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Could cannabis stop America’s health crisis?

Drugmakers are taking huge strides towards the creation of cannabis-based painkillers

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial • July 1, 2018

Did you know that the leading cause of death in the United States is prescription drug overdose? Based on the findings of a report conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 63,600...

FDA approves the nation’s first cannabis-based medicine

June 26, 2018

The Food and Drug Administration has finally approved a cannabis medication. On Monday, the FDA approved the GW Pharmaceuticals' Epidiolex to treat two rare forms of epilepsy. The medication is an oil...

Volcano Kilauea erupts, but Hawaiian cannabis growers won’t abandon crops

Kona Gold and Maui Wowie are two examples of pungent “Pakalōlō” strains produced on the isolated volcanic archipelago

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial • June 25, 2018

The volcanic eruption of Kilauea has forced residents to flee from Halekamahina Hill, where two residents remain, Dale Altman and his grandson Josh Doran. Altman and Doran are two passionate and very...

New York may fight the opioid epidemic with medical cannabis

June 14, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor New York’s state assembly recently approved a bill that would let medical cannabis be used to treat people addicted to opioids. If also approved by the...

College football player who uses cannabis for seizures is dismissed by NCAA

Since cannabis remains illegal under federal law, it is not legally allowed on-campus

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial • June 12, 2018

Mike Tyson’s company has struck a partnership with a West Virginia cannabis farm

Almost Heaven Agriculture is now expected to be the main provider of Tyson Holistic cannabis products

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial • June 4, 2018

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is most famous for his days in the boxing ring, but these days he is doing something quite different. Tyson is capitalizing on the "Green Rush" by investing in the...

North Carolina may legalize medical cannabis

June 1, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor North Carolina is currently moving toward relaxing penalties for cannabis possession and some other cannabis-related crimes. That’s a major step for the...

New Mexico dispensaries are helping fund a PTSD study

May 30, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor A group of New Mexico dispensaries has decided to donate around $2,000 to a study that’s looking at how cannabis can help treat PTSD and other serious ailments....

Cannabis for workout recovery: Can the green plant’s therapeutic benefits improve athletic performance?

It’s not just CBD that could prove promising when using cannabis for workout recovery but also, THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol.

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorials • May 28, 2018

It may be listed as a Schedule I illegal drug in the U.S., but this hasn't stopped scientific researchers from exposing the cannabis plant for its therapeutic potential. So, if it’s therapeutic,...

The Marijuana Justice Act finally gets the support of Kamala Harris

Harris’ announcement that she will be signing on to the bill (S.1689) comes as quite a shock, considering the American lawyer and politician has done little to support cannabis reform.

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial • May 27, 2018

On Thursday, May 10, US Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) declared her support for the Marijuana Justice Act, which could contribute to legalizing cannabis in the U.S. at the federal level. Harris signed on...

Why is YouTube deleting cannabis channels?

It all kicked off in April of this year, when cannabis content creators discovered that their uploads were being flagged for review.

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial • May 26, 2018

Since launching in 2005, YouTube has earned a solid reputation as being one of the most-visited sites on the World Wide Web. However, the video-sharing service could be about to lose some seriously...

Dietician nutritionists launch educational medical cannabis for practitioners

Patients can also use the HCA to learn about medicinal cannabis and pass information on to their doctors

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial • May 25, 2018

The Holistic Cannabis Academy, or HCA as it is also known, is a brand new educational program focused on teaching healthcare practitioners about the power of medicinal cannabis. Created by Colorado-based...