(Reuters Health) – More than two-thirds of cannabis dispensaries recommend that pregnant women use marijuana to treat morning sickness even though doctors advise against it because of safety concerns, a U.S. study suggests. A woman holds marijuana for sale at …
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Many states don’t restrict pot possession by childcare workers
(Reuters Health) – State regulations for early care and education centers may not do enough to prevent children from being exposed to marijuana, tobacco or alcohol, researchers say. Parents want to be sure their child care provider is not impaired …
Read More »Zimbabwe says will issue cannabis licences to growers
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabweans can now apply for licences to grow cannabis for medical and research purposes, the government has said in a legal notice, making the southern African nation the second country in Africa to legalize cultivation of the …
Read More »Vaping tied to higher risk that teens will try marijuana
(Reuters Health) – Teens who use e-cigarettes may be twice as likely to smoke pot as their peers who never try vaping, a U.S. study suggests. A man smokes an electronic cigarette vaporizer, also known as an e-cigarette, in Toronto, …
Read More »GW Pharma gets FDA panel nod, first cannabis-based drug nearing approval
(Reuters) – An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday unanimously voted in favor of approving the first cannabis-derived medicine in the country, a childhood epilepsy treatment developed by GW Pharma. The drug, Epidiolex, is derived …
Read More »FDA panel unanimously backs GW Pharma’s cannabis-based epilepsy drug
(Reuters) – GW Pharmaceuticals Plc’s cannabis-derived drug to treat a severe form of childhood epilepsy was unanimously backed on Thursday by an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The 13-to-0 vote sets the stage for the approval …
Read More »Marijuana-related ER visits by Colorado teens on the rise
(Reuters Health) – More visits to the emergency room by teens in Colorado are related to marijuana use than in the past, suggesting an impact of the drug’s legalization that needs closer attention, researchers say. Between 2005 and 2015, the …
Read More »GW cannabis-derived epilepsy drug gets positive FDA staff review
LONDON (Reuters) – GW Pharmaceuticals’ cannabis-derived medicine for severe childhood epilepsy won a favorable review from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staff on Tuesday, boosting hopes for its approval in the world’s biggest drugs market. Shares in the company, …
Read More »Trump to lift legal threat to states that permit marijuana use
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will lift his administration’s plans for a possible crackdown on states that have legalized marijuana after talks with a Colorado senator, the White House said on Friday, an action that undercuts U.S. Attorney General …
Read More »Legal marijuana tied to drop in opioid prescriptions
(Reuters Health) – Opioid prescriptions may decline when states legalize marijuana, two U.S. studies suggest. FILE PHOTO: Marijuana is seen for sale at Harborside, one of California’s largest and oldest dispensaries of medical marijuana, on the first day of legalized …
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