Legalising medicinal cannabis has little impact on recreational use, finds UK study

By |2023-07-13T03:02:10+01:0013 July 2023|

The change in law to permit the prescribing of cannabis for medicinal purposes has had little impact on recreational use, according to a new study.  In November 2018 cannabis was rescheduled to allow it to be prescribed for medicinal purposes in the UK, but until now [...]

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Clinical trials consistently show cannabis holds ‘promising potential’ for pain, says report

By |2023-07-13T03:01:50+01:0013 July 2023|

Pain is the most prevalent symptom treated in clinical trials on cannabinoids with cannabis-based medicines consistently showing ‘promising potential’ in this area, says a new report.  Despite a number of emerging areas of research, pain remains the most common indication to be studied in cannabinoid-related clinical [...]

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California’s Social Equity Fee Waiver – Late Is Better Than Never

By |2023-07-13T03:01:42+01:0013 July 2023|

In a move that Old Guard California Cannabis viewed with bittersweet appreciation, the Department of Cannabis Control on January 1, 2022 announced it would waive license fees for those cannabis companies impacted by the War on Cannabis. Many pre-2017 operators experienced persecution by law enforcement including [...]

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FDA, FTC Issue Warnings to Delta 8 Copycat Cannabis Companies

By |2023-07-13T03:01:34+01:0013 July 2023|

Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent out warning letters to six different companies for selling copycat food products that contain Delta-8 THC. In a press release published on July 5, the FDA and FTC said they [...]

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