuana program. That lack of clinical certainty is the primary takeaway from the...

This past weekend was the first-ever international conference on the science of weed held at the new Institute of Cannabis Research (ICR). Headquartered at Colorado State University at Pueblo, the ICR conference lasted three days, had 550 attendees from 10 countries and 21 states, and featured...

If the United States stopped viewing CBD as an illegal substance, it would unlock the marijuana compound's immense potential as medicine, the "father of cannabis research" said Saturday. Raphael Mechoulam, a Hebrew University professor and organic chemist with six decades of research on...

Earlier this month, something huge happened. It's something we've been waiting for. Don't go buying weed from Uncle Sam... No, not for the reasons you'd think. Turns out, his stuff isn't as good as the pot produced by the private sector. Currently, cannabis is produced for scientific research by...

The Institute of Cannabis Research (ICR) at Colorado State University-Pueblo will host its international, multidisciplinary cannabis research conference starting tonight (Friday) and concluding on Sunday on the CSU-Pueblo campus. The conference will celebrate a myriad of research and...

State College - A few years ago, the federal government changed its regulations that allowed people to do research on industrial hemp. The state passed legislation last year that made that possible in Pennsylvania. On Friday, the Department of Agriculture announced that 16 teams from...

The greater Lehigh Valley scored a handful of the first 16 industrial hemp research projects approved by the state Department of Agriculture. Lehigh University researchers and the Berks County-based Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council will partner on three different projects, and the Rodale...