• Mr. Dabney discussed the development of effective cannabinoids and the creation of the Cannabis Science Global Consortium, a research and development framework and platform to cooperate and collaborate with stakeholders worldwide. (cannabisscience.com)
  • Cannabis Science's Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Allen Herman, moderated the Phytomedicines Session and also presented on the role of cannabinoids in reducing the pain therapeutic divide between developed and developing countries, and CBIS' research and development plan. (cannabisscience.com)
  • Pan African Ambassador for Food Security and member of the Cannabis Science Scientific Advisory Board, Dr. Brylyne Chitsunge, discussed opportunities to cultivate, extract, manufacture, package, and distribute cannabinoids in Sub-Saharan Africa along with the task of educating the rest of the continent through actions and success. (cannabisscience.com)
  • The increased popularity of cannabis for medical purposes and the narrowing gap in prevalence of use between men and women raises questions regarding sex-dependent effects related to therapeutic efficacy and negative health effects of cannabis and cannabinoids. (nature.com)
  • The objective of this review is to provide a translational perspective on the sex-dependent effects of cannabis and cannabinoids by synthesizing findings from preclinical and clinical studies focused on sex comparisons of their therapeutic potential and abuse liability, two specific areas that are of significant public health relevance. (nature.com)
  • Hormonal and pharmacological mechanisms that may underlie sex differences in the effects of cannabis and cannabinoids are highlighted. (nature.com)
  • In this seminal study, Dr. Dedi Meiri and his team from Israel enhance our knowledge of the content, effect, and variability of cannabinoids across 36 individual cannabis cultivars. (cannabisclinicians.org)
  • Not coincidentally, a few months later, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health announced a large-scale, federally-funded study of terpenes and "minor cannabinoids," a category which includes compounds in the cannabis plant that might be medicinal beyond THC. (compassionatecertificationcenters.com)
  • A February 2018 study published in Neuropsychopharmacology showed that in a double-blind, placebo controlled study, "cannabinoids combined with opioids produce synergistic antinociceptive effects, decreasing the lowest effective antinociceptive opioid dose (i.e., opioid-sparing effects) in laboratory animals. (compassionatecertificationcenters.com)
  • The plant genus Cannabis is a prolific producer of unique pharmaceutically relevant metabolites, commonly referred to as cannabinoids. (researchgate.net)
  • Robust and standardised methods for the quantification of cannabinoids within botanical and drug forms is a critical step forward for an emerging Cannabis-based pharmaceutical industry, which is poised for rapid expansion. (researchgate.net)
  • When it first debuted, I was concerned with the structure , noting the inclusion of some biotech stocks that are engaged in the development of synthetic cannabinoids, including Insys and Zynerba, as well as ScottsMiracle-Gro, which has a very small amount of exposure to the cannabis industry relative to its overall business. (forbes.com)
  • 1 International Cannabis and Cannabinoids Institute, Prague, Czechia. (nih.gov)
  • Cannabis sativa contains 120 cannabinoids, only two of which have been studied for medical use: delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) 7-9 . (cdc.gov)
  • Over 80 chemicals, known as cannabinoids, have been found in the Cannabis sativa plant. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Cannabis Cowboy expects to have 11 retail locations opened and operational in Q4 2018, with an additional 14 locations to be opened in Q1 2019. (newswire.ca)
  • There were 2,694 arrests for DUI from Jan-April 2019, versus 2,343 for Jan-April 2018. (rsa.ie)
  • This year, legislators in state capitols and on Capitol Hill have already filed more than 350 cannabis-related proposals for 2019 sessions that in most cases began only weeks ago. (marijuanamoment.net)
  • On December 7, 2018, California's three cannabis licensing authorities submitted final versions of the state cannabis regulations scheduled to be approved by January 16, 2019. (cannabislaw.report)
  • Four meetings of the Expert Committee were held in the biennium 2016-2017.2 Four more meetings besides the eighty-sixth meeting are planned for the biennium 2018-2019. (who.int)
  • No statistics for Gotland are presented in the multi-year average for 2018-2021 and 2019-2021 due to few obersvations. (folkhalsomyndigheten.se)
  • A preclinical study in rats has shown that there might be value in using a non-psychoactive and non-addictive ingredient of the Cannabis sativa plant to reduce the risk of relapse among recovering drug and alcohol addicts. (springer.com)
  • CBD is the major non-psychoactive ingredient of Cannabis sativa , a plant that is used to make marijuana. (springer.com)
  • Cannabis sativa has been used for a wide variety of industrial, medical, and non-medical uses for thousands of years, yet remains a source of controversy across the fields of medicine, law, and occupational safety 1-5 . (cdc.gov)
  • Cannabidiol (CBD) is a chemical in the Cannabis sativa plant, also known as cannabis or hemp. (medlineplus.gov)
  • But CBD is obtained from hemp, a form of the Cannabis sativa plant that only contains small amounts of THC. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Cannabis sativa has a fascinating history and has been used by mankind for millennia. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cannabis sativa, the scientific name of the most discussed herbaceous plant in the media today has a fascinating history and has been used by humanity for millennia. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cannabidiol (CBD) is a chemical in the Cannabis sativa plant. (msdmanuals.com)
  • References Cannabidiol (CBD) is a chemical in the Cannabis sativa plant. (msdmanuals.com)
  • To address this, a recent survey was conducted in over 900 elderly Israeli patients who used medicinal cannabis for at least six months. (leafly.com)
  • Together, these findings strongly support the safety and efficacy of medicinal cannabis in an elderly population for treatment of pain-related conditions. (leafly.com)
  • You must separately enter the weight and category for medicinal cannabis and for adult-use cannabis. (kahntaxlaw.com)
  • In the last two decades parents of children with ASD have reported anecdotal success in autonomously treating their children with medicinal cannabis despite a lack of clinical guidelines on the topic [ 15 ]. (nature.com)
  • MacKillop is the director of the Peter Boris Centre For Addictions Research and co-director of the Michael G. Degroote Centre For Medicinal Cannabis Research. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Cannabis was widely used for a variety of medical ailments throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, until a series of federal laws beginning in the 1930s penalized the sale and use of medicinal cannabis and ended its legitimate medical use 16 . (cdc.gov)
  • Exploring potential anti-inflammatory effects of medicinal cannabis. (bvsalud.org)
  • Twenty-eight of the bills that were enacted concerned hemp, while 48 were related to medical cannabis or cannabidiol (CBD). (marijuanamoment.net)
  • Come to get to know all the innovative companies that are active in the cannabis sector with many different products and services such as CBD (Cannabidiol), cosmetics, cocktails, seeds, medical , vaporizers, clothing and many more. (gregorzorn.com)
  • Cannabidiol (CBD) is a bioactive compound in cannabis and is reported to have significant anti-inflammatory properties. (bvsalud.org)
  • Within this group, epilepsy is refractory in up to 40 % of patients, who have shown para el control de síntomas refractarios en a decrease in the frequency of seizures with the concomitant use of cannabidiol and conventional antiepileptics, with mild síndromes convulsivos side effects such as diarrhea and drowsiness. (bvsalud.org)
  • Como parte de las terapias alternativas para el control de síntomas refractarios en enfermedades avanzadas destaca el uso de cannabidiol. (bvsalud.org)
  • 40 % de los pacientes, quienes han demostrado disminución en la frecuencia de convulsiones con el uso concomitante de cannabidiol y antiepilépticos convencionales, con efectos secundarios leves, como diarrea y somnolencia. (bvsalud.org)
  • de determinar el uso del cannabidiol para el control de síntomas neurológicos refractarios en pacientes con síndromes convulsivos y enfermedades neurodegenerativas, se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica en Pubmed, Scopus y Embase. (bvsalud.org)
  • Los efectos del cannabidiol lo convierten en una alternativa, of the title and research adicional a la terapéutica convencional, para el control de síntomas en trastornos neurológicos, disminuyendo de forma objectives, exhaustive sostenida el número total de episodios con un perfil de seguridad aceptable. (bvsalud.org)
  • Existe limitada información respecto al uso de search of information in cannabidiol en enfermedades neurodegenerativas, por lo que no se ha evidenciado su efectividad. (bvsalud.org)
  • Those that made it across the finish line ranged from far-reaching proposals such as the legalization of cannabis possession and home cultivation in Vermont to more modest regulatory measures like Colorado bills concerning marijuana waste recycling and water use for hemp cultivation. (marijuanamoment.net)
  • First, Canada's federal legalization of cannabis, which went into effect on October 17, has ended many burdensome restrictions on research, leaving the federal government keen on providing grants to spur promising studies. (compassionatecertificationcenters.com)
  • The CNMI Cannabis Act of 2018 is a bill introduced in the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature in 2017 as SB 20-62. (wikipedia.org)
  • A Look at Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and Other Territories", Portland Mercury Gerry Palacios Hemley (August 25, 2017), "What is the CNMI Cannabis Act of 2018? (wikipedia.org)
  • GTEC was founded in 2017 to capitalize on opportunities in the nascent and rapidly growing legal cannabis industry. (newswire.ca)
  • As of 2016, 8 states and the District of Columbia have also legalized cannabis for recreational use ( NCSL (National Conference of State Legislatures), 2017 ). (nature.com)
  • Lifetime, past-year, and past-month use among full-time workers all increased from 2017 to 2018 6 . (cdc.gov)
  • In 2018, Marijuana Moment tracked 915 bills in state legislatures and Congress concerning cannabis, medical marijuana and hemp. (marijuanamoment.net)
  • Last year's tremendous amount of legislative activity surrounding cannabis, hemp and CBD legislation reflected that elected officials are increasingly getting the message that the harsh criminalization of marijuana in all its forms is misguided and out of step with the the wishes of voters," Karen O'Keefe, director of state policies for the Marijuana Policy Project , told Marijuana Moment. (marijuanamoment.net)
  • As well as including important policy extensions for certain areas in agricultural and nutritional policy for the next five years, the bill also confirms the legalization of hemp - the term given to cannabis containing less than 0.3% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) - and provisions for its cultivation, transport, and sale. (analyticalcannabis.com)
  • Previous legislation, namely the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act and the 1970 Controlled Substances Act , failed to make any distinction between the cannabis and hemp plants - as a result, hemp was banned and classified as a Schedule 1 drug alongside cannabis in the same schedule as heroin, LSD and ecstasy. (analyticalcannabis.com)
  • Under the 2018 Farm Bill, the cultivation of hemp will be allowed much more broadly. (analyticalcannabis.com)
  • Namely, the definition of hemp as a cannabis plant containing less than 0.3% THC is written into the Farm Bill ( Section 10113 ), and so any cultivators found to be producing cannabis with a higher THC percentage would be subject to federal penalties. (analyticalcannabis.com)
  • There will be prepared exhibitions for you dedicated to cannabis, cannabis seeds, growing indoor and outdoor equipment and exhibitions focused on garden equipment and other curative herbs.You will find out lot of interesting information and news about usage of hemp in medicine, civil engineering, industry and livestock. (gregorzorn.com)
  • Meanwhile, the Libertarians believe drugs should be your individual decision anyway, and the Green Party - well, you don't get much greener than cannabis and hemp. (cannabistech.com)
  • Laws passed in 2018 made it legal to sell hemp and hemp products in the US. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Make sure that your cannabis business is in compliance with California Cannabis Taxes by engaging the tax attorneys at the Law Offices Of Jeffrey B. Kahn, P.C. located in Orange County (Irvine), Inland Empire (Ontario) and other California locations. (kahntaxlaw.com)
  • Since then, medical cannabis has been legalized in 28 states and the District of Columbia for a multitude of indications that vary from state to state ( MPP (Marijuana Policy Project), 2016 ). (nature.com)
  • for example, past-month cannabis use increased from 6.2% to 8.3% between 2002 and 2015 ( Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, 2016 ). (nature.com)
  • In a large health insurance claims database, persons who used cannabis were 3.5 (95% CI 2.6-4.8) times more likely than persons who did not use cannabis to have a fungal infection in 2016. (cdc.gov)
  • We used health insurance claims data from 2016 to evaluate the prevalence of fungal infection diagnosis codes among persons who use cannabis and persons who do not use cannabis and to compare demographic and clinical features between these 2 groups. (cdc.gov)
  • The fund, which has the symbol 'AMREX' and a long record of poor investment performance, changed its focus in late 2016 to the cannabis industry. (forbes.com)
  • Covering the B2B aspects of cannabis production, she has been immersed in the legal cannabis space since 2016. (cannabistech.com)
  • As of 2018, it has been conducted every two years, however the sample size has doubled compared to the period up to and including 2016. (folkhalsomyndigheten.se)
  • I n the first quarter of 2018, we've seen advances in our understanding of cannabis' therapeutic benefits in a range of disorders, diseases, and cancers. (leafly.com)
  • This increase in medical cannabis use by women raises the question of whether its therapeutic efficacy differs as a function of sex. (nature.com)
  • Given the widespread use of cannabis for both medical and recreational purposes, and the emerging trend of more women using cannabis and cannabis-derived products, identifying potential sex differences in the therapeutic effects and risks associated with cannabis use is a public health imperative. (nature.com)
  • This review synthesizes findings from preclinical (animal) and clinical (human) sex difference studies guided by epidemiological findings that underscore two significant public health issues arising from changing legislation regarding cannabis for medical and recreational use: therapeutic potential and abuse liability. (nature.com)
  • It's with a mix of excitement and trepidation that we move into the next phase of cannabis research, still hoping to unlock the plant's incredible therapeutic potential without letting Big Pharma swoop in and reap all the profits. (compassionatecertificationcenters.com)
  • Rather, the case for Cannabis synergy via the "entourage effect" is currently sufficiently strong as to suggest that one molecule is unlikely to match the therapeutic and even industrial potential of Cannabis itself as a phytochemical factory. (nih.gov)
  • Therapeutic uses of cannabis / British Medical Association. (who.int)
  • In January 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memorandum, a 2013 memorandum issued by Deputy Attorney General James Cole under the Obama administration. (huschblackwell.com)
  • Republicans may be warming up to the cannabis issue, but one key conservative - Attorney General Jeff Sessions - is not. (420magazine.com)
  • Constellation Brands also is paving its way into the cannabis market by teaming up with Canopy Growth Corp., a Canadian seller of medicinal-marijuana products. (bevindustry.com)
  • That started the drive by major publicly-traded Canadian companies like Canopy Growth Corp., Aphria, MedReleaf, and Aurora Cannabis who have substantial capital resources to acquire licensed cannabis businesses in the United States thus reaching new suppliers of cannabis and a growing U.S. consumer market. (kahntaxlaw.com)
  • Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the most famous ingredient in cannabis. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Although data on the use of medical cannabis as a modulator of joint pain are limited, some studies suggest an effect from CBD without the addition of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), wrote Jonathan Vela, MD, of Aalborg (Denmark) University Hospital, and colleagues. (medscape.com)
  • Two key ingredients in cannabis are CBD and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Regardless of strain preference, 93.7% of patients reported that cannabis improved their symptoms after six months of use. (leafly.com)
  • We used Treatment Pathways, a web-based platform ( https://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/marketscan-treatment-pathways ), which enable users to query data for persons whose health insurance plans or employers contribute prescription drug data to MarketScan. (cdc.gov)
  • Nine states and Washington, D.C. have legalized cannabis for recreational and medical use, while 29 states have granted medical legalization. (bevindustry.com)
  • To examine critically the evidence that cannabis causes psychosis using established criteria of causality. (cambridge.org)
  • We identified five studies that included a well-defined sample drawn from population-based registers or cohorts and used prospective measures of cannabis use and adult psychosis. (cambridge.org)
  • Cannabis use appears to be neither a sufficient nor a necessary cause for psychosis. (cambridge.org)
  • Research is needed to understand the mechanisms by which cannabis causes psychosis. (cambridge.org)
  • So how can Di Forti and colleagues conclude that 50 3 of incident psychosis cases in Amsterdam are attributable to high-potency cannabis? (erowid.org)
  • Moore and colleagues,5 in reviewing studies about the association between cannabis use and psychosis, showed that 10 85 of the observed risk was due to confounding. (erowid.org)
  • Thus, taking actions to prevent incident psychosis is certainly a good idea, but prohibition of high-potency cannabis is unlikely to substantially reduce new cases of psychosis. (erowid.org)
  • Age at onset of non-affective psychosis in relation to cannabis use, other drug use and gender. (erowid.org)
  • Noting that the impact of maternal and paternal cannabis use was comparable, the investigators say this suggests that "common etiologies, rather than solely causal intrauterine mechanisms, underlie the association between parental cannabis use and offspring psychotic symptoms, shedding potential new light on the debated causal path from cannabis use to psychosis. (medscape.com)
  • In my view, Canopy Growth (NASDAQOTH: TWMJF) , MedReleaf (NASDAQOTH: MEDFF) , and Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQOTH: ACBFF) look like the best marijuana stocks to buy in 2018. (nasdaq.com)
  • Aurora Cannabis takes the third spot on the list, but it has a good shot at becoming the second-largest marijuana grower in Canada. (nasdaq.com)
  • Even though there has been considerable research about cannabis consumption, driver performance, and vehicular crashes indicating that driving under the influence of cannabis does increase the risk of traffic crashes 24,26,28,35-38 , further research is needed to determine the prevalence of cannabis consumption by workers who drive as part of their job. (cdc.gov)
  • Findings presented here show the prevalence of young people using cannabis at least once during the past 30 days (recent use). (who.int)
  • In the study, over 900 elderly Israeli patients (75% of whom had no prior history with cannabis consumption) used medical cannabis for at least six months, with 93% of patients reporting that cannabis improved their symptoms-particularly chronic pain sufferers, who on average reported that cannabis reduced pain from an 8 (on a scale of 10) to a 4. (compassionatecertificationcenters.com)
  • There is a lot of basic-science and clinical research on the potential use of cannabis products for chronic pain and cancer management as well as controversies on the potential harms. (gregorzorn.com)
  • Impairment testing provides a promising adjunct or alternative to traditional workplace drug testing that would evaluate real-time deficits in job performance from multiple causes, such as lack of sleep, chronic medical conditions, effect from physician-prescribed medications, and self-prescribed drugs, including cannabis. (cdc.gov)
  • Notably, in a 2018 online survey , 62% of respondents reported using CBD for medical conditions, primarily for chronic pain and arthritis or joint pain, they wrote. (medscape.com)
  • Cannabis is currently a Schedule 1 drug under the UK Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001, which means that cannabis is deemed to have no legitimate use or medicinal value. (bmj.com)
  • As a cannabis distributor, you are responsible for reporting and paying both the cannabis excise tax collected from retailers to whom you sold or transferred cannabis or cannabis products, and the cultivation tax you collected from cultivators and manufacturers. (kahntaxlaw.com)
  • Here are general instructions to correctly report the excise and cultivation taxes on the cannabis return. (kahntaxlaw.com)
  • To report the cultivation tax, you must enter the category (flowers, leaves, or fresh cannabis plant) and ounces of cannabis that you acquired from a cultivator or a manufacturer during the reporting period that the cannabis enters the commercial market (that is, passes the required testing and quality assurance review). (kahntaxlaw.com)
  • The cannabis return will automatically compute the cultivation tax due based on the amounts entered. (kahntaxlaw.com)
  • The cannabis tax law imposes a mandatory 50% penalty for failure to pay the cultivation tax or cannabis excise tax when due. (kahntaxlaw.com)
  • THC is responsible for the intoxicating effects of cannabis, and it might contribute to the plant's health benefits. (msdmanuals.com)
  • In states whose citizens have just approved adult-use cannabis, it's a new era. (cannabistech.com)
  • Dan Anglin, CEO of CannAmerica Brands , as well as, Detroit native and marijuana policy expert weighed in on the Michigan election in his statement, "As we celebrated the world's first adult-use cannabis marketplace in Colorado in 2012, I distinctly remember hoping the same day would eventually come for my beloved home state of Michigan. (cannabistech.com)
  • The laws vary by city, but here in Los Angeles consumption of cannabis products cannot occur in a licensed dispensary. (hopegrown.org)
  • Access to and consumption of cannabis have increased as a result of more favorable public attitudes and state access laws. (cdc.gov)
  • Increasing access to and consumption of cannabis by workers have led to increased concerns about workplace safety 4,26-29 . (cdc.gov)
  • Dependence increases the likelihood of adverse consequences of cannabis use, but its aetiology is poorly understood. (cambridge.org)
  • Cannabis and health hazards : proceedings of an ARF/WHO Scientific Meeting on Adverse Health and Behavioral Consequences of Cannabis Use / edited by Kevin O'Brien Fehr and Harold Kalant. (who.int)
  • Adverse health consequences of cannabis use : a survey of scientific studies into the range of damage to health caused by cannabis / Jan Ramström. (who.int)
  • Report of an ARF/WHO Scientific Meeting on Adverse Health and Behavioral Consequences of Cannabis Use : Toronto, Ontario, 30 March - 3 April, 1981 / Addiction Research Foundation. (who.int)
  • In a world where recreational marijuana is dominating the market, nothing shows the true character of a business like celebrating medical-cannabis patients: The team at 420 Central hasn't lost sight of the fact that patients-the people who use the plant to live-are the reason cannabis is legal today. (ocweekly.com)
  • Legalization is fast approaching, and the team has been rapidly growing to meet the demand for recreational cannabis products and services. (newswire.ca)
  • Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.), co-founder of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, co-authored an amendment that would prevent federal resources from being used to interfere with legal medical and recreational use of pot. (420magazine.com)
  • While the United States federal government refuses to make any use of marijuana legal and maintains banking and taxing roadblocks to the cannabis industry and despite 29 states plus the District Of Columbia making medical marijuana legal and 8 states plus the District Of Columbia making recreational marijuana legal, Canada is making huge strides into the United States market effectively pulling profits out of the United States into Canada. (kahntaxlaw.com)
  • Recent policy changes have led to significant increases in the use of cannabis for both medical and recreational purposes. (nature.com)
  • Over the last two decades, the policy landscape of cannabis legalization for medical and recreational use has undergone significant changes in the U.S. California was the first state to legalize the use of cannabis for medical purposes in 1996. (nature.com)
  • Production capacity is likely to be paramount in 2018, assuming legalization of recreational marijuana goes as planned. (nasdaq.com)
  • The frequency of fungal infections associated with cannabis is unknown but is a growing concern as more states legalize its medicinal and recreational use. (cdc.gov)
  • January 1st, 2018 ushered in a new age of cannabis in California with adult use recreational sales becoming legal statewide for individuals 21 and older. (hopegrown.org)
  • Amid the excitement, medical cannabis patients and recreational consumers alike understandably have a lot of questions about what to expect when they visit a licensed dispensary, what they'll be paying in taxes and where they can legally use the cannabis products they've purchased. (hopegrown.org)
  • Adult use recreational consumers may possess up to 1 ounce of dried cannabis or 8 grams of concentrated cannabis, while medical cannabis patients can possess whatever amount is deemed medically necessary by their doctor but they can only purchase up to 8 ounces of dried flower at a time. (hopegrown.org)
  • The legal marijuana market, so long a twinkle in the eye of the cannabis cognoscenti, has hit hard times in California, where high prices, red tape and competition from the black market have cast a pall over what was supposed to be a triumphant first year of recreational sales. (cannabislaw.report)
  • We need a widespread disclosure that CBD is not marijuana and that its use for recreational purpose has nothing to do with the use of medical cannabis. (bvsalud.org)
  • Canada has established itself as the world leader in Cannabis legislation, and with legalization less than a week away we are extremely pleased with the rapid execution of our retail teams," said Norton Singhavon, Chairman and CEO of GTEC. (newswire.ca)
  • He wants it attached to the next government funding bill as a temporary fix until legislation removing cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act. (420magazine.com)
  • In 2018, a significant percentage of filed marijuana legislation moved forward, with at least 147 bills being signed or enacted in 35 states and the District of Columbia. (marijuanamoment.net)
  • Among the enacted legislation in the Golden State were items touching on issues like medical cannabis recommendations by veterinarians, marijuana advertisements and cannabinoid-infused alcoholic beverages. (marijuanamoment.net)
  • California lawmakers considered 55 bills, New York weighed 48 and Washington State saw 45 pieces of cannabis legislation filed. (marijuanamoment.net)
  • A majority of cannabis-related legislation introduced last year-529 bills-failed, died or were vetoed. (marijuanamoment.net)
  • In May, the House Veterans' Affairs Committee approved legislation encouraging the federal government to study the benefits of medical cannabis for military veterans. (marijuanamoment.net)
  • But now the Federal government of Canada has taken this to a whole new level - Justin Trudeau's Liberal government introduced the legislation last year in a bid to make Canada the second country in the world to legalize cannabis after Uruguay. (kahntaxlaw.com)
  • The elderly (+65 years of age) represent a rapidly growing cohort of medical cannabis consumers, so a better understanding of cannabis' efficacy and safety in these patients is needed. (leafly.com)
  • Here, we conducted an open label study to examine the efficacy of 6 months of CBD-rich cannabis treatment in children and adolescents with ASD. (nature.com)
  • The revenue is slated for implementing the program, as well as, fund schools, infrastructure, and research into the medical efficacy of cannabis for Veterans with PTSD and other conditions. (cannabistech.com)
  • A strong public and patient demand has led to the decision to allow cannabis products for medical use in most European countries. (gregorzorn.com)
  • The clock is ticking for the federal government to develop a coherent and uniform approach that will allow cannabis businesses to operate transparently and protect public safety, as in any other industry. (cannabistech.com)
  • It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in The International Annual Congress on Controversies in Cannabis-Based Medicines (Med-Cannabis2018) which will take place 25-26 June 2018 in Vienna, Austria. (gregorzorn.com)
  • This Congress will bring together researchers, clinicians, trialists, methodologists, industry professionals and representatives of the European Union and the European Medical Agency to update the current state of knowledge and of controversies and to outline some visions of the potential of cannabis based medicines. (gregorzorn.com)
  • These findings suggest that treatment with CBD-rich cannabis can yield improvements, particularly in social communication abilities, which were visible even when using standardized clinical assessments. (nature.com)
  • Adolescent precursors of cannabis dependence: findings. (cambridge.org)
  • They conclude that these findings demonstrate "that maternal and paternal cannabis use were each associated with offspring psychotic symptoms at age 10 years, well before the risk period of adolescent cannabis use initiation. (medscape.com)
  • The findings were presented here at the Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS) 2018 Biennial Meeting. (medscape.com)
  • Controversy remains as to whether cannabis acts as a causal risk factor for schizophrenia or other functional psychotic illnesses. (cambridge.org)
  • On an individual level, cannabis use confers an overall twofold increase in the relative risk for later schizophrenia. (cambridge.org)
  • At the population level, elimination of cannabis use would reduce the incidence of schizophrenia by approximately 8%, assuming a causal relationship. (cambridge.org)
  • However, controversy remains about whether cannabis use can actually cause schizophrenia or other functional psychotic illness in the long term ( Reference Johns Johns, 2001 ). (cambridge.org)
  • Sixteen years after the publication of the first evidence that cannabis may be a causal risk factor for later schizophrenia ( Reference Andréasson, Allebeck and Engström And réasson et al , 1988 ), four recent prospective epidemiological studies have provided further evidence. (cambridge.org)
  • Emerging research suggests that Cannabis can be used as a treatment for schizophrenia within a broader etiological perspective that focuses on environmental, autoimmune, and neuroinflammatory causes of the disorder, offering a fresh start and newfound hope for those suffering from this debilitating and poorly understood disease. (mdpi.com)
  • Cannabis industry workers face unique workplace safety and health risks, including exposures to chemical, biological, and physical hazards 31 . (cdc.gov)
  • Canadians will be able grow up to four plants in their own home and carry up to 30 grams of dried cannabis for personal use. (kahntaxlaw.com)
  • Validation parameters for establishing robust standardised methods for cannabinoid quantification within Cannabis-based drug forms are critically discussed. (researchgate.net)
  • Several Republicans have pending bills protecting medical marijuana and cannabis research they hope will make progress this year, despite resistance from the Trump administration. (420magazine.com)
  • We spoke with cannabis advocates from far and wide about the future of the plant, how medical marijuana has helped their lives, and many more stories from proponents that came from all across the nation. (veriheal.com)
  • Medical cannabis patients will also need to provide their MMJ recommendation or Medical Marijuana Identification Card issued by the county in addition to a valid photo ID. (hopegrown.org)
  • Your medical cannabis journey simplified: find partnered dispensaries, explore pricing options, earn rewards, and get answers to FAQs, all in one spot. (veriheal.com)
  • While those in favor of legalization point to a plethora of data indicating just the opposite , like a November 2018 study that showed cannabis dispensaries significantly reduce the number of opioid overdoses in their immediate vicinity. (compassionatecertificationcenters.com)
  • Dispensaries cannot allow anyone underage into the area where cannabis products are sold, so they should be checking your ID every time you visit. (hopegrown.org)
  • Medical cannabis sold in dispensaries has a similar THC concentration to cannabis sold for non-medical use 15 . (cdc.gov)
  • It was introduced by Senator Sixto Igisomar and would legalize cannabis possession and consumption by adults and create a Cannabis Commission to regulate sales in the Commonwealth. (wikipedia.org)
  • While many expected the conservative state of Utah to be one of the last states to legalize cannabis, Proposition 2 passed with more than 53% of voters supporting the initiative. (cannabistech.com)
  • It is not just cannabis companies getting behind this new category of beverages, but also alcohol industry giants like Blue Moon Brewing Co., a division of MillerCoors, and Constellation Brands. (bevindustry.com)
  • During this summit Mr. Raymond C. Dabney, the Company's President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and Co-founder was named the recipient of the esteemed 2018 Harvard Global Health Catalyst (GHC) Industry Leader Award and was the keynote speaker during the Phytomedicines Session. (cannabisscience.com)
  • The Sacramento, California City Council approved an equity plan intended to let people impacted by the war on drugs participate in the legal cannabis industry. (marijuanamoment.net)
  • It has only been since 2001 that Canada legalized medical cannabis but the Canadian government has embraced this industry. (kahntaxlaw.com)
  • U.S. Cannabis Industry Still Facing Uncertainty. (kahntaxlaw.com)
  • Only two funds have achieved critical mass, and both of them are heavily exposed to Canadian licensed producers with limited exposure to the U.S. cannabis industry. (forbes.com)
  • Still, investors should understand that it has very limited exposure to the state-legal U.S. cannabis industry, holding only Innovative Industrial Properties, which I recently detailed , and SMG. (forbes.com)
  • To navigate the future of European medical cannabis, industry leaders and regulators alike must share insights and innovations if we are to develop a truly successful, patient-focused sector. (gregorzorn.com)
  • The cost of legalization was so high in 2018 that hundreds of growers and retailers went out of business, the number of available products spiraled down, tax revenues from sales fell below projections and the black market revved up, according to industry officials and business representatives. (cannabislaw.report)
  • Kristina Etter, Editorial Director and Co-Owner of Cannabis Tech, is an experienced writer in the cannabis industry. (cannabistech.com)
  • Research is needed to explore the incidence of cannabis consumption by industry and occupation, as well as the relationship between cannabis consumption by workers and occupational injuries. (cdc.gov)
  • Exposures may also affect law enforcement, fire fighters, emergency medical technicians, and hazardous materials response personnel working around cannabis or responding to cannabis industry sites 32-34 . (cdc.gov)
  • On September 28, 2018 , GTEC was notified by the Procurement Services Branch that it had passed the initial screening and has been included to the pre-qualified list for the opportunity to enter a lottery for a cannabis retail store licence. (newswire.ca)
  • Companies throughout the United States are developing cannabis-infused beverages, which they believe will enable them to better compete with beer products. (bevindustry.com)
  • Vice President of Marketing David Paleschuck states in an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., "I see cannabis-infused beverages right next to beer and wine and other alcohol products in restaurants and other establishments where adults are served. (bevindustry.com)
  • The two companies are collaborating on cannabis-infused beverages, which will be sold as adult products, in places where it is legal at the federal level. (bevindustry.com)
  • Ohio regulators said medical cannabis products should be available to patients by the end of the year. (marijuanamoment.net)
  • To report the excise tax, you must enter the average market price of your sales or transfers of cannabis or cannabis products to a retailer during the reporting period in which the sale or transfer occurred. (kahntaxlaw.com)
  • The cannabis excise tax retailers paid to you on cannabis or cannabis products that were not purchased from you prior to January 1, 2018, and sold at retail on or after January 1, 2018. (kahntaxlaw.com)
  • In the UK, "cannabis based products for medical use in humans" were rescheduled on 1 November 2018. (bmj.com)
  • Fairbanks Analytical Testing is the first cannabis testing facility to provide Interior Alaska with scientific and safety testing for marijuana products and producers. (gpnmag.com)
  • You'll be asked to present these items before you'll be allowed to enter the area where cannabis products are. (hopegrown.org)
  • The purpose of the event is to inform the public about all the products and innovations that exist in the world of cannabis and the latest achievements in the medical, pharmaceutical and industrial use of cannabis. (gregorzorn.com)
  • Typical cannabis products, prepared from the flowering tops of the unfertilized female plant, contain 7 to 14 percent THC 7 . (cdc.gov)
  • However, pharmaceutical-grade cannabis products have recently been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of childhood epilepsy syndromes, as well as nausea and vomiting associated with a variety of conditions 17-20 . (cdc.gov)
  • Cannabis is also consumed for enjoyment and without medical justification, using a variety of products with varying potency levels and routes of administration. (cdc.gov)
  • There is no universal model for cannabis regulation and Europe has a clear opportunity to take a global leadership position. (gregorzorn.com)
  • In an email to CannabisTech this morning, Patrick Vo, CEO of BioTrack THC , spoke of the victories and the overall impact voters have, stating "In the modern cannabis market, sensible regulation should be synonymous with legalization. (cannabistech.com)
  • CUD is characterized by dependence, withdrawal symptoms, failure to meet work, school, or home responsibilities, tolerance to greater amounts of cannabis, and other qualifying symptoms 22-25 . (cdc.gov)
  • FLORENCE, Italy - Both mothers and fathers who use cannabis during pregnancy are more likely to have children who experience psychotic symptoms, new research suggests. (medscape.com)
  • Led by Koen Bolhuis, MD, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, the investigators also found there was a similar association with offspring psychotic symptoms and maternal cannabis use both before and after pregnancy. (medscape.com)
  • A pilot study found that participants who engaged in the Keep it Real program reported reductions in cannabis use, psychotic-experiences and associated distress," Professor Hides said. (myscience.org)
  • The program provides users with feedback on how many other people of a similar age and gender report psychotic experiences after ingesting cannabis. (myscience.org)
  • To determine whether parental cannabis use during pregnancy increases the risk for psychotic experiences in offspring, the team studied participants in the Generation R Study, a population-based birth cohort from Rotterdam, the Netherlands. (medscape.com)
  • Nevertheless, he said that the finding that maternal and paternal cannabis use were both associated with psychotic experiences in the offspring "kind of rules out the intrauterine effect of cannabis use on fetal neural development. (medscape.com)
  • Cannabis dependence is increasingly recognised as a further consequence of heavy use, with a lifetime risk in ever-users of about 10% ( Reference Anthony, Warner and Kessler Anthony et al , 1994 ). (cambridge.org)
  • The Act makes cannabis fully legal in Canada. (kahntaxlaw.com)
  • The Cole Memo which came out of the Department Of Justice ("DOJ") under the Obama administration in 2013, directed U.S. Attorneys to use discretion to prioritize certain types of violations in prosecuting cannabis operators, but, strictly speaking, it did not make operations in cannabis legal. (kahntaxlaw.com)
  • But now that the Cole Memo has be rescinded, federal prosecutors in cannabis legal states will now be free to decide how aggressively they wish to enforce federal marijuana laws. (kahntaxlaw.com)
  • So if you've got a grandparent who's on the fence, hearing about a study published in February 2018 in the European Journal of Internal Medicine could give them the nudge they need to consider trying cannabis, or at least to agree it should be legal for others. (compassionatecertificationcenters.com)
  • BOULDER, Colo. - A new study released by CU Boulder shows 8 out of 10 marijuana users in states where cannabis is legal partake in the drug shortly before, or after exercise. (kdvr.com)
  • Here's how Year One of legal cannabis in California played out. (cannabislaw.report)
  • This is compounded by the profusion of Cannabis varieties available through the black market and even the developing legal market. (nih.gov)
  • The MBRS has reported a rise of approximately 43% in the number of blood and urine specimens received for alcohol and drugs testing in the first four months of the year when compared to the same period in 2018. (rsa.ie)
  • Creator and Head Brewmaster of Blue Moon Keith Villa recently announced the launch of CERIA Beverages, which plans to introduce a line of cannabis-infused, non-alcohol craft beverages in 2018. (bevindustry.com)
  • Regular cannabis use increased risk only in the absence of persistent problematic alcohol use. (cambridge.org)
  • Weekly cannabis use marks a threshold for increased risk of later dependence, with selection of cannabis in preference to alcohol possibly indicating an early addiction process. (cambridge.org)
  • Simultaneous Alcohol/Cannabis Use and Driving Under the Influence in the U.S. (cdc.gov)
  • Ending 90 years of prohibition, last week the Canadian legislature enacted the Cannabis Act which takes into effect October 17, 2018. (kahntaxlaw.com)
  • Harry Anslinger, the father of cannabis prohibition (and currently burning in hell for all eternity), took office in 1930 as our country's first commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, an office he held until 1962. (portlandmercury.com)
  • Below are just some of the biggest cannabis research headlines we've seen over the last few months. (leafly.com)
  • That said, this established market may soon be in for a major shake-up if recent cannabis research is any indication. (veriheal.com)
  • The research team is seeking people aged between 16 and 25 who have used cannabis at least once in the past month to participate in the project. (myscience.org)
  • The research team will evaluate the results and cost-effectiveness of an online program called Keep It Real, which aims to help young cannabis users identify if they're at risk. (myscience.org)
  • Dr. Ethan Russo's research on the Grand Unified Theory (GUT) that discusses how cannabis-based treatment and nutritional approaches can address five conditions that are difficult to treat with conventional medicine. (cannabisclinicians.org)
  • The most exciting new frontier in cannabis research this year wasn't any individual study or published report. (compassionatecertificationcenters.com)
  • And, this August, the US Drug Enforcement Administration made moves to dramatically increase the amount of cannabis legally grown for research purposes in the United States. (compassionatecertificationcenters.com)
  • In the meantime, this past year produced some of the most promising research to date on cannabis as a treatment for a wide range of serious ailments. (compassionatecertificationcenters.com)
  • The illegal status of cannabis has impeded modern research. (bmj.com)
  • The current wave of excitement in Cannabis commerce has translated into a flurry of research on alternative sources, particularly yeasts, and complex systems for laboratory production have emerged, but these presuppose that single compounds are a desirable goal. (nih.gov)
  • The implications and challenges of increasing cannabis consumption by workers requires urgent and critical research attention. (cdc.gov)
  • These issues are discussed in a new commentary, Cannabis and work: Need for more research , in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine. (cdc.gov)
  • Determining driver impairment from cannabis consumption also remains a complicated but critical research need. (cdc.gov)
  • They included 3692 individuals for whom data on maternal cannabis use during pregnancy, assessed via self-report and the presence cannabis metabolites in urine, were available. (medscape.com)
  • For this discussion, we are speaking of cannabis used for consumption, and not the plant used for industrial purposes. (portlandmercury.com)
  • Given that such factors as plant height and leaflet width do not distinguish one Cannabis plant from another and similar difficulties in defining terms in Cannabis, the only reasonable solution is to characterize them by their biochemical/pharmacological characteristics. (nih.gov)
  • I wouldn't be surprised at all if MedReleaf snags a big deal in 2018 along the lines of the Constellation-Canopy partnership. (nasdaq.com)
  • In their recent paper, Marta Di Forti and colleagues 1 conclude that removing one environmental factor daily high-potency cannabis use would reduce the incidence of all psychotic disorders in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, by 50, from 37 9 to 18 8 cases per 100 000 person-years. (erowid.org)
  • The contribution of cannabis use to variation in the incidence of psychotic disorder across Europe (EU-GEI): a multicentre case-control study. (erowid.org)
  • In early January, Sessions moved in the opposite direction from cannabis legalization when he rescinded the so-called Cole memo, a document drafted under the Obama administration that prioritized other federal crimes over pot possession. (420magazine.com)
  • In other words, by adding cannabis to their treatment plan, pain patients can get the same amount of relief from smaller doses of opioids, thus reducing dependence and other potential harms. (compassionatecertificationcenters.com)
  • To examine adolescent precursors of young-adult cannabis dependence. (cambridge.org)
  • Cannabis dependence was assessed in 1998, at age 20-21 years. (cambridge.org)
  • Of 1601 young adults, 115 met criteria for cannabis dependence. (cambridge.org)
  • daily: OR=4.6, P =0.02), persistent antisocial behaviour (linear effect P =0.03) and persistent cigarette smoking (linear effect P =0.02) independently predicted cannabis dependence. (cambridge.org)
  • We further explored differences between ICD-10-CM codes for cannabis abuse or dependence (F12.1 and F12.2) and unspecified cannabis use (i.e., without mention of abuse or dependence) (F12.9). (cdc.gov)
  • If 2018 is any indication, this year should see a sizable number of those bills making it to governors' desks for enactment. (marijuanamoment.net)
  • It's still unclear how U.S. attorneys will proceed and what will happen to cannabis businesses operating legally. (420magazine.com)
  • In San Francisco where consumption licenses have been approved, a dispensary may have a designated area where you can legally use cannabis on the premises. (hopegrown.org)
  • It's a great feeling to see that things are changing for the best, and that the stigma is really changing around cannabis. (kdvr.com)
  • By continuing to bring cannabis into the light, we are slowly eroding the long-standing stigma associated with cannabis. (cannabistech.com)
  • You will report both these cannabis taxes on the same electronic return. (kahntaxlaw.com)
  • To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, further to the oral contribution of the Minister for Energy and Clean Growth of 19 April 2018, Official Report, column. (theyworkforyou.com)
  • 3 WHO Technical Report Series, No. 1000 (http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/250277/9789241210003- eng.pdf;jsessionid=8504F104C9F5ACC48FD918422F8BB315?sequence=1, accessed 5 December 2018). (who.int)
  • This is an aggregated dataset underlying the WHO international report on health behavior of school-aged children, surveys conducted in 2014 and 2018. (who.int)
  • Paternal cannabis use was determined via self-report and maternal report. (medscape.com)