Medicine

More and more, CBD consumers tout the compound’s effectiveness at alleviating the symptoms of chronic pain. Let’s dive into the relationship between CBD and chronic pain, and how one might use CBD products to help reduce pain symptoms.

A health clinic in Chiang Mai, Thailand is the country’s first to offer treatments using both cannabis and mainstream medicines.

Mara Gordon is the co-founder and CEO of Aunt Zelda’s, a California company renowned for a compassionate and scientific approach to the medical cannabis space.

Do dogs react differently to CBD oil than people do? How do pet owners know what methods and doses for CBD oils are safe for their four-legged friends? Explore more about the benefits and side effects of CBD oil for dogs in this article.

A recently published study, which spanned 12 years, suggests that people who experience depression may be twice as likely to consume cannabis.

License applicants who were rejected due to a glitch in the Department of Health website are hoping to have the chance to resubmit and be reconsidered via a merit-based system.

A group of Colorado medical professionals has launched a free medical cannabis helpline called Leaf 411, which aims to help consumers who have questions about using medical cannabis.

Canadian cannabis producer Atlas Biotechnologies has awarded a $300,000 grant to University of Alberta researchers for the investigation of cannabis as a potential therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer’s disease, and Huntington’s disease.

A self-reported cannabis consumer study from Washington State University suggests that inhaled cannabis products reduce the severity of headaches and migraines by 49.6 percent and 47.3 percent, respectively.

New legislation in Washington D.C. opens the door for medical cannabis patients who are students to receive doses of their medicine while in school.

CBD oil extracts are on the rise after the federal legalization of industrial hemp; the following is a list of the cannabinoid’s potentially useful applications.

Under a bill signed into law last week in Colorado, doctors can now recommend medical cannabis to treat any condition for which they might have otherwise prescribed opioids.

Researchers at the University of Washington are undertaking a study to measure the effects of cannabis use during pregnancy.

Washington state has officially passed two laws meant to improve the state’s medical cannabis program; one bill allows student patients to be administered cannabis products at school and the other allows patients to renew their annual qualification online.

Recent changes to New Mexico’s medical cannabis rules could potentially grant access to inmates throughout the state.

A medical cannabis proposal in Alabama seeks to improve access for patients with debilitating conditions and would establish the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission.

Michigan has added Cerebral Palsy and rejected Chronic Aggressive Behavior as qualifying conditions for medical cannabis.

A source in the National Football League has indicated that the league will make a large shift in its substance abuse policy in regards to cannabis.

Researchers at the University of New Mexico have uncovered a stronger-than-expected correlation of symptom relief with THC.

A bill allowing the administration of cannabis medicine in public schools quickly passed the New Mexico state Senate and now moves to the House.

An analysis of state-legal medical cannabis programs shows that 85% of the reasons reported for seeking medical cannabis show conclusive scientific evidence that cannabis is an effective treatment.

The study shows that not only do they have higher-than-average sperm counts but they are also less likely to have below-average sperm counts.