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Kentucky’s first industrial hemp crop in decades shows promise for future production
September 5th, 2014 – By all indications, the state’s first industrial hemp crop in decades appears to have been successful. That’s despite the fact that, this past spring, it looked as though a crop might not be planted at all. The Farm Bill allowed for research plots in states where hemp legislation had been previously…
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Research on medical marijuana is scant due to legal, financial hurdles
August 31, 2014 – The proof of the medical benefits of marijuana remain elusive because federal law treats cannabis as a Schedule I drug. Along with heroin, it’s in the most dangerous class of drugs with the highest potential for abuse and no “currently accepted” medical use. In contrast, cocaine and methamphetamine are Schedule II…
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Nebraska senators OK bill that allows growing industrial hemp for research
March 27, 2014 – LINCOLN – Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill Thursday that would dip the state’s toes into industrial hemp production. Legislative Bill 1001, passed 39-2, would allow the University of Nebraska and State Department of Agriculture to grow industrial hemp for research. The measure, introduced by Sen. Norm Wallman of Cortland, mirrors the…
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Marijuana May Be Studied for Combat Disorder
July 19, 2011 – DENVER — For years now, some veterans groups and marijuana advocates have argued that the therapeutic benefits of the drug can help soothe the psychological wounds of battle. But with only anecdotal evidence as support, their claims have yet to gain widespread acceptance in medical circles. “There is a widely accepted…
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Medicinal Marijuana: A Patient-Driven Phenomenon
June 14, 2010 – Fourteen states and the District of Columbia have launched a medical experiment that doesn’t follow any of the rules of science. By approving the use of marijuana as a medicine — with varying kinds of restrictions — these jurisdictions are bypassing the federal government’s elaborate processes for approving medicines. That’s highly…
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Dispensing Medical Marijuana a Challenge for Doctors
May 6, 2010 – For doctors long accustomed to prescribing carefully tested medications by the exact milligram, medical marijuana presents a particular conundrum. On Tuesday, District of Columbia officials gave final approval to a bill establishing a legal medical marijuana program. If Congress signs off, D.C. doctors – like their counterparts in 14 states, including…
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Medical Marijuana: Pot of Gold or Pipe Dream?
May 4, 2010 – In about a dozen states, you can smoke a joint if you have cancer or HIV and meet certain conditions, like having a doctor’s note. In California, you can light up if you have just about anything — headaches, anxiety, epilepsy — and a physician’s OK. Illinois could join these states…
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Denver Debate: Does Marijuana Have Healing Properties?
April 12, 2010 – The University of Denver kicked off a series of debates on marijuana last Thursday with a discussion of the potential medical benefits and harms of the drug. Alice P. Mead, a spokeswoman for a British research company that develops a medical spray from marijuana, argued that the Food and Drug Administration…
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Marijuana Masses Meet At Victoria B.C. Cannabis Convention
March 8, 2010 – The smell of sweet skunk and sounds of cannabis coughing were tell-tale clues for the location of the 11th-annual Victoria Cannabis Convention. Many members of Victoria’s cannabis community gathered this past Sunday, Feb. 28, in UVic’s David Strong Building, to celebrate and educate people about marijuana’s benefits. The event was hosted…
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UC Studies Find Promise in Medical Marijuana
As an $8.7-million state research effort comes to an end, investigators report that cannabis can significantly relieve neuropathic pain and reduce muscle spasms in MS patients. More research is urged. February 18, 2010 – With an innovative but little-known state program to study medical marijuana about to run out of money, researchers and political supporters…