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Marijuana may be slightly effective at reducing chronic nerve pain known as neuropathy. But there's little evidence on whether pot helps treat other types of pain or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a pair of new studies suggests. The findings on neuropathy "fit generally well with what...

State Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding visited JustBen Agriculture's Mifflin County farm Monday to view progress at one of 16 research projects that seek to demonstrate the economic value and viability of industrial hemp as a marketable crop in Pennsylvania. "Thanks to the federal Farm...

Rodale Institute, the nation's leading organic farming research institution, has started a new industrial hemp research project focused on examining the crop's role in soil health and regenerative organic agriculture. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Industrial Hemp Pilot Project...

Queensland Bauxite Ltd, through its subsidiary Medical Cannabis Limited has received a successful update regarding its winter cannabis crops. This follows on from the early-July update that confirmed successful germination and growth rates of its pioneering winter cannabis crop. There have...

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said marijuana and its potential in treating football-related injuries is "a medical issue" that the league is interested in researching further. "If pain management is something that medical marijuana can address responsibly, that's something that our medical...

Four months after the Western Cape High Court's ruling that cannabis would be legalized in South Africa, supporters of the law change are gearing up for the biggest clinical cannabis convention the country has ever seen. Set to be held in Pretoria on Saturday, the convention will be attended...

The International Cannabinoid Research Society (ICRS) will hold its global conference at Israel's Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2021. The ICRS – the oldest scientific society devoted to the study of cannabis – convenes annually and has some 400 members around the world. Previous...

Three universities in Virginia are conducting research on industrial hemp after the state legalized cultivation of the crop for research purposes two years ago. The Roanoke Times reports that Virginia Tech, James Madison University and Virginia State University are researching different uses...

U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md.-1, has sponsored the Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2017, intended to remove some of the hurdles to breakthroughs involving the drug. "As a physician who has conducted NIH-sponsored research, I cannot stress enough how critical this legislation is to the...

Almost a year after the Drug Enforcement Administration announced it would consider granting additional licenses to cultivate cannabis for research purposes–and despite drawing 25 applicants so far–the agency has yet to greenlight a new grow operation. The DEA says it does not have a timeline...

The first legal hemp seeds planted in Perry County, Pennsylvania soil in 80 years are growing steadily into hearty plants. The five-acre crop of industrial hemp planted in Juniata Township on June 7 has exceeded expectations. Landowners Bill and Martha Roberts were recipients of one of just...

The first hemp conference in the U.S. to bring together industry professionals, scientists and policymakers will be Sept. 8-11 at the Lexington Center and Hyatt Regency Hotel. The Hemp Industries Association's 24th annual hemp conference is a partnership between the association, University of...

North Carolina is officially in the industrial hemp business, at least the business of developing the best ways to grow it. The N.C. State Extension Service just planted some of the crop at its Mountain Research Station in Waynesville. It's an educational effort where the teachers are doing...

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food is considering a new rule that would allow some farmers to grow limited varieties of cannabis for research purposes. The rule, given initial approval Tuesday by the state's Agricultural Advisory Board, would allow anyone with a permit to grow...

Rep. Andy Harris, M.D., is a towering, surprisingly skinny 60-year-old, but as he walks the halls of Congress no heads turn. Tourists haven't heard of him, national reporters mostly ignore him and rarely does a single one of the thousands of camera phones on the Capitol grounds come out to...

People may do a double take when they look inside a greenhouse on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University, but what they're looking at is not marijuana. It's hemp, and yes, there is a difference. There are only trace amounts of THC -- the substance that makes people high -- in hemp...

As ever more of the world warms up for cannabis legalization, life on the sidelines can at least offer a good view of the game--and this week, news broke of a diverse group of players entering the field. One is the nation of Greece, which announced late last month it would officially be...

A glass building labeled "Greenhouse Area 17" sits behind the Life Sciences building on the campus of Colorado State University-Pueblo. It's not like the mysterious Area 51 where secret studies may be ongoing, but the more than 50-year-old structure has quickly become the school's major hub...

Once upon a time, hemp was ubiquitous. The "king of fiber-bearing plants" was used in sailcloth, cordage and more. Then "reefer madness" and the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 effectively killed the industry, despite a brief revival during World War II. Since then, the plant's association with...

At a Paul McCartney concert at San Francisco's AT&T Park in 2010, Matthew Springer, PhD, wasn't shocked to be surrounded by a haze of marijuana smoke. He was, however, amazed that the audience tolerated it without complaint. "All of these people knew to avoid smoke from cigarettes, because...