Medicine

A Pennsylvania appeals court ruled last week that the state’s medical cannabis law does not prohibit health insurance providers from reimbursing workers’ medical cannabis treatment costs for work-related injuries.

Medical cannabis use doubled among Americans from 2013-2020, according to a new study.

The Yale School of Medicine in Connecticut last month announced its upcoming Center for the Science of Cannabis and Cannabinoids.

The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA Pain Medicine) released guidelines calling for all patients to be screened for cannabis use before surgery, citing concerns that regular cannabis consumers can experience more post-op pain and nausea.

Cannabis researchers published more than 4,300 studies investigating the effects and therapeutic benefits of cannabis this year, more than any other year.

Police in Hays, Kansas recently raided the hospital room of a terminally ill cancer patient, confiscating a THC-infused edible paste and vaping device said to contain cannabinoids. The patient was given a ticket and court summons but law enforcement later dropped the charges.

A judge in Georgia has halted the production of medical cannabis following legal protests against the process that awarded the two licenses.

Japan’s government is debating legalizing cannabis medicines, a historic change in Japan’s zero-tolerance drug laws.

Multiple Oregon municipalities are planning to put psilocybin therapy bans on November election ballots after state voters opted to legalize the treatment in 2020.

Students in Worcester County Public Schools in Maryland will now be able to access their medical cannabis during school hours.

The global medical cannabis industry is predicted to reach a value of $24.86 billion by 2027, according to a new report.

A five-judge panel in Brazil unanimously ruled in favor of three patients’ rights to grow their own cannabis for medical purposes.

A new poll found that 91% of adults who have consumed cannabis have done so for health and/or wellness purposes.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) has signed a bill allowing state residents to consume FDA-approved drugs derived from cannabis.

Matthew X. Lowe, Ph.D., is the Research Director for Realm of Caring — a cannabis non-profit focused on increasing access to cannabis medicine — and Research Director for Unlimited Sciences, a psychedelics research non-profit.

Police arrested activists outside of the headquarters of the DEA as they protested the agency’s refusal to let terminally ill patients access experimental drugs like psilocybin and MDMA.

Consuming cannabis flower has been shown to improve symptoms of fatigue in 91% of study participants, according to new research by the University of New Mexico.

South Carolina’s Legislature declared its latest medical cannabis bill unconstitutional over a tax provision, defeating the bill for this year.

Legalizing adult-use cannabis lowers the demand for prescription drugs through state Medicaid programs, according to a recent study.

The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that a mother enrolled in the state’s medical cannabis program per a doctor’s recommendation cannot be charged with neglect if their newborn baby tests positive for cannabis.

South Dakota started approving medical cannabis patient and physician applications but at a rate that could make it difficult for patients to connect with doctors registered for the program.

Cyo Nystrom is the CEO and co-founder of Quim, a THC and CBD self-care line for humans with vaginas and people who love them.