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UBC researchers are cautioning policy makers not to alter a cannabis distribution system that–while not legal yet–works well. Associate professor Zach Walsh, who teaches psychology at UBC's Okanagan campus, and PhD candidate Rielle Capler, say store-front dispensaries–often under fire by law...

Some medical marijuana patients in Illinois say the drug has allowed them to reduce or eliminate their use of other prescription medication, a new study reports. The study by DePaul and Rush universities was small, with 30 participants, and involved only those who volunteered to respond to...

Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Thursday its cannabis-derived gel to treat genetic disorder Fragile X syndrome succeeded in significantly reducing symptoms such as anxiety in a mid-stage study. The U.S. drug developer’s shares - down 60 percent since the beginning of the year - were up 57...

About one-quarter of cancer patients have used marijuana in the past year. That's according to a new study in the journal Cancer. Researchers found most patients use marijuana to relieve pain and nausea or to help cope with stress, depression, and insomnia. The study included more than...

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts have begun a one-year study to assess the level of marijuana use in the state before legal sales of the drug for recreational use begin. According to a press release, the investigation -- a collaboration between the university's School of Public...

If you consume cannabis legally as an Arizona medical-marijuana patient, Arizona State University wants to study you. And you'll get paid for using cannabis. Sounds too good to be true, right? ASU researcher Madeline Meier confirmed today that information posted on ASU's website about the...

Research into the potential medical uses of marijuana compounds continues apace. Among the most recent, a study delved into why marijuana is an effective stress reducer. While not conclusive on their own, the results contribute to a longer-term possibility — that marijuana compounds may turn out...

Despite cannabis' history in folk pharmacopoeias, clinical studies of its medicinal impact remain limited in many areas. Based on some promising early results, researchers are now calling for a closer look at its applications for certain mental health conditions for which more 'traditional'...

Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death for Americans under 50, killing an estimated 59,000 people last year across the United States. It’s the worst public health crisis in a generation, and the government is scrambling to find a way to get millions of citizens off heroin and...

Virginia's State Crime Commission is currently studying decriminalizing simple possession of marijuana. Now, the commission is asking for feedback for anyone interested. Staff on the commission is meeting with stakeholders and people interested in the topic, but say they won't be able to talk...

Virginia officials are accepting comments by email until Aug. 25 about whether simple possession of marijuana should no longer be a crime, and advocates for changing the law are encouraging participation. The study being conducted this year by the Virginia State Crime Commission came at the...

New Hampshire's new law decriminalizing marijuana possession hasn't even gone into effect yet, and the state's marijuana lobby is already complaining. Matt Simon, head of the Marijuana Policy Project and New Hampshire's loudest voice for marijuana legalization, is upset that his group lost...

I need a place to seperate this out from my other notes. This thread will be an ongoing project, with no real timeframe to completion, if indeed that ever happens. The study hall is ongoing, and I don't often have time to get to this organization. My hope is that by making it a stand-alone...

Research from UBC shows marijuana patients are giving storefront dispensaries high marks for quality, safety and availability but not for cost. The study is the first of its kind, looking at access from dispensaries in Canada. "We know that about 80 per cent of patients use dispensaries...

new study co-written by a UC Irvine business professor has found no correlation between the closure of marijuana dispensaries and reduced crime rates near them. Rather, it discovered the opposite. The paper, written by UCI's Mireille Jacobson and USC professor Tom Y. Chang, studied the...

The backers of marijuana legalization think the study commission set up by legislation that's soon hitting Governor Sununu's desk will be stacked against relaxing marijuana laws. In its original form, House Bill 215 included clear opponents of legalization, like the Association of Chiefs of...

A recent study found that the active ingredient in cannabis restores memory in older mice. But what – if anything – does that mean for us? The study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, was conducted by scientists in Germany. Over a period of one month, one group of mice of various...

A new study has investigated what patients themselves prefer when it comes to managing pain — opioids, which are widely distributed for intense pain relief, or medical marijuana. The researchers found that the patients themselves much prefer medical marijuana, and many believe it is just as...

Regulate Rhode Island and a group of lawmakers recently announced a proposal for "incremental legalization" of recreational marijuana, which would allow the possession of small amounts starting next summer, and establish an advisory board to provide recommendations regarding sales and...

A new study published by researchers from University of Texas at Austin looks at crash fatality rates after legalization of marijuana in both Washington and Colorado. The group of researchers looked at the annual motor vehicle crash data between 2009 and 2015 in both legalized states and used...