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Thousands demand legalisation of cannabis in S.Africa
Thousands of South Africans took to the streets of Cape Town on Saturday demanding a relaxation of drugs laws to allow medicinal and recreational use of cannabis.
May 7, 2016
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Approval of drug derived from cannabis not necessarily a win for weed
The Food and Drug Administration on June 25 approved for the first time a drug made from cannabidiol (CBD), a molecule derived from the cannabis plant. The drug, Epidiolex, was approved for the treatment of two types of ...
Jun 28, 2018
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Canada makes final preparations before cannabis becomes legal
Canada will soon become the second country in the world to legalize cannabis—with the provinces left to work out the details of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's landmark measure.
Oct 12, 2018
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Content of illicit cannabis to treat kids with epilepsy revealed
A study of community use of medicinal cannabis to treat childhood epilepsy has found most samples contained some THC and little CBD, contrary to parents' expectations, and a majority were reported as reducing seizures.
Jul 5, 2018
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As access to legal marijuana increases, researchers explore patient use
About 1 in 7 adult primary care patients visiting medical offices reported having used marijuana at least once in the past year, according to a study conducted by Kaiser Permanente researchers since Washington state legalized ...
Nov 27, 2017
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New study debunks claims of a psychedelic cannabinoid
The cannabis plant is complex, with about 100 cannabinoids, or compounds, many of which science still knows little or nothing about. The two most prevalent active ingredients—tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD)—have ...
Jul 10, 2023
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Medications
Dazed and confused about the benefits of CBD? You're not alone.
The number of products advertised as containing CBD, a compound derived from cannabis plants, has skyrocketed. Consumers can purchase CBD-infused burgers, coffee, beer, and toothpaste, as well as creams and oils marketed ...
Jan 9, 2020
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Not quite medicine, not quite food: How a product like mushroom gummies can fall through the regulatory cracks
Several people across the country have recently been hospitalized after consuming mushroom gummies distributed by Australian brand Uncle Frog and made in the United States. Their reported symptoms included elevated heart ...
Jun 29, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study reveals cannabinoid drugs make pain feel 'less unpleasant, more tolerable'
Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have determined that cannabinoid drugs do not appear to reduce the intensity of experimental pain, but, instead, may make pain feel less unpleasant and more tolerable.
Sep 19, 2018
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Colombia rethinks drug policy with medical marijuana
Every year Colombian mother Ines Cano celebrates her daughter's birthday by getting a butterfly tattoo, her way of giving thanks that little Luna has survived another year of chronic epilepsy.
Dec 3, 2015
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