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Richmond - Marty Phipps started a business this year selling an innovative type of bedding for horses and small animals - a shredded substance that absorbs liquids, resists microbes and cuts down on smell. But because the product is made with hemp, which is the same plant species as marijuana...

As lawmakers grapple with implementing medical marijuana in Florida, a powerful senator is pushing for the state to set up a pot research program at the Moffitt Cancer Center. State Sen. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, is working on legislation establishing Florida's first major cannabis research...

In 2014, the New England Journal of Medicine ran a propaganda piece by Dr. Nora Volkow, the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) titled Adverse Health Effects of Marijuana Use. The article is occasionally referenced by neo-prohibitionists to demonstrate the position of the...

Lincoln, Neb. - After months of paperwork and navigating bureaucratic red tape, University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers have planted their first crop of legal hemp. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that about 150 plants with the distinctive frond leaf, previously relegated to roadside...

While voters in California, Nevada, Maine and Massachusetts each passed new laws authorizing the recreational possession and use of marijuana on Election Day, colleges and universities across the country quickly made clear that what is legal beyond the campus perimeter will still be disallowed...

The state is seeking proposals for research projects that could help strengthen and expand its medical marijuana program. The Department of Consumer Protection starting accepting applications for projects on Oct. 1, the same day Connecticut's medical marijuana program extended to minors with...

The state is seeking proposals for research projects that could help strengthen and expand its medical marijuana program. The Department of Consumer Protection starting accepting applications for projects on Oct. 1, the same day Connecticut's medical marijuana program extended to minors with...

Lincoln, Neb. - After months of paperwork and navigating bureaucratic red tape, University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers have planted their first crop of legal hemp. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that about 150 plants with the distinctive frond leaf, previously relegated to roadside...

Regardless of the fate of Questions 200 and 300 in today's election, Colorado State University-Pueblo's fledgling Institute of Cannabis Research will be taking on important and relevant work. Remember, marijuana will remain legal in Colorado even if Pueblo voters pass one or both of the ballot...

Whatever happens November 8, marijuana won. It's hit an all time high in popularity - 60 percent of Americans now support legalization. That handily beats both major-party candidates in favorability. Twenty-five states and Washington, DC have already legalized it for medical use. And come...

With the first legal hemp crop grown in Virginia in decades out of the ground, researchers are now working on their next steps with the harvest and planning for next year's growing season. Mike Renfroe, a professor of biology at James Madison University, studied the crop over the summer. He...

Washington - You can't get high from smoking hemp, but a bipartisan group of lawmakers says states and universities growing it for research could get busted if they cross state lines with it. Three Kentucky lawmakers - Republican Sen. Rand Paul, Democratic Rep. John Yarmuth and Republican...

Pharmacists may well be the best equipped to assist in closing the knowledge gap doctors face as states approve medical marijuana laws. Who might better determine how marijuana interacts with the nervous system and other medications, as well as its side effects, than those in the pharmacy...

Pharmacists may well be the best equipped to assist in closing the knowledge gap doctors face as states approve medical marijuana laws. Who might better determine how marijuana interacts with the nervous system and other medications, as well as its side effects, than those in the pharmacy...

Global drug and research giants are eyeing Victoria to grow cannabis crops on the back of federal laws allowing for medicinal marijuana products to be developed. The companies hope to be granted licenses in the coming months and begin growing cannabis within a year. The law changes, which...

Global drug and research giants are eyeing Victoria to grow cannabis crops on the back of federal laws allowing for medicinal marijuana products to be developed. The companies hope to be granted licenses in the coming months and begin growing cannabis within a year. The law changes, which...

A Bulgarian-born professor and pioneer in the field of cannabis research is scheduled to lecture during Colorado State University-Pueblo's 2017 Institute of Cannabis Research Conference in April. Raphael Mechoulam, the "Father of Cannabis Research," will present the inaugural Mechoulam Lecture...

A Bulgarian-born professor and pioneer in the field of cannabis research is scheduled to lecture during Colorado State University-Pueblo's 2017 Institute of Cannabis Research Conference in April. Raphael Mechoulam, the "Father of Cannabis Research," will present the inaugural Mechoulam Lecture...

A Bulgarian-born professor and pioneer in the field of cannabis research is scheduled to lecture during Colorado State University-Pueblo's 2017 Institute of Cannabis Research Conference in April. Raphael Mechoulam, the "Father of Cannabis Research," will present the inaugural Mechoulam Lecture...

Here's a green idea: Cal Poly Pomona should become the nation's leading institution in cannabis research. The Drug Enforcement Administration recently announced that they are going to expand the number of those authorized to cultivate the plant and perform research. Formerly, the University of...