medical cannabis

Among Monday’s agenda items is a discussion on “research on flavorings, effects of cannabis use during pregnancy and smoking.”  By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission meets Monday for a general discussion of state laws and research around the medicine. The commission has until October 1 to begin licensing medical cannabis establishments.…

Breaking the Pain Cycle: Why Cannabis-Naïve Patients See the Greatest Relief A groundbreaking new study from Germany has delivered compelling evidence that cannabis extracts can dramatically reduce chronic pain even in people who’ve never used marijuana before – a finding that challenges decades of medical establishment resistance to cannabis therapy. The research, published in Advances…

The U.S. Senate voted, 50-47, on July 22 to confirm President Donald Trump’s nomination of Terrance Cole to be the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator.Cole, who just last year promoted an article claiming cannabis is linked to higher suicide risks for high schoolers, is now in the driver’s seat of the current cannabis rescheduling hearing…

“Cannabis is dangerous.” “Weed leads you to other drugs.” “Marijuana opens the door to harder substances.” How many times have we heard these claims, without clear support or solid scientific evidence behind them? Too many to count, right? Now, a study backed by the Japanese government itself is using hard data to dismantle one of…

The Texas Senate has now formally pass a bill that would outlaw consumable hemp products with any detectable amount of THC—even as the governor, who recently vetoed similar legislation during the regular session, continues to call for the state to regulate rather than ban the products outright. Senators voted 21–8 to approve SB 5, from…