marijuana research

A new study by a UK-based research group, Drug Science, suggests that medical marijuana could help treat suicidal ideation. The researchers assessed about 4000 patients at the beginning of the study, but observational data was available for 2,112 patients at three months, and 777 patients for 12...

The number of people using medical cannabis to alleviate health issues is growing. The recently published study provided more insight into the growing trend. The research conducted by experts at the University of California Los Angeles suggests that one out of six primary care patients (17%) asked...

A new study conducted by scientists at Swinburne University of Technology’s Centre for Human Psychopharmacology concluded that medical marijuana when used as prescribed has an insignificant impact on simulated driving performance.  The semi-naturalistic research published in a peer-reviewed...

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is proposing the production of higher amounts of THC, psilocybin and DMR for research in 2024. In a notice scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, the agency said it is raising the proposed amounts as a response to a...

Researchers with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported Wednesday on the agency’s 50 years of experience with marijuana research. In an article titled “FDA’s 50 Years of Experience with Cannabis Research Helping to Support Tomorrow’s Cannabis Drug...

The top national medical research center is reviewing ways to help researchers studying cannabis overcome challenges imposed by federal prohibition. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a notice on Thursday seeking a qualified entity to oversee a new Resource Center for Cannabis and...

Florida Marijuana Activists Closer To Getting Legalization On The Ballot Cannabis groups and legislators pushing for policy reform have tried and failed to legalize marijuana for recreational adult use in Florida, but the most recently filed, industry-backed campaign has garnered 841,130...

Minnesota state senator Glenn H. Gruenhagen (R) on Friday attacked Democrats’ efforts to legalize marijuana, highlighting what he said are proven dangers emanating from this type of reform. In a post on the Minnesota Republicans webpage, Gruenhagen called the...

The DEA has shared its final production quotas for research drugs for 2023 and is now aiming for further manufacturing goals of several psychedelic compounds than the already substantial increases regarding 2022 initially proposed, reported Marijuana Moment. The compounds include...

What does the future hold for the cannabis industry in legislative terms? “We've made tremendous progress and I like to say we're getting closer and closer,” U.S. Rep. David Joyce, an Ohio Republican, said Tuesday at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference ...

Congressional lawmakers updated several spending bills and reports dealing with important issues in the cannabis and hemp industries. New documents published by the House Appropriations Committee address hemp manufacturing problems, CBD advertising, home loan benefits for...

Will there be an omnibus cannabis legalization bill enacted this year in the U.S.?  According to recent discussions, anything is possible. On the heels of a recent discussion between Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and GOP House Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on possible...