Tag: schedule 1
Elizabeth Warren, Cory Gardner Introduce The STATES Act
Washington D.C.–U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and U.S. Representatives David Joyce (R-Ohio) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) today introduced the Strengthening...
Bloomberg Says U.S. ‘Giving Away’ Medical Cannabis Business
Financial publication Bloomberg BusinessWeek this week profiled the nearly impossible process undertaken by U.S. researchers that would like to conduct studies on medical cannabis,...
Federal Courts to Hear Lawsuits Challenging Trump Administration on Marijuana This Week
Marijuana could soon be removed from the federal government's most restrictive category of narcotics and the legality of hemp-derived CBD could also be cleared...
Greece Closer to Allowing Medical Cannabis Use
According to media reports, the Greek parliament within weeks is set to approve legislation that would allow use of medical cannabis, opening the door...
Op-Ed on The Hill Urges Feds to Quit War on Cannabis
An op-ed published this week on political online media outlet The Hill urged federal officials and the Attorney General to end the war on...
American Medical Association Publishes Op-Ed on Lack of Adequate Cannabis Research
The peer-reviewed Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, this week published an opinion piece addressing inadequate methodology involved in cannabis research, especially...
12-Year-Old Alexis Bortell Suing Jeff Sessions Over Medical Marijuana
Alexis Bortell's family administers cannabis oil to treat her epilepsy. She is seeking safe access for patients across the country.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions...
Pharmaceutical Company Develops Synthetic Cannabinoid Treatments
Pennsylvania-based Zynerba Pharmaceuticals is currently developing synthetic cannabinoid treatments, which were featured this week in the U.K.’s Daily Mail. Human trials are being conducted...
Israel Leads Research into CBD for Asthma, Inflammation
Renowned Israeli cannabis researcher Prof. Raphael Mechoulam announced on October 26 that he would begin research on efficacy of CBD treatment on asthma.
He, Dr....
Study Indicates THC, CBD Beneficial for Young Patients
Results of a study published this week in the medical journal Pediatrics said that cannabinoids could have potential benefits for children with seizures, as...