by Laura Smith | Aug 28, 2023 | Weekly Cannabis News, Weekly News
Colorado Senator Hickenlooper filed a bill this week that includes alcohol-like regulations. This follows an announcement in July that backing the FDA is backing the first new cannabis monograph since 1851. More evidence this week that attitudes toward cannabis are...
by Laura Smith | Aug 16, 2023 | Science, Weekly Cannabis News, Weekly News
New studies this week found that marijuana is associated with reduced use of unregulated opioids. Funding for similar studies seems likely. In Michigan Wayne State University now offers an undergrad certificate in Cannabis Chemistry. Maryland legislators make it...
by Laura Smith | Aug 7, 2023 | Blog, Science, Weekly Cannabis News, Weekly News
A week full of mixed messages for the cannabis industry. American consumers signal a willingness to try alternative therapeutic treatments. Congress considers funding medicinal cannabis for vets. At the same time, MasterCard suspended the use of its debit cards for...
by Laura Smith | Sep 8, 2022 | Communications, Weekly Cannabis News, Weekly News
Weekly Cannabis News September 2nd – September 9th, 2022 Cannabidiol (CBD) & Anxiogenic/Compulsive Behaviors Following a High-Carbohydrate (HC) Diet The study showed that sub-chronic CBD treatment attenuated the compulsive and anxiogenic-like behaviors...
by Laura Smith | Sep 2, 2022 | Communications, Weekly Cannabis News
Weekly Cannabis News August 26th – September 2nd, 2022 Effects of Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) & Cannabidiol (CBD) on Salivation Results from animal studies showed that Δ9-THC, but not CBD treatment reduced basal salivation. However, CBD did reverse the...
by Laura Smith | Aug 30, 2022 | Communications, Weekly Cannabis News
Weekly Cannabis News August 19th – August 26th, 2022 Low ∆9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (∆9-THC) Cannabis Oil for Fibromyalgia (FM) Treatment Study results showed that this cannabis extract was effective in reversing FM symptoms in a mouse model. Fibromyalgia (FM) is a...
