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NFL and cannabis: League, union offer $1 million for pain management research

The NFL and NFLPA are jointly offering up to $1 million in grants to researchers who can help the league move forward with alternatives to opioid-based pain management. Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL’s Chief Medical Officer, on Tuesday listed cannabis…

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5 Factors Driving the CBD Market

Consumer and distribution trends are having a significant impact on the CBD market according to data from Brightfield Group’s CBD: Industry or Ingredient? 2021 Mid-Year US CBD Report. In fact, the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are forcing brands…

Study: For Some Symptoms, Medical Marijuana With THC Is Better Than CBD

The cannabis plant has hundreds of “active ingredients,” but the two most prominent—and the only two most people have heard of—are THC and CBD. Despite “medical marijuana” laws specifically allowing people to access cannabis products containing THC, over the past…

U.S. set to allow more facilities to produce marijuana for research

Moving to end one university’s decadeslong monopoly on supplying marijuana for U.S. research, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said last Friday it will soon issue licenses to a number of growing facilities. Since 1968, only one operation, the University of…

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Could legal marijuana lead to fewer opioid deaths? New study offers tantalizing evidence

Counties with greater numbers of cannabis dispensaries saw fewer opioid-related deaths, according to a study recently published by the University of California Davis. Study co-author Greta Hsu, a UC Davis professor of management, was careful to point out that correlation…

Cannabis in the New Year: Old Challenges Meet New Opportunities

January 25, 2021
Jacques Santucci
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Despite a global pandemic that uprooted businesses around the world, the U.S. cannabis market showed no signs of slowing down in 2020, as we had predicted a year ago. Through lockdowns and mask mandates, the industry innovated how consumers purchase…

What role can CBD play in alleviating America’s mental health epidemic?

Within hours of the Inauguration Day ceremonies, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) issued a press release calling for the Biden administration to help Americans struggling with mental health exacerbated or brought on by pandemic. In NAMI’s words, the…

Better Data for a Better Understanding of the Use and Safety Profile of Cannabidiol (CBD) Products

Over a short period of time, our society has seen a rapid increase in the interest and availability of cannabidiol (CBD) products and other products derived from cannabis. However, we still have a limited understanding of the safety profile of…

Study Suggests Use of Medical Marijuana Might Lead To Multiple Withdrawal Symptoms

The medical marijuana movement has been blowing up all around the world. Both ancient and modern studies have cited it as a cure for all sorts of ailments ranging from chronic pain to even leprosy (in the ancient Indian science of ayurveda too, of all…

Realm of Caring, in Collaboration With Johns Hopkins, and Bloom Medicinals Develop Partnership for Cannabis Therapy Research

November 12, 2020
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PRESS RELEASE Cannabinoid Research Nonprofit Partners With Multistate Dispensary Operator to Serve as a Data Resource for Medical Marijuana Research Across the Country DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Realm of Caring (RoC), a nonprofit dedicated to cannabinoid research, educational programs and services, is…

Support for Legal Marijuana Inches Up to New High of 68%

Americans are more likely now than at any point in the past five decades to support the legalization of marijuana in the U.S. The 68% of U.S. adults who currently back the measure is not statistically different from last year's…

Where recreational marijuana is legal, data show minimal impacts on teen use and traffic deaths

Since 2012, 11 states have legalized marijuana use for adults as Arizona voters are considering on their ballots this year. Researchers are just beginning to understand the effects of those laws. Colorado and Washington were the first states to legalize…

An Archaeology of Marijuana

n June, the recreational and medical marijuana industry in my home state of Colorado reached US$199 million in monthly sales, a new record. The growth of this industry has been eight years in the making. In 2012, with the passage of…

Study Shows No Long-Term Negative Brain Effects For Older Marijuana Patients

Compared to non-users, data showed no differences in memory, new learning, and reaction time for medical marijuana patients. Older adults have begun consuming cannabis more than ever, often using the plant to deal with chronic pain. Marijuana use almost doubled…

Tilray Reports Positive Results For Medical Marijuana In Chemotherapy Patients

New research indicates that marijuana could alleviate some of the worst effects experienced by cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY) announced Monday that a clinical trial in Australia has demonstrated positive results in reducing the nausea and vomiting common to people enduring such…