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Over the last two years, medical cannabis has exploded onto the international radar. Canada's adoption of marijuana for medical purposes regulations (MMPR) and creation of a legal, medical cannabis industry is at the forefront of a complex global discussion. Canada's regulatory shift echoes...

Four months ago, West Virginia farmers and entrepreneurs were gearing up to grow industrial hemp – legally – for the first time since World War II. But a bill passed with minutes remaining in this year's legislative session that effectively thwarts the chances of a revived hemp industry has...

The concept of marijuana as medicine in the modern era is relatively new, despite its 1000s of years of history as a popular treatment for conditions from gout to gonorrhea. That all changed about a century ago when prohibitionists collaborated with politicians to execute one of the most...

Already a pioneer in high-tech and cutting-edge agriculture, Israel is starting to attract American companies looking to bring medical marijuana know-how to a booming market back home. Since 2014, U.S. firms have invested about $50 million in licensing Israeli medical marijuana patents...

U.S. firms are farming out cannabis research and development to Israel. As Ivor Bennett reports, they're attracted by its highly developed agriculture technology and more liberal approach to marijuana studies. It is exactly what it looks like. But its recipient perhaps a little surprising...

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved legislation on the use of medical marijuana with wide bipartisan support this past Wednesday. Senate approval is the next step, and Governor Tom Wolfe, along with other supporters of the bill, are optimistic it will pass, as the Senate has...

I know and respect Pat Prendergast, but his loose use of "Facts" without any citations is disconcerting (Montana Standard, March 21). You state that "Marijuana is NOT approved nor endorsed by the FDA, The AMA, etc." FACT -- FDA website "The FDA also has an important role to play in supporting...

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has authorized planting of nearly 4,500 acres of hemp for pilot projects this year, compared with about 900 acres of hemp production last year, and 33 acres in 2014, the first year of pilot projects. Since 2015, the number of university-led research...

Patients and academic researchers would have access to marijuana for medical purposes under milestone legislation to place Pennsylvania among the ranks of states with legal cannabis programs. The measure approved by House lawmakers Wednesday envisions a research role for hospitals...

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When you think "Israel, the Start-up Nation," you don't necessarily associate it with cannabis–but it's time to think again. CannaTech's conference March 7-9 brought hundreds of visitors from all around the world to Israel, a country leading and accelerating cannabis innovation, in order to...

Mettrum Health Corp. ("Mettrum" or the "Company") (TSXV:MT), a vertically integrated licensed producer (LP) of cannabis products, this week launched the Mettrum Registry Research Program (MRRP) to systematically gather data on up to six thousand Canadian patients who have been prescribed medical...

A proposal to legalize medical marijuana that's inching forward in the state Legislature has some Utahns with chronic pain and epilepsy rejoicing, while wary lawmakers say more research is needed to help the state better understand pot's potential – and its risks. Utah researchers, for their...

Dr. Sisley, renowned medical cannabis researcher and expert, and medical director, Manoa Botanicals, will lead a series of discussions in Honolulu on the science of medical cannabis and its potential for treating a variety of ailments and diseases on February 25, 26 and 27. Her 20-year work...

While debate rages at the Utah Capitol over two competing medical marijuana bills, one lawmaker has come up with a resolution to encourage more research that all sides seem to agree on. Republican Senator Brian Shiozawa is an Emergency Physician in Salt Lake City. He's listened to the...

A bill designed to make it easier to purchase hemp seeds for industrial production and research has been approved by the Indiana House. Senate Bill 291 also received Senate approval earlier this month. Jean Leising (R-49) authored the bill and says it will support potential commercialization...

It was a watershed moment for the study of medical marijuana. This past December, Canadian university researchers, federal and provincial officials, patient advocates and industry representatives met in Vancouver to set priorities for evidence-based inquiries into a drug long overshadowed by its...

Australian company International Goldfields will acquire an 85% interest in Uruguayan biosciences company Jardin de Invierno SA, trading as WinterGarden Biosciences. WinterGarden is an emerging agriculture bioscience and biotechnology company based in Uruguay, aiming to become one of the first...

A medical marijuana firm says it has struck a research deal with a Cumberland hospital operator. The deal announced Wednesday by Peak Harvest Health and the Western Maryland Health System marks at least the second collaboration between hospitals and companies vying for state licenses to grow...

The recent announcement that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will relax requirements on cannabis-derived research is encouraging. In the past, the Pennsylvania Medical Society has called on both state and federal officials to support further research on the efficacy and safety of...