With legalization looming in Canada, big pot producer Aurora has announced a mega-merger with rival MedReleaf With the legalization of recreational marijuana looming in Canada, therapeutic producer Aurora said Monday it was acquiring rival MedReleaf Corp. in a huge deal …
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Marijuana growers diversify with hemp amid CBD boom
In this April 24, 2018 photo, Julian Cabrera, factory manager at New Earth Biosciences, holds up a large glass beaker to the light containing thick, golden-colored, fully-refined CBD oil in Salem, Ore. Applications for state licenses to grow hemp, marijuana’s …
Read More »Researching medical marijuana for veterans faces more White House hurdles
As scientists try to research the medical benefits of marijuana, a simple problem has emerged: How do you research marijuana if no one can produce it under federal law? Despite a solution proposed in mid-2016, which allowed the Drug Enforcement …
Read More »Many dispensaries in CO proffer marijuana for morning sickness
(HealthDay)—More than two-thirds of Colorado cannabis dispensaries recommend cannabis products to treat nausea during the first trimester of pregnancy, according to a study published online May 7 in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Betsy Dickson, M.D., from the University of Colorado in …
Read More »Many oncologists recommend medical marijuana clinically despite not feeling sufficiently knowledgeable to do so
While a wide majority of oncologists do not feel informed enough about medical marijuana’s utility to make clinical recommendations, most do in fact conduct discussions on medical marijuana in the clinic and nearly half recommend it to their patients, say …
Read More »Study finds prenatal marijuana use can affect infant size, behavior
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Smoking during pregnancy has well-documented negative effects on birth weight in infants and is linked to several childhood health problems. Now, researchers at the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions have found that prenatal marijuana …
Read More »No sign pot smoking will trigger irregular heartbeat: study
If you have suffered a heart attack, getting high on pot won’t harm your heart’s regular rhythm, a new study suggests. Marijuana users who have suffered a heart attack had about the same risk as nonusers of a rapid and …
Read More »Teen sexting linked to intimate partner violence, sexual abuse
(HealthDay)—Teen sexting is associated with sexual abuse, with higher victimization in girls and intimate partner violence perpetration in boys, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, held from May 5 to 8 in …
Read More »all the rage, but is it really safe and effective?
(HealthDay)—Cannabidiol (CBD) oil has become the hot new product in states that have legalized medical marijuana. The non-intoxicating marijuana extract is being credited with helping treat a host of medical problems—everything from epileptic seizures to anxiety to inflammation to sleeplessness. …
Read More »Factors associated with sexual coercion among adolescents in rural communities
A new study examining factors associated with sexual coercion among 10th graders in a rural Midwestern, low-to-middle income high school found that sexual coercion was reported by 18 percent (13 percent of males and 23 percent females). The research findings …
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