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Raphael Mechoulam Dies at 92: Quotes To Remember
On 9th March 2023 the cannabis community lost a founding father, risk-taker, pacesetter, and...
Cannabis For Joint Surgery: Here’s What a Study Found
Close to 1 million total joint arthroplasty (joint replacement) surgeries are conducted in the US...
Researchers Warn That Daily Cannabis Use Can Cause Heart Disease
Most people would agree that consuming cannabis daily, or several times a day, is probably not a...
Cannabis Relieves Tinnitus-related Symptoms: Study Finds
A new study has found that cannabis can help to relieve tinnitus, a condition which though...
Cannabis Terpene Levels: Indoor Vs Outdoor Grow
The growing acceptance of cannabis as a therapeutic agent has sparked an interest in the bioactive...
Cannabis Terpene Profiles Matter: New Study Reveals
A recently published study has revealed, again, what we already know: that the scented essential...
Cannabis Use Does Not Impair Lung Function: Study Finds
Tobacco use has been found to impair lung function. But when it comes to smoking cannabis, the...
New Study De-Links Cannabis Legalization With Increased Rates of...
A recently published study has found that reported psychosis-related conditions did not increase in...
Cannabis and Sex: Helping Women To Orgasm
While over 90% of men orgasm during sex, the figure is roughly around 50% for women. This clearly...
If You Predicted That Elon Musk Would Allow Cannabis Ads On...
Business magnate Elon Musk completed the acquisition of Twitter on October 27, 2022. In 2018, Musk...
Why Has Drunk Driving Decreased in States With Legal Medical...
One of the side effects associated with marijuana use is that it causes “impaired reaction time in...
UK-Based Clinical Trial Finds DMT Effective Against Severe...
A UK study investigating the effectiveness of the psychedelic DMT in managing treatment-resistant...
Australia Legalizes MDMA and Psilocybin for Medical Use
In spite of the increased interest in medical psilocybin and MDMA, most countries have shied away...
Study: Vaporizing Cannabis Doesn’t Solve Microbial...
Microbial contamination is a concern in medicinal cannabis, especially for those whose immunity is...
Cannabis Legalization Linked To Reduced Opioid Use
For the longest time, cannabis use (“gateway drug”) has been associated with the abuse of harder...
UK Study: CBD-THC Combination Trumps Pure and Broad Spectrum CBD...
If there’s one undisputed therapeutic potential of cannabidiol (CBD), it is in the treatment of...
MDMA for PTSD: Promising Results in Phase 3 MAPS Clinical Trial
In a “randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled” phase 3 clinical trial, 3,4...
New Study: One Dose of Psilocybin Reduces Depression For Two...
The potential of psilocybin, the main active ingredient in hallucinogenic mushrooms, in treating...
Federal Survey: Over 50 million Americans Used Cannabis in 2021
A recently published survey that was conducted by federal agencies has indicated that 52.5 million...
VA: Psychedelics Show Therapeutic Promise for Veterans
About 1 in 4 U.S. war veterans suffer from a mental health condition; the highest reported cases...
Over 21? You Can Now Buy Weed Legally in New York
On Thursday at exactly 4:20 pm, the very first legal retail marijuana transaction took place in New...
Detroit Announces First Cannabis Retail Licenses
Weed loving Detroiters have been waiting, almost on bated breath, to see legal weed on dispensary...
Study: Cannabis Doesn’t Cause Chronic Kidney Disease
A new study that was published in Kidney Medicine has found that cannabis consumption does not...
FDA approves new study: Ketamine For Depressive Disorder
The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just completed reviewing an application of an...
Denver’s Mushroom Rabbi Goes Scott Free
A Denver-based Rabbi who had been arrested for growing psilocybin mushrooms for his congregation...
Weedmaps Firing 25% of Staff
The mammoth cannabis advertising platform Weedmaps hasn’t been spared from the corporate...
From Psilocybin to Ketamine: Alberta to Regulate Psychoactive...
In January 2023, Alberta will become the first Canadian province to have a regulated psychedelic...
Study: Cannabis Legalization didn’t increase Teen Use
A study that was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has found that legalization...
Poll: Older Conservatives and Church Goers Oppose Legalization
While two thirds of Americans are in support of full federal legalization of cannabis, only a third...
Congress Passes Medical Cannabis Research Bill: What You Need to...
Last Wednesday, Congress passed the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act which...
Heavy Metal Contamination in CBD Products – New Study
A new study has found that heavy metal and phthalate contamination is prevalent in the cannabidiol...
2022 US Hemp Harvests Plunges Further Down by Nearly Half
The 2022 hemp harvest in the US has dipped even further; from 36,925 in 2021 to close to 20,000...
The Status of Cannabis in South America
The cannabis industry in South/ Latin America is gaining vibrancy as medical cannabis is now legal...
Yeast as a Potential “Biofactory” for Producing THCA
Yeast is a loved fungus; it’s the reason we have bread and beer which have been staples in...
Clinical Research Evidence That Disputes the Schedule 1 Status...
Cannabis is classified by the DEA under schedule I. This class of compounds, which also includes...
A Majority of Physicians Obtain Cannabis Education from...
Cannabis is classified under schedule 1 and is therefore illegal under federal law. The protracted...
The Future of Cannabis Tissue Culture
Cannabis sativa has been cultivated for thousands of years across different continents. [1]...
Taste the Place: The Importance of Cannabis Terroir
Frenchy Cannoli (1956-2021), the master hashishin, was a strong advocate and enthusiast of cannabis...
Trips and Neurotransmitters: How Subjective Psychedelic...
Humans have been drawn to hallucinogenic compounds for thousands of years. Paintings of suspected...
The Synergy Collection: CBDistillery Pushes the Boundaries Once...
CBDistillery is one of the most sought after cannabidiol (CBD) brands, having established a...
CBC and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Cannabichromene (CBC) is a novel non-intoxicating cannabinoid that is piquing the interest of...
Can Plant- Derived Terpenes Fight Antibiotic-Resistant...
While we may not be able to conclusively state that all plant-derived terpenes can fight all...
Terpene Diversity
Over 80,000 chemicals comprise the so-called “terpenome” class of the natural product family. [1]...
Variations in Cannabis Microbiome: Time, Space, and Cultivar
The legalization of cannabis in Canada in 2018 set the stage for widescale commercialization of the...
New Study Finds That Occasional Cannabis Use Does Not Cause Lung...
The relationship between cannabis and lung function has been a subject of heated debate for decades...
Screening Over 1000 Pesticides in Cannabis with Gas...
For a long time, the cannabis market has been largely unregulated. So far, 36 states have legalized...
FDA Grants Cannabis-Based Drug (Caflanone) Orphan Status
Pancreatic cancer causes nearly 7% of all cancer deaths in the U.S. The prognosis depends on the...
A New Approach to Terpenoids Quantification: Tandem Mass...
To date, there are about 200 different terpenoids that have been identified in cannabis. [1] These...
Solutions for New Diseases Affecting Cannabis
Large-scale cultivation of Cannabis sativa has presented unique challenges and opportunities. A...
High Light Intensities for Indoor Cannabis Plants in the...
The vegetative stage of cannabis plants grown indoors can be short in duration but is always...
The Biosynthesis of Cannabinoids
Cannabinoids and their analogues interest researchers for their potential medical applications...
Challenges and Opportunities for the Analysis of Cannabis...
Myrcene, linalool, limonene, caryophyllene, and another one hundred plus aromatic compounds found...
Cannabis Sampling and How it Affects Analysis
In 2011, Washington State established Initiative 502 to legalize cannabis and enhance customer...
GasHouse: Preserving Terpenes and Doing So Much More
GasHouse isn’t just about preserving terpenes. As we found out, they are a brand that is relevant...
Benzodiazepine Cessation Linked To Cannabis Therapy
About 10% of adults in North America have used benzodiazepines to treat one condition or the other...
THC Suppresses Colon Cancer in Mice
Research has linked a type of colon cancer to disequilibrium in the gut that causes chronic...
Another Study Considers Effects of CBD & THC on Driving
The anti-cannabis campaign has been significantly fueled by claims on fatalities due to cannabis...
Can THC and CBD Help Manage Pancreatic Cancer?
Cannabinoids have been linked to anti-cancer activity through preliminary research. [1] However...
Enzyme Immunoassay: A Cost-Effective Way to Measure Aflatoxin B1...
With the rapid growth of the legal cannabis market, the need to ensure product safety using cost...
Plant Terpenes: Antidote for Antibiotic Resistance?
The antibiotic activity of plant-derived terpenes has been widely reported, each study highlighting...
Micropropagation of Medicinal Cannabis Cultivars
In vitro (petri dish) propagation is a technique that can be used improve the safety and quality of...
THC & COVID-19: Back at It Again with Evidence
The controversies surrounding cannabinoids and their therapeutic potential [1] often see cannabis...
Terpenes from Marine-Derived Fungi
Many people might assume that terpenes are only found in plants like cannabis, herbs, or spices...
Ensemble Benefits of Terpenes for Anxiety & Depression
Depression affects millions of people globally. Coupled with anxiety disorders, the two are the...
Tainted CBD Impedes Pharmacological Use
The Brightfield Group estimates that the global cannabidiol (CBD) market in 2020 is poised to...
Funding for Cannabis Research Primarily Focused on Potential...
A new research database has revealed that most of the funding for cannabis research in the US and...
CBD & Ensemble Benefits Revisited
The entourage or ensemble benefits of cannabis have been well-hyped over the last few years. With a...
Moisture Analysis of Cannabis Using Karl Fischer Titration
Cannabis is composed of a host of compounds including carbohydrates, flavonoids, alkaloids, waxes...
Hemp Shows Potential in the Phytoremediation & Bio...
Selenium in soil is a delicate situation. The amount of selenium in grains that we (and animals)...
qPCR vs. Plating in Microbial Analysis of Cannabis
Microbial analysis helps ensure that cannabis users are not exposed to toxic contaminants. This is...
Why Cannabis Chemotyping Matters
How many types of cannabis are there? This is a question that is frequently asked in cannabis...
Revving Up Research and Standardization in the Cannabis Industry
The cannabis industry has come a long way and much has been achieved. The unprecedented growth has...
Challenges in Cannabis Packaging
While many people are concerned by the quality of ingredients that are included in their cannabis...
New Research Program Launches to Investigate Ensemble Effect
EMMAC Life Sciences Group and Imperial College of London have partnered to reexamine the entourage...
CB2R Agonist Reduces Parkinson’s Related Dyskinesia
A recent lab study has shown that HU-308, a CB2 receptor agonist, is effective in reducing levodopa...
Highlights from the 2019 ASA State of States Report
Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is a nonprofit organization in the cannabis sector with over...
Woman Feels No Pain Because of a Rare Genetic Mutation
Since this gene (FAAH-OUT) is linked to the endocannabinoid system, could this discovery elucidate...
“This is Jane Project”: Cannabis and Women in Trauma
“This is Jane” is a ground-breaking project that is centered on helping women from all walks of...