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Missouri Medical Cannabis Bill Passes House Committee Unanimously
A proposal to legalize cannabis extracts for medical purposes has been passed with a unanimous vote by Missouri’s House General Laws Committee. Under the proposed law – House Bill 2238 – the state’s...
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Wisconsin Governor Signs Medical Cannabis Extract Legalization Measure Into Law
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has signed Assembly Bill 726, a proposal to legalize cannabis extracts for medical purposes, into law. The measure was approved overwhelmingly by the state’s...
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Iowa House Committee Passes Proposal to Legalize Medical Cannabis Extracts
Iowa’s House Public Safety Committee has voted in favor of Senate File 2360, a measure to legalize cannabis extracts for medical purposes. The measure has already passed the state’s full Senate. A...
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Pennsylvania Governor Changes Position on Medical Cannabis, Proposes Legislation
Today, Governor Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania announced a switch on his stance towards medical cannabis. After receiving immense public pressure to support medical cannabis legislation that would help...
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Missouri Legislature Approves Medical Cannabis Bill, Sends it to Governor
Missouri’s Senate vote unanimously to approve House Bill 2238 Thursday, sending the measure to the governor. The proposal would legalize the possession and distribution of low-THC cannabis extracts....
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Iowa Legislature Votes to Legalize Cannabidiol
Iowa’s full Legislature has approved Senate File 2360, a measure to legalize the cannabis extract cannabidiol. The House and the Senate both approved the measure Thursday, with the House voting 77 to...
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Study: Cannabidiol Mitigates Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms
By Paul Armentano, NORML The administration of cannabidiol (CBD), a nonpsychotropic cannabinoid, controls sleep disorders in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to a series of case...
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New Study Finds Cannabinoids Can Combat Breast Cancer
A nearly 10-year long study conducted by researchers at California Pacific Medical Center’s Research Institute, and published this month by the British Journal of Pharmacology, has found that...
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Florida Governor Signs Medical Cannabis Bill Into Law
Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed Senate Bill 1030 into law, a measure legalizing cannabis extracts for medical purposes. The new law – which takes effect immediately – legalizes low-THC...
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North Carolina House of Representatives Passes Bill to Legalize Medical...
North Carolina’s House of Representatives, with an 11 to 2 vote, has approved House Bill 1220, a proposal to legalize medical cannabis extracts, namely cannabis oil that’s low in THC...
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Measure Legalizing Medical Cannabis Extracts in Utah Becomes Law Today
Utah House Bill 105, a measure to legalize cannabis extracts for medical purposes, officially becomes law today, July 1st. The proposal was signed by Governor Gary Herbert in March after overwhelmingly...
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Mississippi Medical Cannabis Law Now In Effect
Mississippi House Bill 1231, a measure legalizing cannabis extracts for medical purposes, has officially taken effect as of July 1st. Under the new law, which was sign by the state’s governor on April...
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Study: Combining THC and CBD May Provide Treatment Option for Alzheimer’s...
A study published this month by the Journal of Alzheimher’s Disease has found that both THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol) may provide a viable treatment option for Alzheimer’s Disease,...
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Cannabidiol May Treat Acne, Finds Study
A study published recently in the Journal of Clinical Investigation and the National Institute of Health has found that the cannabis compound cannabidiol, often referred to simply as CBD, may provide a...
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Study: Cannabidiol Can Control Symptoms of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
A study published by the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics has found that cannabidiol (CBD), a compound found in cannabis, can control the symptoms of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) in...
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Study: Cannabidiol Enhances Ability of Arteries to Relax
A study being published in the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, and e-published ahead of print by the National Institute of Health, has found that cannabidiol exposure enhances...
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New Study Examines How Cannabis Consumers Determine Potency, How Much Goes...
A new study published in the journal Addiction has examined the way cannabis consumers determine the potency of cannabis, and how much they use when rolling joints. Researchers from the Clinical...
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New Study: CBD May Treat Symptoms Responsible For Alcohol and Cocaine...
A new study published in the September issue of the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism has found strong evidence that cannabidiol, or CBD, may offer highly effective treatment for symptoms known to trigger...
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Study: CBD Administration Associated with Improved Quality of Life in...
By Paul Armentano, NORML The administration of cannabidiol (CBD), a nonpsychotropic cannabinoid, is associated with improved quality of life in patients with Parkinson’s disease, according clinical...
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New Study Finds Cannabis Oral Spray Dramatically Improves Peripheral...
A new study just released out of the U.K., and recently published in the Journal of Neurology, has examined the efficacy of the THC/CBD oromucosal spray Sativex on peripheral neuropathic pain (PNP)....
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