Medical Cannabis Research: Past, Present, and Futureby Brandoch Cook, PhDIn this Q&A with contributing writer Brandoch Cook, PhD, Igor Grant, MD, discusses his own background and research, and the present and future of medical cannabis
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NewsVery High Doses of CBD, a Cannabis Component, Don’t Affect Drivingby University of SydneyEven at the highest medicinal dose of 1,500mg, CBD does not cause impairment
NewsCompound Provides Innovative Pain Reliefby University of Arizona Health SciencesResearchers targeted a common sodium ion channel to reverse pain, with positive results
NewsCould More Cannabis Dispensaries Mean Fewer Opioid Deaths?by University of California - DavisFirst time county-level association between opioid deaths and dispensary prevalence found
NewsCannabis Compound Blocks Pain Pathwayby Imperial College LondonResearch team gains new insight into how cannabis dulls pain
NewsStudy: Older Adults Using Cannabis to Treat Common Conditionsby University of California - San DiegoData indicates 61 percent of patients who used cannabis began after age 60
NewsStudy: Cannabis Use Prompts Need for More Anesthesia during Surgeryby American Society of AnesthesiologistsNew research also shows that cannabis use increases pain and postoperative opioid use
NewsMolecules from Giant Spider Venom Could Help Treat IBS Painby University of QueenslandTwo pain blocking peptides were found in the venom from the Venezuelan Pinkfoot Goliath tarantula
NewsMedical Cannabis Study for Spinal Injury Pain Wins Fundingby University of SydneyLambert Initiative will trial cannabidiol for treating chronic pain
NewsNew Technology Extends Therapeutic Effects of Medical Cannabisby American Technion SocietyResearchers have developed a platform for the slow and controlled release of a full spectrum of cannabinoids into the body