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The munchies are driving up fast-food sales in states where marijuana is legal. Cannabis has been shown to increase users' appetite, sending many customers of legalized dispensaries to fast-food chains, according to a new study by Green Market Report and Consumer Research Around Cannabis...

Thanks to the country's liberal research policies, two studies are progressing that could dramatically improve the lives of autistic kids and their families. A 10-year-old autistic boy named Einav and his family were spiraling to a dangerous low point a year ago. The parents soldiered through...

While he didn't achieve the crop yield he hoped for this season, Marc P. Privitera has made good use of his time studying the results of the hemp he planted. A chemical engineer who specializes in hemp growth, Mr. Privitera owns a business development firm called PreProcess Inc. in...

Some Utah residents are working overtime to get medical marijuana on the state's ballot next year. They seem to have just gotten a surprising new Republican ally in their effort — Senator Orrin Hatch. The state's senior senator — an octogenarian who is third in line for the presidency —...

Cannabis's federally illegal status makes it difficult to conduct licensed clinical research on the plant and products made from it, hampering medical and commercial advancements in cultivation, extraction and ingestion. Colorado legislators got tired of waiting for the feds, and in May passed a...

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner is backing bipartisan legislation to ease the way for medical marijuana research that he hopes will be a big positive for Colorado. "Our medical community continues to find new ways medical marijuana can help patients, but currently there are too many barriers that are...

More than half of all states have legalized marijuana for medical use, even though businesses that sell it are breaking federal law. Sen. Thom Tillis said a national solution is needed. To get there, the North Carolina Republican wants to encourage more research on the drug. "Instead of...

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) has introduced a bill to Congress that, if passed, would make it easier to do research on marijuana. "It's high time to address research into medical marijuana," Hatch wrote in a pun-filled statement. The Marijuana Effective Drug Study Act of 2017 would streamline the...

A powerful Senate panel is urging federal agencies to make a number of surprising marijuana moves, including launching an effort to test products sold at dispensaries in states where cannabis has been legalized. Concerned about a lack of data on the potency and purity of cannabis available to...

A powerful Senate panel is urging federal agencies to make a number of surprising marijuana moves, including launching an effort to test products sold at dispensaries in states where cannabis has been legalized. Concerned about a lack of data on the potency and purity of cannabis available to...

Last week, state Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding visited Abram Ziegler's farm in Montour County, one of 14 research projects exploring the economic value and viability of industrial hemp as a marketable crop in Pennsylvania. "These projects are an important first step toward...

If you speak to someone who has suffered from insomnia at all as an adult, chances are good that person has either tried using marijuana, or cannabis, for sleep or has thought about it. This is reflected in the many variations of cannabinoid or cannabis-based medicines available to improve...

The National Institute of Health has awarded a $3.8 million research grant to Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System for medical marijuana research, and Vireo Health of New York will be partners in the study. This grant is the first long-term study to investigate...

Standing on the rear balcony of a gray factory building off the side of a highway, Tamir Gedo shields his eyes from the blazing sun. He points to the 23 acres of agricultural fields spread out before him. "We'll be able to produce more cannabis here than the entire state of Colorado," he says...

Hemp is hip again in Pennsylvania, and researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences are among a select group tasked with exploring the potential economic benefits to the Commonwealth of this important – yet maligned – crop. "To be on the forefront of industrial hemp research...

A 534-acre historic farm, known as the Eagle Rest Plantation, donated to Murray State last year is now serving as a research and demonstration hub for cover crop and industrial hemp. Hutson School of Agriculture Dean Tony Brannon says projects on a portion of the farm are just the beginning of...

Cannabis use has been debated in the public opinion for over a century now. Despite the fact that the ups and downs marijuana has gone through, today such states as Alaska, Oregon, Colorado, and Washington among others have decided to legalize the herb’s use for recreational purposes while more...

Last year Victoria made history when it became the first state to legalize medicinal cannabis. Now the first commercially produced cannabis plants are being harvested and Sky News was given an exclusive look inside the Melbourne factory. Peter Crock, CEO Cann Group says they are the first to...

The Justice Department is harshing our mellow by putting a major damper on cannabis research projects, but at least a new "green bank" has opened in Florida to help medical marijuana businesses. States Brace for Stoners and the Eclipse Planning on traveling to the path of totality to...

The Justice Department under Attorney General Jeff Sessions has effectively blocked the Drug Enforcement Administration from taking action on more than two dozen requests to grow marijuana to use in research, one of a number of areas in which the anti-drug agency is at odds with the Trump...