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Building on the success of a course in medical cannabis offered in March, Sonoma State University will be offering more courses in cannabis for professional development. The two sessions are titled Regulatory Environment & Public Policy in California and Cannabis Accounting & Tax Compliance...

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...

Geneva, N.Y. – The last of the 2017 New York Certified Organic winter meetings is March 13, in Geneva, and will include an update on organic hemp production trials plus presentations on nutrient balancing, crop production, and alternative forage production for organic farming systems...

After about a year of discussions with a medical cannabis education organization, Sonoma State University will finally be offering its first course in medical cannabis in March. But don't go thinking about changing majors yet. The one-day program for those in the health care industry will...

As desperate parents of children with severe epilepsy turn to alternative therapies, researchers are launching a study examining the efficacy and safety of treating seizures with medical marijuana products. "Parents are becoming more aware of the use of cannabis to treat epilepsy from social...

While no psychoactive substance is completely harmless, modern science continues to prove that cannabis is one of the safer and more effective therapeutic agents available. Here's a look back at some of the most significant marijuana-centric studies published over the past year. 1. Pot Use...

Amherst - While Thursday marks the first day of Massachusetts marijuana legalization, students on college campuses that accept any kind federal money still cannot grow or legally smoke pot on campus. That's because under federal law, growing or using marijuana even for medical purposes is...

While Ohio became the 25th state to legalize medical marijuana this fall, the city of Oxford and Miami University are still working out policies under which to allow its sale and use. Under Ohio House Bill 523, medical marijuana became legal Sept. 8. As part of the law, smoking is not...

While Ohio became the 25th state to legalize medical marijuana this fall, the city of Oxford and Miami University are still working out policies under which to allow its sale and use. Under Ohio House Bill 523, medical marijuana became legal Sept. 8. As part of the law, smoking is not...

An Irish company has started research with a number of Irish universities to advance medicines using cannabis extracts. GreenLight is working with University College Dublin (UCD), the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ulster University and others to research the effectiveness of...

An Irish company has started research with a number of Irish universities to advance medicines using cannabis extracts. GreenLight is working with University College Dublin (UCD), the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ulster University and others to research the effectiveness of...

Oakland - With California voters getting ready to decide whether or not to allow adults to use marijuana recreationally, would-be entrepreneurs are looking to possibly cash in on what some consider to be the state's next gold rush. KRON4 spent the day at Oaksterdam University in Oakland where...

Whether or not you smoke weed, giving up a little blood will get you enough to buy a gram. University of Memphis students can participate in research performed by the Cardiorespiratory/Metabolic Lab to see the effects of marijuana usage on the body. Those who choose to participate will...

Whether or not you smoke weed, giving up a little blood will get you enough to buy a gram. University of Memphis students can participate in research performed by the Cardiorespiratory/Metabolic Lab to see the effects of marijuana usage on the body. Those who choose to participate will...

Wanted: Someone to grow marijuana for the federal government. Benefits: A contract likely worth millions and the chance to enable medical research. Requirements: Ability to deal with the costs and regulations that come with growing an illegal drug for the federal government. For more than...

The Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act will be on the ballot this election year, potentially erasing barriers for marijuana research at the UofA. If passed by voters, the act will allow access to medical marijuana by obtaining a license from the Department of Health before buying from a Cannabis...

The Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act will be on the ballot this election year, potentially erasing barriers for marijuana research at the UofA. If passed by voters, the act will allow access to medical marijuana by obtaining a license from the Department of Health before buying from a Cannabis...

There should be a lot more marijuana available for drug companies and researchers now that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has opened up cultivation of the drug to more than one facility. The agency didn't budge from its classification of marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, which puts the...

University Park, Centre County, Pa. The industrial hemp industry is gaining traction in Pennsylvania, now that colleges and universities are permitted to grow the crop for research purposes. Governor Tom Wolf recently passed legislation allowing institutions of higher learning to do so...

A senior policy analyst briefed the Virginia Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services last week about the progress of research on industrial hemp in Virginia. Erin Williams, senior policy analyst with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, recapped the first growing...