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 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…

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…

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…

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…