WIRE: Iowa Gov vetoes medical cannabis expansion bill
Des Moines, IA — Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds has vetoed legislation, House File 732, that would have amended the state’s low-THC access program. The proposal [...]
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WIRE: Study suggests plant-derived THC/CBD reduce dementia symptoms
Geneva, Switzerland — The daily administration of plant-derived extracts containing a two-to-one ratio of CBD to THC is associated with a reduction in agitation and [...]
WIRE: Case study suggests oral THC use could mitigate night sweats
San Francisco, CA: The administration of oral THC (dronabinol) either mitigates or resolves paraneoplastic night sweats, according to a case series published in the Journal [...]
WIRE: Study finds using hemp seed oil in hair can trigger positive drug test
Poole, United Kingdom: The application of commercially available hemp seed oil products to hair can result in a positive test result for cannabinoids on a hair follicle drug [...]
WIRE: Virginia legislation would increase access to medical cannabis products
Richmond, VA: Legislation is heading to the Governor’s desk to expand patients’ access to medical cannabis products. Senate Bill 1557 expands the pool of health [...]
WIRE: WHO expert committee calls for change in cannabis classification
Geneva, Switzerland: Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on Drug Dependence have proposed amending the classification of cannabis under [...]
WIRE: Study finds vaping more effective at delivering THC than smoking
Baltimore, MD: Vaporizing cannabis, as opposed to smoking it, is associated with greater THC concentrations in blood, according to clinical trial data published in the [...]
WIRE: Psychoactive components found in some liquid CBD products
Richmond, VA — Liquid formulations of CBD available on the commercial market have been identified to contain synthetic cannabinoids and other psychoactive constituents, [...]
WIRE: Study indicates cannabis strains often have similar plant chemistry
Kelowna, Canada: Various ‘strains’ of cannabis possess nearly identical ratios of the primary cannabinoids THC and CBD, according to data published in the journal [...]
WIRE: Nighttime use of herbal cannabis may improve insomnia symptoms
Albuquerque, NM: The use of herbal cannabis is associated with reductions in self-perceived insomnia severity, according to data published in the online, open-access journal [...]