Last Tuesday Georgia’s legislators came together to approve a medical marijuana bill enabling access to the medicine for all qualified patients. Georgia is now the 34th state legalize the cultivation of medical Cannabis. Georgia legislators worked diligently together to come …
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Combining opioids and marijuana may be advantageous for pain sufferers
Researchers report combining cannabinoids with morphine did not significantly increase impulsivity or memory impairment in a study conducted in rhesus monkeys. The findings suggest using opioids and marijuana together could offer a safe way to cut opioid dosage among patients …
Read More »Marijuana for morning sickness? It’s not great for baby’s brain
Credit: CC0 Public Domain With a growing number of states legalizing recreational or medical marijuana, more women are using the drug during pregnancy, in part due to its reported ability to relieve morning sickness. A new study, conducted in rats, …
Read More »U.S. FDA refuses to review Zogenix’s seizure treatment
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday refused to fully review the marketing application for Zogenix Inc’s treatment for seizures associated with Dravet syndrome, a rare form of childhood epilepsy, the company said. As part of a …
Read More »How cannabis is firing up the U.S. supply chain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. companies cannot stop talking about marijuana, hoping in part they can catch investor interest as the booming economy around the drug lifts revenues throughout the supply chain. FILE PHOTO: A fully budded marijuana plant ready …
Read More »Medical marijuana bill clears Senate
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A bill that would allow the in-state production and sale of low-potency medical marijuana oil has passed the Georgia senate, just two days after the proposal was limited significantly in committee. The Senate voted 44-8 to …
Read More »Study shows that patients with or without cancer use different forms of marijuana
Credit: CC0 Public Domain People with and without cancer are more likely, over time, to use a more potent form of medical marijuana with increasingly higher amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a new study shows. In a report publishing in the …
Read More »Surge in cannabis use among youth preceded legalization in Canada
Credit: CC0 Public Domain National discussions on cannabis legalization, along with increased access to medical marijuana, may have encouraged more high school students to consume the drug years before it became legal in Canada. A recent study using data from …
Read More »The Top 5 Apps for Medical Cannabis Users
We use our smartphones for everything nowadays, so it only makes sense to have apps on our phone that are convenient to use to accommodate our busy lifestyles. Below are the top apps that you can use to make your …
Read More »The Emperor of All Maladies
by Tamir Bresler, Assistant Editor of Terpenes and Testing Magazine While cancer in many ways was “the disease” of the 20th century, the 21st century has already brought us huge successes in the fight against malignancies. Advancement in treatments and …
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