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Back in November of 2016, a German group by the name of the Research Initiative on Cannabis Consumption began the process of opening a study on the effects that regular marijuana use has on the adult body, but doing so has come with some challenges seeing that the drug is not quite legal in...

Study to address diversity concerns by state's Legislative Black Caucus. Gov. Larry Hogan has called for a disparity study to examine Maryland's regulated medical cannabis industry. Hogan said the study will be overseen by the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs and is in response to concerns...

Colorado livestock could be eating hemp under a bill that awaits the governor's signature. The state House voted 63-0 Friday to direct the Colorado Department of Agriculture to study the feasibility of allowing farmers to use hemp in animal feed. Currently the practice is forbidden. Hemp...

When Oregon legalized recreational marijuana, some state officials worried car crashes could increase. A new study indicates that didn't happen, though more research is needed. Back in 2004, when Oregon only had medical and black-market marijuana, there were 13 traffic fatalities involving...

Saskatoon – Thirty children from across Canada are being recruited to take part in a new pilot study at the University of Saskatchewan looking at the safety and tolerability of cannabis treatment for childhood epilepsy. Health Canada recently approved the study, which will include children...

Marijuana is now legal in more than half the country, but related areas of the law are taking a while to catch up. Women are still being punished for exposing their babies to marijuana; under child-abuse and child-neglect statutes, women can be arrested for child endangerment or have their...

CBD, a prominent compound found in cannabis, is becoming known across the globe as a substance that can effectively treat a wide range of health issues including but certainly not limited to chronic pain, inflammatory bowel disease, pharmaceutical dependence, painful side effects of terminal...

A new study looking at how Canadians use cannabis is being launched by the B.C. Centre on Substance Use. "The major goal is to understand better why Canadians use cannabis, what are their motivations, and what are the possible harms and benefits," M-J Milloy, a University of B.C. assistant...

Marijuana consumption has been increasing among women, according to a new study conducted by Eaze, a service that allows medical marijuana users to purchase home-delivered products from their favorite dispensaries. One out of every three marijuana consumers were women, according to the company's...

The first federally approved clinical trial on marijuana as a treatment for post-traumatic stress is now underway. Researchers on Monday began administering marijuana to the first participant of a trial approved by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Food and Drug Administration, with...

Richmond, Va. - Inching toward marijuana law reform in Virginia: a state Senate Committee on Monday approved a bill that would get rid of an existing law, and the same panel also ordered up a study on the possibility of decriminalization. Senate Bill 1091 revises the existing provision in...

Bismarck - It may be a step toward legalizing recreational marijuana in North Dakota. State Representative Marvin Nelson of Rolla wants the legislature to study recreational pot. Nelson says he thinks recreatonal pot will eventually be a question for the legislature or voters. A petition drive...

Guam - Just how much money would legalizing the use of cannabis actually bring to Guam? While other states have experienced positive returns, Guam's potential revenues are still unknow due to the lack of a financial impact study. Just how much money could Guam bring in by taxing legalized...

Baby boomers are getting high in increasing numbers, reflecting growing acceptance of marijuana as treatment for various medical conditions, according to a study published recently in the journal Addiction. The findings reveal overall use among the 50-and-older study group increased...

The cabinet has approved a proposal to allow hemp, known as ganjong in Thai, to be grown as a cash crop in six selected northern provinces, as part of a project to use narcotic plants for medical purposes, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) revealed Tuesday. ONCB secretary-general...

The nation's first recreational marijuana shop opened nearly three years ago in Colorado. Since then, a growing body of research has shown that the availability of recreational marijuana – in Colorado and elsewhere – is having little to no effect on teens' propensity to smoke weed. That's the...

Legalization of medical marijuana is not linked with increased traffic fatalities, a new study finds. In some states, in fact, the number of people killed in traffic accidents dropped after medical marijuana laws were enacted. "Instead of seeing an increase in fatalities, we saw a reduction...

When your research involves illegal drugs, you have to get a bit creative. That's why researchers at the University of Colorado have designed and built a mobile laboratory that will allow them to study the effects of dabs – doses of high-potency, concentrated cannabis – with a three-year...

Market and analytics experts published a study predicting one industry to blaze by all others in the Bay State, growing beyond $1 billion annually by 2020: Marijuana. With retail sales of the substance beginning in 2018, the study painted a picture of a changing commonwealth - a...