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Cannabis may reduce risk for stroke

Cannabis may reduce risk for stroke

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 22, 2017

A new study suggests cannabis may reduce a person’s risk of having a stroke. The research, which was conducted at the Center for Brain Health at The University of Texas, found cannabis improved oxygen...

Sessions further impedes cannabis research

Sessions further impedes cannabis research

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 21, 2017

An anonymous senior Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) official claimed Attorney General Jeff Sessions had effectively blocked an Obama Administration initiative to expand the number of cannabis suppliers for...

Feds study if cannabis leads to curbing opioid epidemic

Feds study if cannabis leads to curbing opioid epidemic

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 15, 2017

Last week, the National Institutes of Health awarded a $3.8 million grant to researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System, which marked the first time the U.S. Government...

More evidence shows CBD could address opioid abuse

More evidence shows CBD could address opioid abuse

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 15, 2017

University of Mississippi researchers found more evidence where cannabidiol, or CBD, could be a powerful tool in addressing the problem of opioid abuse and addiction. The study included the use of morphine...

Justice Department takes no action on cannabis research applicants

Justice Department takes no action on cannabis research applicants

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 15, 2017

The Justice Department under Attorney General Jeff Sessions blocked the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from taking action on two dozen requests to grow cannabis for research. The DEA began accepting...

Feds award grant to study medical cannabis' effect on opioid use

Feds award grant to study medical cannabis’ effect on opioid use

August 12, 2017

The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a five year, $3.8 million dollar grant to researchers for the first long-term investigation of whether medical cannabis could reduce opioid use among...

Study: cannabis use lowers hospital mortality rate in trauma patients

Study: cannabis use lowers hospital mortality rate in trauma patients

August 10, 2017

According to a study published by The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, trauma patients who tested positive for cannabis upon admission to the intensive care unit were less likely to die during...

Senior citizen use of medical cannabis rises exponentially as prescription numbers drop

Senior citizen use of medical cannabis rises exponentially as prescription numbers drop

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 10, 2017

A national study reported senior citizens are the fastest growing demographic among medical cannabis users in the United States. Between the years of 2006 to 2013,  the Society for the Study of Addiction...

Australian report weighs in on diversion tactics for cannabis offenses

Australian report weighs in on diversion tactics for cannabis offenses

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 10, 2017

An Australian law enforcement research fund released a report which stated diversion tactics were more effective in cannabis law enforcement than a formal charge. The report from the Australian National...

DEA decreases amount of cannabis for federal research

DEA decreases amount of cannabis for federal research

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 9, 2017

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) intends to decrease the amount of cannabis  it allocates for federally approved research. The DEA has released its proposed 2018 aggregate production...

Largest CBD survey says half of people who use CBD stop taking traditional medicines

Largest CBD survey says half of people who use CBD stop taking traditional medicines

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 8, 2017

The largest survey on cannabidiol (CBD) to date found nearly half of participants were more likely to stop taking their traditional medications after using CBD. The survey was conducted by Brightfield...

Public support for cannabis at all-time high

Public support for cannabis at all-time high

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 8, 2017

An increasing number of Americans are in favor of national legalization of social and medical cannabis, while few support federal crackdowns in states which have legalized the plant for either purpose. A...

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