Category: Cannabis News

Cannabis Industry Fights Back Against Decades of ‘Reefer Madness’ Misinformation The cannabis industry is still battling a century of prohibitionist disinformation according to business executives advocating three key approaches to change public perception. The first campaign against weed was motivated by cash, a plan of Federal Bureau of Narcotics director Harry Anslinger and press mogul…

Federal Study Reveals Gender-Based Cannabis Consumption Trends Detailed national data from the National Survey of Drug Use and Health provides fascinating information on Americans’ preference for cannabis, with pronounced gender disparities that speak to the sophistication of today’s cannabis market. Men prefer smoking cannabis (19.8% compared to 14.3% of women), while women prefer edibles, drinks,…

Swiss Legal Cannabis Program Helps Reduce Misuse Among Multi-Drug Users A six-month pilot project in Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, experimented with whether allowing adults to buy regulated cannabis from pharmacies would decrease problematic use compared to continuing to rely on illegal sources. The approximately 370 participants were divided into two groups: one of them legally purchased cannabis…

The Glaring Omission of the Endocannabinoid System From Medicine While it is a major regulator of human physiology, the endocannabinoid system (ECS) is still excluded from the traditional medical school curriculum. Dr. Stefan Broselid, a medical pharmacologist, attributes the blame for misunderstandings and suboptimal utilization of medical cannabis on a lack of knowledge among doctors.…

Cannabis Relief in Tough Epilepsy Cases A six-month observational study of UK-resident adults in the UK Medical Cannabis Registry assessed the impact of medical cannabis products in 134 adults with a background of drug-resistant epilepsy. Subjects received detailed questionnaires when beginning treatment and after one month, three months, and six months and the frequency of…

University of Mississippi Launches Federally Backed Cannabis Research Center The University of Mississippi has been selected to house the National Institutes of Health’s Resource Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (R3CR), supported by a grant from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. This initiative marks a significant advancement in U.S. cannabis research capabilities.…

Delta-8 vs. Delta-9 THC: New Study Reveals Similar Highs, Different Potencies​ A landmark clinical trial has unraveled the effects of Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta8-THC), the rapidly emerging cannabinoid that is gaining popularity in the wellness arena. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University carried out the double-blind, placebo trial involving 19 healthy adults to compare the acute effects of…

From Tolerance to Regulation: Dutch Cannabis Market Evolves The traditionally liberal Netherlands began rolling out its controlled cannabis experiment on a mass level in an effort to replace the “backdoor” black market that has supported coffee shop sales for decades. The trial is supplying 80 coffee houses in 10 municipalities with cannabis by 10 licensed…

Global Cannabis Market 2025: Nations on the Legalization Verge A comprehensive report from Mercury News describes a remarkable change in the global cannabis business as countries take steps towards legalization in 2025. The article points out that economic projections now predict record market expansion as governments rethink their cannabis laws. Some nations that were strongly…

New Breakthrough Makes CBD More Effective Scientists in Australia have developed a new delivery system so that CBD therapies by mouth can become more effective. CBD is a cannabinoid found in cannabis which is used to treat conditions like epilepsy and multiple sclerosis but is well-known that it is challenging to deliver CBD effectively into…