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Pictured: Denise Rohan, National Commander of the American Legion

Update: American Legion commander asks VA Secretary to be directly involved in proper cannabis research

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 24, 2017

On Tuesday, the American Legion once again contacted the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to support the research of medical cannabis as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The...

WHO committee to examine CBD on international level

WHO committee to examine CBD on international level

Sara Tiradossi September 22, 2017

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been collecting public input on CBD (cannabidiol) to find out how cannabis and its compound are regulated, as the World Health Organization is working to examine...

Medical patients may be able to self-certify under new bill

Medical patients may be able to self-certify under new bill

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 21, 2017

Washington D.C. Councilmember David Grosso (I-At Large) introduced a bill on Tuesday which would allow patients to access medical cannabis without a doctor’s recommendation. The Medical Marijuana...

Study: legalization is not the cause of rise in cannabis use

Study: legalization is not the cause of rise in cannabis use

Sara Tiradossi September 21, 2017

A nationwide rise in cannabis use is not the result of medical or social legalization in a growing number of states, according to a new study published this week in Addiction, a monthly peer-reviewed scientific...

Pictured: Judge Thomas Wingate

Judge upholds Kentucky medical cannabis ban

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 21, 2017

A Kentucky judge ruled on Wednesday to uphold the state’s medical cannabis ban after three citizens sued the governor and attorney general in order to access it as a treatment. The three plaintiffs...

Kosher cannabis hits Canadian market

Kosher cannabis hits Canadian market

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 21, 2017

A medical cannabis producer in Quebec, Canada, announced its products have been certified as kosher. The Hydropothecary Corp said the certification arrives just in time for the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah,...

Sri Lanka launches first cannabis plantation to export to the U.S.

Sri Lanka launches first cannabis plantation to export to the U.S.

Sara Tiradossi September 21, 2017

Sri Lanka is to launch its first official cannabis plantation to supply the traditional medicine market and export to the U.S., said Rajitha Senaratne, the country’s health minister. The 100-acre cannabis...

Medical cannabis is on track to be legalized in Peru

Medical cannabis is on track to be legalized in Peru

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 21, 2017

This week, Peru’s Congressional Committee on National Defense unanimously decided to propose a law which would make medical cannabis legal throughout the country. President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski presented...

Study: 9 out of 10 doctors unprepared to prescribe medical cannabis

Study: 9 out of 10 doctors unprepared to prescribe medical cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 20, 2017

A new study found 9 out of 10 medical professionals said they were unprepared to prescribe medical cannabis to patients. The study was published by the Drug and Alcohol Dependence Journal and surveyed...

Producer from Canada to start supplying Germany's medical cannabis market

Producer from Canada to start supplying Germany’s medical cannabis market

Sara Tiradossi September 20, 2017

Aurora Cannabis Enterprises Inc., a licensed producer of medical cannabis, will start shipping dried cannabis flower from Canada to Germany, enabling the company to begin supplying the German medical cannabis...

Dr. Oz advocates for medical cannabis as opioid treatment alternative on 'Fox & Friends'

Dr. Oz advocates for medical cannabis as opioid treatment alternative on ‘Fox & Friends’

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 20, 2017

On Tuesday’s episode of “Fox & Friends,” Dr. Mehmet Oz, famed TV personality and medical professional, shocked Steve Doocy and his co-hosts by using his time to argue the efficacy of cannabis...

A new bill could completely change cannabis research

A new bill could completely change cannabis research

September 20, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor If anyone knows how hard it is to study the medicinal benefits of cannabis, it’s Dr. Sue Sisley. Sisley is a physician who has worked with veterans for...

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