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A study published in the Journal of Neuroscience earlier this month found that cannabis users have greater emotional comprehension, a form of cognitive empathy. While some medical professionals associate cannabis use with causing negative mental health and behavioural outcomes, this study found that

Cannabis health-tech company Veriheal has awarded $30,000 to support cannabis innovation through its supporting scholarships. The company has announced the three winners of its annual Innovation in Cannabis Scholarship for 2023. Each winner will receive $10,000 to put toward college tuition and fees

Genetic Study Sheds Light on Cannabis Use Disorder and Its Links to Psychiatric Disorders and Health Risks. A Yale-led analysis of the genomes of more than 1 million people has shed light on the underlying biology of cannabis use disorder and its links to psychiatric disorders, abuse of other

It’s been just over five years since Canada legalized the recreational use of cannabis. Since then, hundreds of companies and thousands of stores have popped up across the country. There haven’t been any changes to legislation in those five years, but a cannabis advocacy group is hoping to change

Genes might play a role in the risk of developing cannabis addiction and could be linked to an increased risk of developing several medical conditions, according to a new study. The study conducted by researchers at Yale University School of Medicine and published in Nature Genetics early this week

An analysis of genetic data from more than 1 million people shows that those with cannabis use disorder share similar markers. People who develop a cannabis use disorder share certain genetic markers, and that pattern holds across racial groups, according to the largest study of its kind. Around one

There’s a big conversation happening right now regarding how cannabis seems to be stealing market share from alcohol, especially among millennials and Gen Z. There is a part of these generations, a somewhat large one at that, who drink rarely or never at all. However, they’re not completely dry

Medical cannabis became Dr Lynn Parodneck’s professional focus in 2016, not long after seeing how the plant helped treat her husband’s Parkinson’s Disease symptoms. But in 2022, Parodneck, a Bedford-based doctor who previously ran a private obstetrics and gynecology practice in Manhattan, noticed

York Regional Police have shut down Newmarket’s first retail cannabis store operating in defiance of a municipal ban. Police attended Newmarket Smokes Loud on Leslie Street Nov. 16 and 17. Newmarket district Det.-Sgt. Sherwin Bachoo confirmed police executed a search warrant, cleared the store and

Celadon Pharmaceuticals announced today (November 16) that it has secured a new sales contract with an unnamed European medical cannabis company. The UK-based company is focused on the development, production, and sale of cannabis-based medicines contract is for the commercial sale of its

September 11, 2001 is a day Shawn Collins will never forget. “I saw the second tower collapse and it was like a movie,” he said. “I was so freaked out, people were collapsing on the street, screaming and running into each other.” More than two decades later, living in Austin, Collins was still

Current estimates indicate that nearly 20% of the United States population has used cannabis. In 2011, approximately 6% of young adults said that they used cannabis every day, which rose sharply to 10.8% by 2021. Despite the increasing and enduring popularity of cannabis as a recreational drug

The City of Detroit’s Office of Marijuana Ventures and Entrepreneurship (OMVE) has awarded 37 applicants with cannabis business licenses as part of its second round of awards. The Round 2 winners include 13 businesses that are majority-owned by African Americans, five majority-owned by women, and 21

President Joe Biden said during his campaign that "nobody should be in jail for smoking marijuana" and later made a promise that he would decriminalize the substance as president. We appreciate his willingness to acknowledge the failures of marijuana prohibition. Our current approach to marijuana

In a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, researchers reviewed available literature on cannabis as a self-management strategy in the treatment of pain arising due to endometriosis. They further investigated the mechanisms by which cannabis interacts with the endocannabinoid

The New Jersey cannabis market is on its way to becoming a billion-dollar industry. From July 2022 through June 2023, New Jersey dispensaries sold more than $734 million in cannabis products, according to statistics from the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission. The vast majority of sales came

Does cannabis really help with shut-eye—or is that just a dream? More and more people are using cannabis to sleep. One 2020 study found that this was one of the most common reasons people used medical marijuana, and according to SleepFoundation.org, some 70 percent of young people who use weed

The Medical Cannabis Act is not just a bureaucratic blunder, it’s a tragedy for those the act intended to help. Alabama’s foray into medical cannabis has morphed into an epic of mismanagement and legal turmoil. The saga of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission is riddled with legal battles

James Leavesley and Brady Green, head grower at Dalgety, discuss what insights the UK can glean from more advanced markets. While the UK medicinal cannabis market shows evidence of a promising future for healthcare and the economy, it is still in its infancy when compared with other countries. James

Kentucky’s General Assembly Administrative Regulations Review Subcommittee has approved an emergency rule to regulate Delta-8 THC and other intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoid products in the state. The rule aims to regulate products that are for adult use only and separate the products from those