Cannabis Research

Funded by Thailand's Ministry of Industry and Thai-China Flavours and Fragrances Industry Co Ltd. (TCFF), the new study suggests that Cannabis sativa extracts might help prevent or treat photoaging, also known as sun damage. Photoaging occurs with prolonged overexposure to the sun, which can cause...

After five decades of being classified as a Schedule I substance, cannabis is on the brink of reclassification. President Joe Biden's mid-May announcement to officially move marijuana to Schedule III was met with collective joy in the industry, especially among cannabis researchers and scientists....

The state-legal medical marijuana programs nationwide have seen an uptick in the number of new patients enrolled since 2020, according to newly published federal research in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. The study, conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the...

Cannabis effects differ from person to person. While some use it to treat anxiety, others say it makes them anxious. A new study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists offers insights into cannabis’s effects on anxiety.  According to the research published in the Journal of Drug and Alcohol...

A recent study funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) analyzing 53 commercially available smokable hemp products found a staggering 93% contained THC levels surpassing the federally permissible 0.3%, categorizing them as illegal under federal law. The research tested...

Healthy dogs can safely consume cannabinoids like CBD, CBDA and CBG daily with minimal risks, making them well-tolerated for long-term use, according to a new study. "Cannabinoids were well tolerated when healthy male and female beagles were dosed for 90 consecutive days," according to results...

Did you know that in 2019 at least 301 million people around the globe were affected by some type of anxiety? This makes anxiety the world's most common mental disorder, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). As the pace of modern life takes its toll, what can be done to alleviate this...

Scientists from the University of British Columbia recently discovered that marijuana has the potential to help addicts control their craving for illegal drugs such as crystal methamphetamine. A study, published in Addictive Behaviors, analyzed 297 drug users from Vancouver, and revealed that...

A new study indicates cannabis has the potential to treat melanoma, a skin cancer beginning in the melanocyte cells, which make the pigment that gives skin its color. Melanoma typically results from over-exposure to the sun. While skin cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States,...

As marijuana becomes mainstream, it is important to find a way to determine a person's recent consumption. This is something that scientists have been trying to figure out for a while now, but just recently may have come up with an appropriate and accurate methodology. The new techniques have been...

A new study undertaken by Ireland's Health Research Board (HRB) showed evidence that medical marijuana can be used as a treatment for various conditions. The research was conducted to provide data to a Department of Health, which reviews the existing Medicinal Cannabis Access Programme (MCap) that...

People have been consuming cannabis for a long time (centuries say historians) for a variety of reasons ranging from medicinal treatment of pain, appetite stimulation and as a sleep aid. And then there are the millions for whom cannabis consumption is just plain fun and tends to elevate one's mood...

A study assessing the potential of marijuana to help with various Long COVID symptoms recently published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology ‘laid the foundations' for further research.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Long COVID is a term used for...

Approximately 21 million adults, or 8.3%, in the U.S. experienced at least one major depressive episode in 2021, with the highest prevalence being among people between 18 and 25, according to data from the National Institute of Mental Health.  A new clinical study offers hope for many people...

It is common knowledge that marijuana consumption causes food cravings or so-called munchies, but up until now it's not been precisely determined why that happens. A new study, detailed in the journal Scientific Reports and conducted by researchers at Washington State University, sheds light on a...