2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (208+ words) NORML Minneapolis, MN: Patients suffering from seizure-related disorders, such as epilepsy, report decreases in their seizure frequency following their use of state-authorized medical cannabis products, according to data published in the journal Epilepsy & Behavior. Investigators with the University of Minnesota…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (222+ words) Curitiba, Brazil: The administration of CBD-dominant cannabis extracts significantly reduces pain in patients suffering from oral dysesthesia (a chronic painful burning sensation in the mouth absent any identifiable cause), according to randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial data published in the journal…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (230+ words) San Francisco, CA: Veterans over the age of 50 are more likely than non-veterans to self-report using cannabis, according to survey data published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Researchers affiliated with the University of California at San Francisco assessed…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (206+ words) Tehran, Iran: The daily use of plant-derived CBD oral extracts mitigates symptoms in patients diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), according to randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial data published in the journal Annals of Indian Psychiatry. Iranian investigators assessed the efficacy of…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (170+ words) Atlanta, GA: The number of Georgians enrolled in the state’s medical cannabis access program has increased more than 20 percent since lawmakers expanded the law in May. Senate Bill 220: The Putting Georgia’s Patients First Act, which took effect on July 1st, permits…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (236+ words) Removing cannabis from its Schedule I classification and acknowledging are legitimate therapeutic utility is appropriate and long overdue. The Department of Health and Human Services acknowledged in 2023 that cannabis should be federally reclassified from Schedule I to Schedule III. That’s because…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (223+ words) Pittsburgh, PA: Older adults report improvements in their mental health following the opening of medical cannabis dispensaries in their neighborhoods, according to data published in the journal Economic Letters and recently provided by PubMed Central. Researchers affiliated with the University…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (144+ words) Marijuana use by teens and young adults is continuing to steadily decline, according to to data released today by the federal agency SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). Among young adults, past-month marijuana use fell 10 percent between 2022 and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (144+ words) Marijuana use by teens and young adults is continuing to steadily decline, according to to data released today by the federal agency SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). Among young adults, past-month marijuana use fell 10 percent between 2022 and…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (503+ words) A Significant Step Forward for Georgia’s Medical Cannabis Program NORML I personally advocated for this bill during the legislative session, and what ultimately made it bipartisan was the compelling testimony of patients emphasizing the healing aspects of marijuana. Nothing proved…...