A large percentage of people in their 50s and older have consumed at least one form of cannabis in the past year, a new US poll shows. According to new findings from the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging, 21% of people aged 50 [...]
New medical cannabis patients experience rapid and meaningful improvements in their health-related quality of life, according to a study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research. Researchers from the College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, USA assessed 438 patients who were new to using medical cannabis [...]
A new study, funded by the US National Institute on Drug Abuse, found no association between long-term medical cannabis use and changes in brain function related to memory, reward or self-control. The study is thought to be among the first to examine long-term brain differences among [...]
Via Newsweed While the French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines (ANSM) assured at the beginning of the year that cannabis-based treatments would be available by 2025, it will be difficult to achieve widespread use of medical cannabis in France before 2026. In order to [...]
Adults who consumed cannabis for a year did not show any reduction in working memory, reward, and inhibitory control brain function, a study has shown. The federally funded research, published by the American Medical Association in the journal JAMA Network Open, involved 57 patients who had been [...]
A new survey following the landmark law change in Germany has revealed that the majority of people consuming cannabis are doing so for health issues. Frankfurt- based medical cannabis company Bloomwell GmbH conducted a representative survey exploring the reasons why Germans use cannabis following the change [...]
A pilot cannabis legalisation trial in Zurich, Switzerland is producing positive results, according to a press release from the city’s Health and Environment Department. Residents of Zurich participating in the trial have been able to legally purchase cannabis flower and extracts containing THC from approved sources [...]
UK landlords, property managers, and housing associations are currently at risk of breaching the Equality Act over their approach to prescription cannabis, according to a new report. The new report by the Cannabis Industry Council (CIC) urges housing providers to support tenants who may be prescribed [...]
UK medical cannabis providers, Leva Clinic and Zerenia Clinic, have announced a new merger to improve treatment options available to patients with chronic pain. The partnership combines Leva Clinic’s expertise in pain management with Zerenia’s holistic healthcare approach, offering patients across the UK greater access to [...]
A new study offers more insights into the complex relationship between prenatal cannabis exposure and neuropsychiatric outcomes in children. As the global trend toward cannabis legalisation continues, the prevalence of cannabis use among pregnant women is on the rise, raising concerns about its impact on foetal [...]
People who consume more foods rich in flavonoids, such as berries, tea, red wine and dark chocolate, could lower their risk of dementia by 28%, a new study has found. The study, led by researchers at the Queen’s University Belfast and published in the journal JAMA [...]
A new study has demonstrated how daily administration of cannabidiol (CBD), can extend lifespan and improve symptoms associated with Leigh syndrome. Leigh syndrome is a rare and severe mitochondrial disease affecting around one in 40,000 children and young people. There are currently no approved treatments for the [...]
CBD suppositories have been found to significantly reduce the frequency and severity of menstrual pain compared to traditional painkillers. A new study published in Nature Partner Journal: Women’s Health is the first to examine the impact of a ‘real-world’ commercially-available, high-CBD suppository on menstrual-related pain and [...]
The Ministry of Health in Poland has expressed support for the decriminalisation of up to 25 grams of cannabis and the cultivation of up to four plants at home, according to the cannabis activist organisation Wolne Konopie. The Wolne Konopie (Free Hemp) Association is a social initiative [...]
According to Colorado’s regulators, a Safe Harbor Hemp product is a hemp-derived compound or cannabinoid, whether a finished product or in the process of being produced, that is permitted to be manufactured, produced, packaged, processed, or prepared in Colorado for export, but not permitted to be [...]
Psychedelic fungi containing psilocybin may have played a role in the development of human consciousness a scientific review has suggested. The study, published in the journal LILLOA, analysed multiple studies involving psilocybin, psilocin and human consciousness. Taking a multidisciplinary approach spanning studies from the fields of [...]
Product Earth, the UK’s largest event celebrating cannabis and other natural medicines, has cancelled the second day of its 2024 event, set to be held at Drumsheds in London. The event organisers posted an update on social media early on Sunday morning, citing issues with the [...]
Landlords, property managers, and housing associations in the UK are currently at risk of breaching the Equality Act over their approach to prescription cannabis, according to a new report published by the Cannabis Industry Council (CIC). The report, The Use of Prescription Cannabis in Buildings, emphasises [...]
The number of exposures to Delta 8-THC increased by 79% from 2021 to 2022, with reports ‘significantly lower’ in states with access to legal cannabis. Recent years have seen a rapid increase in the availability of synthetic cannabinoids with similar effects to the naturally-occurring Delta-9 THC. [...]
Classic psychedelics such as LSD, psilocybin and ayahuasca could be effective as a treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to two recently published studies. In the first open-label study, which is yet to be peer-reviewed, researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the National Institute [...]
A new peer-reviewed study is one of the first to examine medical cannabis use among those under the age of 21 in the United States. The findings show that under-21 patients are accessing medicinal cannabis for most of the same reasons as adults – with almost [...]
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