Marijuana news
Beginning yesterday, November 1, doctors in Britain are allowed to legally prescribe medical cannabis, reports The New York Times. The change was announced on Thursday by Home Secretary Sajid Javid, and comes after he called for an urgent review of cannabis-based medicinal products over the summer. Javid’s office said in July[…]
In a double whammy the Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan (R) says he supports the medical use of CBD oil, which he says is “proven to work”, and also says he’s in favor of industrial hemp. Ryan made the comments on Tuesday, stating that CBD “has proven[…]
The past use of cannabis is significantly associated with lower odds of diabetes in adults, according to data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Review. Investigators with the University of Toronto assessed the association between cannabis use and diabetes in a nationally representative sample, while accounting for a range of potential confounders[…]
A judge for the U.S. District Court of Connecticut has ruled that an employer can’t rescind a job offer to an employee based solely on their status as a medical cannabis patient. “[T]here is no legitimate dispute that defendant’s rescinding of plaintiff’s job offer was contrary to plaintiff’s right not to be[…]
The Constitutional Court of South Africa has ruled that the personal use and cultivation of marijuana is not a criminal offence. “The right to privacy is not confined to a home or private dwelling. It will not be a criminal offence for an adult person to use or be in[…]
The Coca-Cola Co. is in “serious talks” with Aurora Cannabis Inc. to develop cannabis-infused beverages, reports BNN Bloomberg. According to “multiple sources familiar with the matter”, Coca-Cola, the world’s largest beverage company, is interested in developing beverages that are infused with cannabidiol. Coca-Cola and Aurora would likely develop beverages that contain[…]
Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced legislation today to expand and facilitate medical cannabis access to military veterans suffering from chronic pain, PTSD, and other serious medical conditions. Under existing regulations, VA doctors are not permitted to fill out the mandatory paperwork necessary to recommend cannabis therapy in[…]
According to a new report the legalization of medical marijuana has had little to no effect on crime rates around the U.S., besides in California where the state has seen a 20% drop in both violent crimes and property crimes. The report, led by Dr. Luke Chu from the School[…]
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has agreed to increase the amount of marijuana allowed to be grown for research purposes by over 500% in 2019 compared to 2018. According to a soon-to-be-filed post on the Federal Register, the DEA is increasing the amount of marijuana legally cultivated for research from[…]
New Frontier Data, a global authority in data, analytics and business intelligence on the cannabis industry, has released The CBD Report: 2018 Industry Outlook. In this report, New Frontier Data estimates that the U.S. CBD industry grew by nearly 40 percent in 2017, reaching $367 million in sales across hemp-derived and[…]