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Science
Statement on Cannabidiol for the FDA
Project CBD responds to the Food and Drug Administration's call for statements on the use of CBD. By On September 14, 2017 Sept. 13, 2017 The legal and regulatory status of cannabidiol (CBD), a component of the cannabis plant with a huge therapeutic upside, has...
Sen. Orrin Hatch pushes to ease marijuana research barriers with MEDS Act
There's a bipartisan effort underway in the Senate for easing the path to marijuana research as Sen. Orrin Hatch introduces the Marijuana Effective Drug Study Act of 2017, or MEDS Act. Read Full Article at: Cannabist Sen. Orrin Hatch pushes to ease marijuana research...
5 Ways CBD Can Improve Your Health
Cannabidiol (CBD) is the non-psychoactive chemical compound found inside the cannabis plant. It’s all over the news right now, and science is finally paying it a lot of attention due to discoveries in its ability to potentially treat a wide variety of physical,...
If I use cannabis topicals, will I test positive on a THC drug test?
Experts weigh in on whether cannabis topicals -- which include lotions, balms and THC transdermal patches -- will cause a positive marijuana drug test. Read Full Article at: Cannabist If I use cannabis topicals, will I test positive on a THC drug test?
Help and hope: Can cannabis be used to fight cancer?
Cancer patients are using medical marijuana as part of their treatment, and researchers are working to discover how cannabis affects cancer. "There is data to suggest cannabis can kill cancer cells in the lab," said Cindy O'Bryant, a professor at the University of...
CBD research is going to the dogs in quest to help pets
Cannabist Special Report: CBD, TBD || "I'll try whatever I can to help her." Veterinarians at Colorado State University and beyond are spearheading clinical studies on the effectiveness of cannabidiol in treating canine ailments. The non-psychoactive cannabis compound...
CBD and Parkinson’s Disease
Scientists at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Kentucky have identified a previously unknown molecular target of cannabidiol (CBD), which may have significant therapeutic implications for Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Read Full Article at: CBD Report CBD...
This doctor says Tylenol and aspirin far more dangerous than medical marijuana
Dr. Christopher Prince says physicians are at least partly culpable for what he sees as misconceptions about medical marijuana and the opioid abuse epidemic crippling the nation. Read Full Article at: Cannabist This doctor says Tylenol and aspirin far more dangerous...
UN Drug Office can't find a single cannabis drug overdose, despite it being most widely-consumed drug
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 2017 World Drug Report finds cannabis is the most consumed and widely cultivated drug but found zero overdoses. Read Full Article at: Cannabist UN Drug Office can't find a single cannabis drug overdose, despite it...
Pursuit of opioid crisis accountability has taken a promising turn
Denver Post editorial: State attorneys general are right to question whether prescription drug makers were cynical in promoting their medicines. Read Full Article at: Cannabist Pursuit of opioid crisis accountability has taken a promising turn
News
The 10th CannaGrow Expo- Chicago
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International Cannabis Business Conference- San Fransisco
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A Second Chance: CannTrust To Destroy Inventory & Plants
The beleaguered CannTrust has been given a way out of the perilous mess that executive management created for the company – but such a salvation comes at a high cost. That said, the company was already in deep water with regulators and clients. Health Canada, in...
Safeguarding Your International Supply Chain: The Brave New World Of Cannabis Compliance
The CannTrust story may have shocked the uninitiated, but it hit almost every bogeyman the legitimizing industry has both feared and suffered from, particularly of late. Here, generally, is the issue. Especially in Europe (even more especially in places like Germany,...
The Best Way to Remediate Moldy Cannabis is No Remediation at All
Consumers are largely unaware that most commercial cannabis grown today undergoes some form of decontamination to treat the industry’s growing problem of mold, yeast and other microbial pathogens. As more cannabis brands fail regulatory testing for contaminants,...
A Regulatory Tsunami is Washing Over the Canadian Cannabis Industry
On August 29, 2019, Health Canada finally published a guidance document on the official interpretation of Part 5 of the Cannabis Regulations concerning “Good Production Practices” that comes into force just seven weeks later on October 17, 2019. For those watching...
Searching for the Good Stuff
Someone approached me the other day, wanting to know what was the real story about hemp and CBD. He said he had “a guy” who gave him a CBD salve as part of a study, supposedly “the good stuff,” to help his knee. He couldn’t understand why he was the only one out of 20...
Massachusetts Implements Responsible Vendor Training Program
According to a press release published earlier this week, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission approved Cannabis Trainers as one of the state’s first vendor training providers. The training program, Sell-SMaRT is the world’s first state-approved cannabis...
CBD In The UK: An Unregulated Marketplace
You have to give it to this industry. Everyone wants in. And well, Prohibition is so over. The problem is, particularly here in Europe, for the most part, this is either the tedious process of educating doctors, creating medical grade product that insurers will pay...
What Does GMP Mean? And How Is This Different From EU-GMP?
The cannabis industry is on the road to legitimacy, no matter the bumps, globally. No matter what, and no matter what happens next, that is a good thing. Issues like supply chain transparency, privacy, consumer and patient safety, and of course energy and water use...
Legal
Local Colorado officials lead new national coalition challenging Sessions’ Cole Memo moves
The A.G.'s marijuana policy shift is sowing confusion and chaos in states with cannabis laws, according to a coalition of elected officials from 11 states. Read Full Article at: Cannabist Local Colorado officials lead new national coalition challenging Sessions' Cole...
Maine House Leader suggests delaying cannabis sales another year
Maine's House Leader Ken Fredette is calling for the delay of recreational marijuana sales in Maine until next year, or until lawmakers approve regulations. Read Full Article at: Cannabist Maine House Leader suggests delaying cannabis sales another year
Louisiana's medical marijuana patients could get access by mid-2018
Las Vegas-based GB Sciences has signed its contract with Louisiana State University to grow medical marijuana for the school and patients. Read Full Article at: Cannabist Louisiana's medical marijuana patients could get access by mid-2018
New Hampshire's new cannabis decriminalization law: What you need to know
New Hampshire marijuana laws are changing, with decriminalization of the possession of small amounts of marijuana going into effect Saturday. Read Full Article at: Cannabist New Hampshire's new cannabis decriminalization law: What you need to know
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner sees new medical marijuana bill as boon for Colorado research
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner is backing bipartisan legislation to ease the way for medical marijuana research that he hopes will be a big positive for Colorado. Read Full Article at: Cannabist U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner sees new medical marijuana bill as boon for Colorado...
Maine Dept of Labor says employers may be unable to fire for marijuana use
The Maine Department of Labor says the majority of businesses won't be able to fire an employee for a marijuana-positive drug tests unless they can prove impairment on the job. Read Full Article at: Cannabist Maine Dept of Labor says employers may be unable to fire...
Drive to get veterans access to medical marijuana hinges on House committee vote
A measure allowing veterans easier access to medical marijuana garnered bipartisan support in Congress last year and nearly became law. A vote Monday could be the end of the line this year in another attempt to pass it. Read Full Article at: Cannabist Drive to get...
Feds visit Colorado to research marijuana regulation, black market, enforcement
Federal law enforcement and drug policy administrators visited Colorado this week to ask state officials about marijuana regulation, enforcement and black market activities. Read Full Article at: Cannabist Feds visit Colorado to research marijuana regulation, black...
Much-contested bill on Massachusetts marijuana regs finally OK'd by legislature
Lawmakers have signed off on a compromise Massachusetts marijuana bill that makes a number of changes to a voter-approved law for recreational use and sales. Read Full Article at: Cannabist Much-contested bill on Massachusetts marijuana regs finally OK'd by...
Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department turns a $65 million asset forfeiture spigot back on
By Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post The Justice Department announced on Wednesday that it will be restarting a federal asset forfeiture program that had been shut down by the previous administration. Known as “adoptive forfeiture,” the program — which gives...